Can you feel the rhythm‽ · 13 March 2024
Adam makes a very good point here: the term “vertical rhythm” is quite chauvanistic, unconciously defaulting to top-to-bottom writing modes; the term “logical rhythm” is more universal (and scalable).
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
Friday, August 28th, 2020
The Thing With Leading in CSS · Matthias Ott – User Experience Designer
An excellent explanation of the new leading-trim and text-edge properties in CSS, complete with an in-depth history of leading in typography.
(I’m very happy to finally have a permanent link to point to about this, rather than a post on Ev’s blog.)
Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
Design Principles
These are principles of visual design—hierarchy, rhythm, etc.—nicely explored and explained.
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Rhythm And Proportion In Grids And Type - Vanseo Design
A really nice piece on scale, ratio and rhythms in web design.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Typograph – Scale & Rhythm
A handy tool that generates font-sizing CSS based on a drag'n'drop interface.