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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · 7d

Optical adjustment on / off

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · 14d

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · 14d

Unifora’s slant, weight, and width range makes it perfect for standout packaging and strong brand identities.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · 28d

Almost there with the Unifora diacritics.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Aug 31

Time’s up—figures done.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Aug 4

Doing the numbers on Unifora

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 18

You're absolutely right. This is the most effective and modern way to design fonts today.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 18

Yep, common names are Poster, Display, Text, Caption, and Micro.

Optical size can help adjust for light or dark themes. Some rare fonts also include a Grade axis, which lets you tweak character weight slightly without changing their width.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

In the next episodes, we can talk about how to use display fonts (which, unlike text fonts, are made for larger sizes), the optical size axis in variable fonts, and other useful typography tips.

If this was helpful, feel free to give it a boost so more designers see it in their feed 🫶

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

Strategy 4: adjust spacing dynamically with font size

There’s no one-size-fits-all value. A headline at 60px might need more negative spacing than one at 40px. Same goes for tiny caption text, a touch of extra spacing can go a long way.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

Strategy 3: loosen spacing for tiny text

At small sizes, the letters can feel cramped. Adding a bit of positive spacing helps open things up and improves legibility.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

Strategy 2: tighten spacing for headlines

As you scale up your text, the space between letters grows too. So if you’re using a text font at large sizes (say, 20px or more), it often helps to reduce letter spacing a little to keep things looking balanced.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

Strategy 1: leave text fonts alone at body text sizes

Popular fonts like Inter or Poppins are designed to work well at common text sizes (usually between 14 and 18px) without any extra spacing tweaking.

That’s why they’re called “text fonts,” btw.

[Click the image to see the fonts at actual size]

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

First, let’s talk about what’s off with recommending a fixed letter spacing for an entire font family.

The problem is, these tips often get read as “always use Font X with Spacing Y.” That might sound helpful, but it’s not how typography works.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 17

What’s wrong with these viral typography tips?

I get it, it’s a popular format that drives engagement. But as a type designer, I can tell you: following this kind of advice blindly can hurt your typography.

Below are 4 strategies for setting letter spacing that will help improve your design work.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jul 15

This is a classic example of optical correction for intersecting lines in font design.

To make the diagonal appear straight at the center of the cross, the type designer slightly breaks and shifts it inward.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jun 29

Innovator Grotesk in use: UI for Glow Finance’s website and apps.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jun 24

Yep, that’s the one. Looks like they’ve updated it to the new design system.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jun 24

Airbnb just unveiled their new typeface.

For iconic companies, creating custom fonts isn’t just a design choice, it’s a strategic one.

When all you have is black text on a white background, a distinctive typeface becomes one of the most powerful ways to stand out.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jun 16

Arguing over whether 16px font size is better than 15 or 17 doesn’t really make sense: Inter and Times New Roman at the same font size will produce different actual character heights anyway.

Use any font size, even decimals, as long as the text is large enough to read comfortably.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · Jun 12

Exactly one year ago, yeptype.com went live! 🎉

And what a year it’s been: launching Innovator Grotesk, rolling out the 1.1 update, and most recently, the soft launch of Unifora.

Huge thanks to all the customers—this journey has brought some of the happiest moments of my life!

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · May 31

Unifora is a versatile new uniwidth sans-serif with an industrial edge.

One of its key features is an extended slant axis, supporting both italics and retalics up to ±18°.

It’s a powerful type family for expressive visuals and bold brand identities.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · May 28

Innovator Grotesk font in action: the Outerbloc studio website.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · May 27

Just a little more Unifora.

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Yep! Type Foundry @yeptype.bsky.social · May 25

Unifora is a new variable uniwidth sans-serif typeface with an industrial vibe.

It’s variable across three axes—weight (from Thin to Black), width (from Condensed to Expanded), and slant (up to 18° in either direction)—giving designers complete creative freedom.

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