Fonts are a very important factor in design. It is hard to find a layout that doesn’t involve any text; and so, some estimate that 95% of all graphic design is actually type. It’s crucial for designers to pay close attention to typography when starting out and learning design — if there’s only one area that you can improve in, make typography the priority.
- Thinking with Type [book]
- Helvetica [documentary]
- Key Rules for Typography [article]
- A Brief Introduction to Typography [infographic]
- Typographica [advanced resource]