Sofie Beier

Type Tricks is about typographical rules and the underlying structure of the work process in the design of new typefaces. In that way, it is both a reference book and a user manual. In an illustrative format, it presents the different stages of type design in an easily accessible manner. Being an expert as a typography professor, Sofie Beier knows...

Type Tricks: User Design is a dissemination of the author's research into typeface legibility. It explores what to consider when choosing fonts in difficult reading situations, including signage, small point sizes, glance-like reading, or scanning. Additionally, it addresses what to look out for when designing for struggling readers, such as people with low vision, the elderly, children, and individuals with...