Typography Insight for iPhone
Developed by BRDY Studios, LLC | Last updated: May 27, 2024
Typography Insight for iPhone is an education app, developed by BRDY Studios, LLC, available on iOS and Android since its release in April 2012. The updated version 5.1.1 is now available to download, compatible with iOS 11.0+ and Android 10+. Before downloading this app, let's quickly review what Typography Insight for iPhone has to offer.
About Typography Insight for iPhone
Typography Insight is a toolkit for learning & teaching typography, designed for those who love type. You can learn about historically important typefaces, observe and compare them. You can access system fonts and fonts from Adobe Typekit with Adobe ID.(optional)
● Fast Company - "It's more like an exquisite museum exhibit than a musty textbook." “Anyone who loves books, words, history, or fine art — even in the slightest bit — will find Typography Insight as intoxicating as Wikipedia and as fun as a video game.”
● The Atlantic - "Learning the subtleties of Helvetica and Garamond used to be a pain—but a sleek new app has made the process easier" "Typography Insight: iPad App Teaches Fonts Like Never Before"
● Gizmodo - "Typography Insight is sort of like an iPad typeface encyclopedia. Only encyclopedias are boring, and Typography Insight is beautiful and fun." "Typography Insight Makes Learning Fonts Gorgeous and Easy"
“Turned on by serifs and stems? Then you’ll love Typography Insight. Very slick, very informative.”
“This is like taking a beautiful coffee-table book and making it interactive.”
Features
● Juxtaposing Comparison: Understand the detail differences between the typefaces with side by side comparison
● Overlaying Comparison: Compare two typefaces by overlaying on top of each other
● Type inspector: Observe the detail shapes of typefaces such as serif, counter, and ear in very large scale, with pinch and pan gesture
● Basics: Learn about the basics of typography and simple tips for making a readable page
● Typeface Anatomy: Learn about the elements and terminologies of typefaces
● Historical typefaces: Understand different characteristics of historically important typefaces
● Adobe Typekit font library support: Access thousands of fonts from Adobe Typekit by signing-in with Adobe ID
● System font library support: Observe and compare all iOS system fonts
*Note - known issues in dark mode with Typekit menus
Due to discontinued support for Adobe Creative Cloud SDK, Typekit font menu does not properly support dark theme. Please use the light theme when using Typekit font menus.
What's new in version 5.1.1
Bug fix and content improvements.
Download the Typography Insight for iPhone App
Typography Insight for iPhone has an IPA/APK download size of 109 MB on its latest version. Typography Insight for iPhone costs $1.99 to download. Ready to install? Ensure you have at least 131 MB of storage space available, then tap the button or scan the QR code below to start the download process!
Ranking History in App Store (U.S)
Changelog
Compatibility
- iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- Old devices: iPhone X/SE/8/7/6
- iPad Pro
- iPad Mini
Review: Five stars, ideal privacy policy
This app works as described and the developer chooses not to collect any personal data for themselves or their affiliates....
By runabout28r
Review: Clever and Useful !!
I was not expecting this app to be so elegant and interesting.
By kasparowitz
Review: Simply enlightening
I've been working with desktop publishing type for pushing 30 years now, and this app gave me an insight into how...
By GoodOldMonkey
Review: Fun to learn type!
I love various features and simple sections to learn different aspects of typography. It feels like the playground for the...
By rennes00
Review: My new favorite app!!!
I love type and this app is amazing
By ctagusa