Sidebearings, About Page 2

I always try to enjoy everything I do. Especially if a project is self-initiated, it makes sense to get everything out of it.

My general approach to projects is more or less the same:
1. Is there enough to learn here?
2. Can I have fun doing it and activate some humor in it?
3. Can I incorporate an element of surprise?

My recent project Sidebearings.com was created to help not just starting designers and typographers but also to help the advanced, and myself. Sometimes it is a bit hard to keep all the information in our brains (it is not a smart way to keep information btw.). That's why I wanted to collect everything I found reasonable during the last couple of years.

I love playing around with slight humor and an element of surprise. I don't mean it in a pushy way—at the end of the day I was never considered as "the funny guy". I like to leave an easter egg here and there... Just a little touch.

In this case, I hid something behind the reality check "at the end of the day, it's just fonts"—it is our family dog! Go and check little Corleone yourself!

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If you care about the technicalities, I use Readymag.com to build my sites. I used a 24 column grid in this one since that's the way I want to take my designs since it allows for more advanced layouts.

I also use their "scaled layout" function which allows you to scale up the design proportionally without worrying about breakpoints (besides mobile).