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36 Inspiring Quotes On Typography That Every Designer Should Live By

Los Angeles-based graphic designer Bill Dawson has designed a wonderful collection of posters featuring typography quotes from famous designers and type artists. Titled ‘Typethos’, the project shares tips and words of wisdom from design greats such as Paul Rand, Erik Spiekermann, John Boardley and more. Check it out below.

1.

God is in the kerning

2.

Type is branding

3.

First time I drew type, I felt like I was at the bottom of Mt. Everest. In a swimsuit.

4.

On the streets you look at girls. I look at type.

5.

You have to be a critical savage editor of your own work

6.

Helvetica is the sweatpants of typefaces

7.

You can't be a good typographer if you aren't a good reader

8.

Nothing made by a human can avoid personal expression

9.

Spacing is the big enchilada

10.

Typography is 2 dimensional architecture

11.

My approach is to conceive and create each letter as if it were a logo

12.

Building a font collection is like populating one's wardrobe

13.

My world is black and white. I like straight lines and curves. I am happy in that world.

14.

Trajan is the arial of film posters

15.

Lettering is like clay. Type is like Lego.

16.

Originality is the claim of the ignorant. Excellence is the claim of the brave.

17.

The beauty if type lies in its utility

18.

Typography is an art. Good typography is art,

19.

Make it easy to read

20.

Form and function together create typographic excellence

21.

Type is a designers's best friend

22.

Design is a good idea

23.

Type design is about function. Drawing pretty shapes isn't enough.

24.

Type is what meaning looks like.

25.

We are now living in a 140-character culture

26.

Type is like the air; we need it to live and don't notice it, until someone farts.

27.

Type is a dance and the designers is the choreographer, sort of.

28.

The empty spaces are the most important aspect of a typeface.

29.

Your choice of typeface is as important as what you do with it.

30.

Typeface development is the most artistic science and the most scientific art there is.

31.

Only when the design fails does it call attention to itself; when it succeeds, it's invisible.

32.

Type well used is invisible as type, just as the perfect talking voice is the unnoticed vehicle of the transmission of words and ideas.

33.

It's never too early to talk to your child about typography.

34.

Someone asked, "Do we need so many typefaces?" I replied...

35.

Flaws are human. Flaws are the best part.

36.

Display type is a visual voice. Without reading, it imparts its message.

Our favourites: no. 1, 6 and 18. What about you? Share this post with a fellow designer and voice your views in the comments below.

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