Pimp my Type
Pimp my Type
Oliver Schöndorfer
Learning from Print Typography with Diana Varma
45 minutes Posted Dec 13, 2022 at 8:23 am.
Greetings to Diana Varma
How Diana’s podcast got started
Advantages of print typography
Ideas for digital/analog hybrids
Type choice for long reading formats in print
On point and pixel sizes
Basic tips for print beginners
How to best print gray text
Knowing the fundamentals to break the rules
What fascinates Diana about typography?
Why Diana prefers Comic Sans over Papyrus
Easter eggs on Diana’s website
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Show notes
Typography  for print can be intimidating to many designers, especially when you  focus on digital mostly. This is why I invited specialist Diana Varma to  share her knowledge of what to pay attention to when dealing with type  for print.  You will learn: 🤩 The advantages of print over digital.
🤩 The differences between readability and legibility.
🤯 The right font sizes & smallest type size you can print (blew my mind).
🤩 How to avoid beginners mistakes in prepress.
🤩 How to best print gray text?
🤩 Accessibility is also a topic that comes up quite a lot during this talk.
Talking Points
📝 All Show Notes + Video of the talk
🎙️ Diana’s Podcast Talk Paper Scissors
▶️ Video: How to choose a good typeface for body text 
📞 Book your Typographic coaching call