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Dear Typography

What is Dear Typography?

Dear Typography is a guidebook I created for designers who work with type. Typography is everywhere — and the details matter more than most people realize. Small caps, old style figures, kerning, ligatures — these subtle choices dramatically affect how people experience a design. This book shares the ideas, tips, and information I wish I'd had earlier in my career.

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Why should you care about Typography?

Typography is as much a part of a brand's identity as its logo or color palette. The right typeface communicates personality, builds trust, and shapes how people feel about what they're reading — before they've even processed the words.

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Reflect Harmony & Professionalism

Ligatures are one of those details that separate good typography from great typography. Dear Typography covers how to enable and use them across design programs — giving designers the tools to bring more harmony and polish to everything they create.

A tablet screen displaying various brand logos and text about typography in branding, including examples of correct and incorrect logo typography.

Make it or break it.

Typeface selection can make or break a design. The wrong choice undermines credibility. The right one reinforces everything a brand stands for — instantly and without a word.

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Collection of educational materials including a booklet titled 'ed.Mutes', a card titled 'Anatomy of Typography', and several small cards with colorful letters and designs.
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edMints

edMints was a self-promotional project I designed to introduce myself as a freelance designer — and to make a case for typography at the same time. A custom tin packed with type cards, typography stickers, and my business card. A tangible expression of my appreciation for good type.