Five simple steps to better typography | Journal | The Personal Disquiet of Mark Boulton Typography, I find, is still a bit of mystery to a lot of designers. The kind of typography I’m talking about is not your typical “What font should I use” typography but rather your “knowing your hanging punctuation from your…
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Understanding The Difference Between Type And Lettering | Smashing Magazine
Understanding The Difference Between Type And Lettering | Smashing Magazine Coming out of the grunge, graffiti and David Carson era through the ’90s, there has been a major resurgence of interest in typography. We have seen a number of designers and artists make their careers out of designing type or custom lettering, and it has…
Mobile Design Typography is Vitally Important … and Challenging | Codrops
Mobile Design Typography is Vitally Important … and Challenging | Codrops One of the emerging challenges for web designers is creating web typography that works in the mobile environment as well. But it can be difficult, and there are many things to consider. The keys are to focus on readability, contrast, space and responsiveness. Typography…
Useful JavaScript Libraries and jQuery Plugins For Web Developers | Smashing Coding
Useful JavaScript Libraries and jQuery Plugins For Web Developers | Smashing Coding If you have a problem and need a solution for it, chances are high that a JavaScript library or jQuery plugin exists that was created to solve this very problem. Such libraries are always great to have in your bookmarks or in your…
The 10 Best Script and Handwritten Google Web Fonts
The 10 Best Script and Handwritten Google Web Fonts A good script is hard to find. I’m extremely picky when it comes to this particular area of typefaces and tend to hate most of what I see. With this post, you can skip the work of sorting through the crap and cut straight to the…
The Lost and Taken Poster: A case study and texturing tutorial
The Lost and Taken Poster: A case study and texturing tutorial Here’s a preview of what we’re going to be doing, beautifully mocked up:
How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body
How To Choose The Right Face For A Beautiful Body What is it that makes a typeface into a text font, instead of a font for larger sizes? The answer differs slightly, depending on whether one aims for print or Web-based environments.
The Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries
The Font Wars: A Story On Rivalry Between Type Foundries
100 Greatest Free Fonts Collection for 2012
100 Greatest Free Fonts Collection for 2012 Today we’d like to delight you with an extensive list of The Best Free Fonts for 2012. We’ve made a collection in which you can find Art Deco, Geometric, Urban, Futuristic and even abstract style types.
EFFECTIVE TYPOGRAPHY-DRIVEN WEB DESIGN
EFFECTIVE TYPOGRAPHY-DRIVEN WEB DESIGN The best text-driven design uses a minimal set of effects to create a word image with impact. Take a look at novelty typefaces, set a clean and limited font palette, play with bold or sharp color choices, make the letters big (or small), make type art and use strong words or…