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…

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…

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.

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…