Typography Insight

Name: Typography Insight
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 4.7 (46 reviews)
Author: BRDY Studios, LLC

Essential Type Toolkit

$4.99 · Designed for iPad

46 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

BRDY Studios, LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

186.9
MB

iPad

The ultimate toolkit for learning and teaching typography. Featured as ‘App of the Day’ in 119 countries. “This app could be just your type. Typography Insight will make you think differently about the words you see every day... It’s excitingly interactive.” — Apple Typography Insight is an immersive environment for exploring historically important typefaces, observing their details, and comparing them side-by-side. Designed for students, designers, and type lovers, it bridges the gap between textbooks and interactive learning. Now updated with support for Apple Vision Pro & System Font Picker. PRESS & REVIEWS "It's more like an exquisite museum exhibit than a musty textbook... Intoxicating as Wikipedia and as fun as a video game." — Fast Company "Learning the subtleties of Helvetica and Garamond used to be a pain—but a sleek new app has made the process easier." — The Atlantic "Typography Insight is sort of like an iPad typeface encyclopedia. Only encyclopedias are boring, and Typography Insight is beautiful and fun." — Gizmodo FEATURES • Type Inspector: Observe the finest details of typefaces—serifs, counters, and ears—at a massive scale using standard gestures. • Side-by-Side Comparison: Understand the subtle differences between typefaces instantly. • Overlay View: Compare two typefaces by stacking them on top of each other to spot structural variations. • Custom Font Support: Access system and downloaded fonts using the native iOS System Font Picker. • Spatial Ready: Experience typography in a new dimension on Apple Vision Pro with eye gaze and hand gesture input. • Kerning Training: Train your eye for balanced letter spacing with interactive exercises. • The Basics: Learn typeface anatomy, historical classifications, and typesetting fundamentals. • Tracing Mode: Experience kinesthetic learning by tracing historical typefaces with Apple Pencil. It is the best way to understand the physical structure and tension of type. Perfect for: • Design Students learning the fundamentals of type. • Educators looking for a visual teaching aid. • App Designers needing to visualize system fonts on device.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

46 Ratings

Amazing
03/14/2017

Drosie9
As an aspiring typographer myself, I find this app extremely useful. Not only does it have references, complete access to Adobe Typekit, and 3 categories of information, but there are practice activities where you can get better at kerning, measuring, comparing, etc. I would highly recommend this to anybody interested in Typography. Best Wishes
Amazing
03/14/2017

Drosie9

As an aspiring typographer myself, I find this app extremely useful. Not only does it have references, complete access to Adobe Typekit, and 3 categories of information, but there are practice activities where you can get better at kerning, measuring, comparing, etc. I would highly recommend this to anybody interested in Typography. Best Wishes
Typography Insight
03/15/2017

D. Hill
This is a great application for those who are interested in the study of Typography. The app title is a perfect description as you can gain insight into the study of Typography with a learning basics section, a section on the main examples of fonts and styles used in our everyday life, and even learn directly with practice activities contained inside. The design itself is a compliment to the application as you can easily navigate the clear white interface that allows you to hone in on the visuals presented without any external visual noise getting in your way. The app wouldn't be as effective with bad design and it also would be somewhat ironic if it had.
Typography Insight
03/15/2017

D. Hill

This is a great application for those who are interested in the study of Typography. The app title is a perfect description as you can gain insight into the study of Typography with a learning basics section, a section on the main examples of fonts and styles used in our everyday life, and even learn directly with practice activities contained inside. The design itself is a compliment to the application as you can easily navigate the clear white interface that allows you to hone in on the visuals presented without any external visual noise getting in your way. The app wouldn't be as effective with bad design and it also would be somewhat ironic if it had.
Very interesting app
03/29/2019

Mr_Elmore
Just a neat series of little interactive displays that teach you all sorts of things you never knew about typography. A fun relaxing app with a clean, intuitive interface and a pleasant design. Makes you wish more apps would follow suit. Look forward to future updates.
Very interesting app
03/29/2019

Mr_Elmore

Just a neat series of little interactive displays that teach you all sorts of things you never knew about typography. A fun relaxing app with a clean, intuitive interface and a pleasant design. Makes you wish more apps would follow suit. Look forward to future updates.
Suggestion...
06/02/2019

Davi600
Pinch to zoom on the overlay comparison should allow for resizing only the left or right glyph (if gesture is conducted on the edge rather than center of the screen).
Suggestion...
06/02/2019

Davi600

Pinch to zoom on the overlay comparison should allow for resizing only the left or right glyph (if gesture is conducted on the edge rather than center of the screen).

• New Tracing Mode: Experience kinesthetic learning by tracing historical typefaces with Apple Pencil. It is the best way to understand the physical structure and tension of type. • Spatial Ready: Typography Insight now runs beautifully on Apple Vision Pro. Experience type comparison in a completely new dimension with eye gaze and hand gestures. • New System Font Picker: We have replaced the legacy Adobe Typekit integration with the native iOS System Font Picker. You can now access any font installed on your device—including fonts installed from Adobe Creative Cloud, Google Fonts, and local files.