Mark Boulton's posts really are some of the best typography eye-openers. Especially his "Five Steps" posts[1][2] were what got me into design and made me "get"

Mark Boulton's posts really are some of the best typography eye-openers. Especially his "Five Steps" posts[1][2] were what got me into design and made me "get" it. And it didn't take a lot of time to read through them. I recommend that people skip his book and read these two pieces instead. Bear in mind that the grid guide is more of an intro piece; you probably won't be able to create grid-based websites after reading it (I know I wasn't). Another good resource is Typography for Lawyers[3]. I'm actually very surprised (and disappointed!) that Paul didn't mention it. It's recently undergone a redesign, which has rendered all its former links broken, and it seems a little harder to navigate and browse for fun, but you must flip through the digital pages. It's probably the best typography resource for newcomers along with Boulton's 5-step guides. I also just combed through my bookmarks to see if Boulton had anything else, and a great presentation popped up[4]. It, too, is great to get you into the typographic mindset. These are really the best way to get someone into typography, and they are quick to read; no resounding THUMP from dumping seemingly insurmountable literature on your desk. Of course, once you've got the bug, it'll never leave you, and a lot of the world will look a lot worse and be more painful for it. Educate yourself at your own risk. [1]: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-better-typography http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-st... [2]: http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-steps-to-designing-grid-systems-part-1 http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five-simple-st... [3]: http://www.typographyforlawyers.com/?page_id=1876 http://www.typographyforlawyers.com/?page_id=1876 [4]: http://webtypography.net/sxsw2007 http://webtypography.net/sxsw2007 NB! At some point, Boulton has changed his site, which has rendered the links to the other parts invalid. To remedy this, replace the underscores (_) in the links with dashes (-).