Guest Speaker Reactions: Samantha Warren
Samantha Warren works for Viget Labs as a Web Designer. But don't be fooled; her passion lies in Type and teaching. Samantha is making herself one of the best local resources for discussion on Type. She has spoken recently at Refresh Baltimore and Refresh Pittsburgh regarding the process of developing a site with strong considerations of type.
I think the best take away from her presentation is the power of Type. Type brings so many options with it that most people do not take advantage of. A quick example is her own personal blog ( http://www.badassideas.com ). If you click on any article to read it, the article centers on the screen and the site loses it's sidebar. Talk about considering the reader! She's done this to maximize readability, well, actually her first pillar or web typography: legibility. The three are "legibility, hierarchy, and expression".
After her lecture, I got to speak to Samantha for a good 30 minutes. I have to come to enjoy the time I get to speak to Samantha. She is an advocate for web standards, typography, and updating education. Thanks for coming by.
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