In the "11 Essential Tips For Good Print Typography" it was listed first, and I found it the most useful out of all the tips on the list. Its so obvious that we often forget how useful it is.
Another reading I found useful was the reading on "Choosing Type Combinations." Its main point is to "follow the Holy Font Guideline #1 when choosing different typefaces for a piece: Concord or contrast, but don’t conflict. That is, either stick with different styles in the same typeface family (concord), or choose completely different faces (contrast). Do not choose typefaces that are similar (conflict)." This of course only makes sense if you know your font families (modern, sans serif, etc.), which the reading includes in the explanation of font guideline.
The "Five Simple Steps to Better Typography" discusses the relationship between measure and leading. A simple rule they propose is "Small Measure, less leading. Wide Measure, more leading." So far, I think this will be the most helpful in fine tuning my typography skills. They also discuss hanging punctuation, an example of which might be when all the texts from a bulleted list starts at the same margin. It is something that always bothers me when making and viewing layout that I haven't been able to put a name to. I would definitely recommend reading that whole series.
There really is a lot more to typography than just picking fonts, aligning them and sizing them. I really am excited to fine tune these skills and learn more about this aspect of design.
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