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https://github.com/femmebot/google-type

Collaborative typography project using select passages from Aesop's Fables set to Google Fonts
https://github.com/femmebot/google-type

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Collaborative typography project using select passages from Aesop's Fables set to Google Fonts

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![Hand-picked tales from Aesop's Fables with Hand-picked type from Google Fonts](/images/cover-img.gif)

# google-type

View this project at http://femmebot.github.io/google-type/

## About this typography project
Thousands have visited this project and many are using this as an ongoing reference tool to learn about typography. It's important that submissions (pull requests) demonstrate a good foundation in typography. The primary goal is to communicate, not decorate.

## Contribute
If you'd like to contribute to this project, that’s awesome! Here are the rules:
* Must use at least two typefaces from https://www.google.com/fonts
* Must use at least one of the tales from Aesop’s Fables: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11339
* When including third-party images and similar artwork, please make sure they are public domain. [Here's a great resource for stock images that don't suck](https://medium.com/@dustin/stock-photos-that-dont-suck-62ae4bcbe01b).
* Must demonstrate a good foundation in typography. Refer to Ellen Lupton's Skillshare class, [Typography That Works: Typographic Composition and Fonts](http://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/Typography-That-Works-Typographic-Composition-and-Fonts/1694217981?via=profile) for a quick lesson. Also recommended: [practical typographic rules](http://practicaltypography.com) if you want to dig in deeper and [http://www.typography.com/techniques/](http://www.typography.com/techniques/) for pointers on combining typefaces.

Have questions? Contact me @femmebot on [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/femmebot.bsky.social) or [Twitter](https://twitter.com/femmebot)

![Hand-picked tales from Aesop's Fables with Hand-picked type from Google Fonts](/images/sample-01.gif)