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Learn All The Most Important Typography Terms From One Poster

Kevin Whipps Last updated: April 4, 2024 · 1 min read

Ever heard of a tittle? Did you know that a ball terminal was a thing or what a beak looks like? If you didn’t, get this poster. It’s a clean and pretty way to learn typography that shows you all of the different terms in a nice presentation. And hey, even if you do know typography like the back of your ear (see what I did there?), then this can still work as a handy reference guide in a pinch. Just hang it up on the wall in front of your computer so it’s always within view.
Plus, it’s $29, and who can turn down cool art for under $30? Not me, I tell you. Not me.

Buy it now at Pop Chart Lab


Kevin Whipps is a writer and editor based in Phoenix, Arizona. When he’s not working on one of the many projects in his queue, he’s looking for fun and irreverent things online to share with his friends.

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Hi! My name is Kevin Whipps, and I'm a writer and editor based in Phoenix, Arizona. When I'm not working taking pictures of old cars and trucks, I'm either writing articles for Creative Market or hawking stickers at Whipps Sticker Co.

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6 Comments
  • this is awesome! 10 years ago
  • This is what I learned as a Hand and Machine Typographer – I did a 5 year apprenticeship and learned my craft in hotmetal; had the massive opportunity to transition to digital dot tape and Qwerty keyboards were introduced, then cold-type composition and then desktop publishing, learning PageMaker 1.0 on a Mac SE (putting together broadsheet adverts and mailers for a stationery company, talk about screen real estate, or lack of!!!) then transitioned to Quark, InDesign. etc... I have been fortunate to start my career on the cusp of an Industrial Revolution. In 100 years time historians will look back on the computer age and rate it as the most significant advancement of the human race, paralleled for the time of James Watt and the steam engine; the cotton gin; Henry Ford... what a ride I've had and then I come across this poster – wow wow wow, all the learnings of my craft, the terminology, my senses teasing with the smell of ink on lead, mixed with graphite... I lament those days. Thank you for bring them back to life, with gratitude from an old Linotype operator. 10 years ago
  • Thanks for the poster, all I need is in one image 10 years ago
  • Great one, Thanks! 10 years ago
  • you sure do know your art 7 years ago
  • My community at hackr really likes you tutorials. https://hackr.io/tutorials/learn-typography 7 years ago