Oh way to go Berthold. Your first post on design and specifically typography, and what are you going to do? Get in an argument with one of the most reputable typography ressources on the net, I love typography. That’s a smart choice for someone who is still training to become a media designer in the first place.

Still, some of the comments on this article show very clearly what’s wrong with the statement “Typography is not a science. Typography is an art.”. It all comes down to what I see as a misconception of design displayed – oddly enough – mostly by laymen who just expect us designers to “sprinkle on some pretty”, like Feenstaub (ger. pixie dust). How hard can that be, right? The answer, especially for typography is: VERY. Because it is in fact Rocket Science! And I’m going to prove it to you. I’m also going to prove that all artists are imitators and that Lady Gaga is really a man! Zum Rest des Beitrags »