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Web Fonts: The Experts Speak
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 17, 2009
Imagine you could design a Web site using typefaces beyond the boring usual system font choices and be sure viewers would see what you intended.
Use Real Fonts on Web Sites
News: Written on November 11, 2009
Typekit bills itself as the "easiest way to use real fonts on the web." It's now out of beta and open to everyone.
Type Luminaries Speak on PRI
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 5, 2009
Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones, Matthew Carter, and Tracy Honn discuss typefaces past and present in a recent episode of "To the Best of Our Knowledge." Thanks to the Internet, you can listen to it right now!
19 Top Combos of the 19 Top Typefaces
News: Written by Terri Stone on October 20, 2009
Would you pair Helvetica with Garamond? What about Minion with Gill Sans or FF Din with Baskerville? Check out the list and let us know what you think!
Multi Style II XT for QuarkXPress 8 Now Available
News: Written on September 28, 2009
This Mac-only software lets you auto-apply complex typography with a single click.
Kern. In. Spaaaaaaaaace!
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 21, 2009
On earth you kern with the best of them. But how well do your skills hold up in a fraction of earth's gravity? Check the gauges, fire the boosters, and do your best to give 80-point type a 3-point landing.
New Typographical and Illustrative Treasures from House Industries
News: Written on September 18, 2009
House Industries introduces 27 hand-printed serigraphs, photo-lettering alphabet blocks, four new tees, and a new one-liner catalog.
Get "Real" Baseline Grids on the Web
News: Written on September 9, 2009
Built with typographic standards in mind, Baseline makes it easy to develop a website with a pleasing grid and good typography. And it's free!
Typedia -- Like IMDb and Wikipedia for Type Lovers
News: Written on August 25, 2009
Typedia is a resource to classify, categorize, and connect typefaces. Anyone can contribute!
P22 Fonts 50% Off for One Day Only
News: Written on August 3, 2009
Beginning at 12 a.m. on August 3, 2009, you can buy all typefaces from P22, IHOF, Rimmer, Sherwood, Lanston, and TypeSETit for a 50% discount.
The Best Fonts for Financial Publications
News: Written by Terri Stone on July 22, 2009
Typographers Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones have some sound advice for designers laying out documents with lots of numbers.
InDesign Webinars for Type Lovers and for Beginners
News: Written on July 21, 2009
InDesignSecrets has scheduled two more InDesign webinars. One will cover typography, and the other will focus on issues for people new to the software.
Typography Manual for iPhone and iPod touch
News: Written on July 21, 2009
The $4.99 app includes a visual type anatomy glossary, a font size ruler, an em calculator, and enough font-related content to fill a 60-page book.
Free iPhone and Desktop Wallpapers for Type Lovers
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 26, 2009
I Love Typography has spun off a new site, typenuts, that accepts and distributes free type-themed backgrounds for iPhones and computer desktops.
Rebus Script Is a Puzzling Font -- Literally
News: Written on June 25, 2009
Ascender Corp has released a new OpenType font that uses the Contextual Alternate feature to create rebus puzzles by automatically replacing certain words or syllables with pictures. Rebus Script requires an OpenType-savvy application.
Font Tools Now Bundled with TypeBook Creator
News: Written on June 23, 2009
Buy the Studio or Corporate versions of TypeBook Creator and receive a free font manager, Font Tools. Veenix TypeBook Creator was developed for Mac graphic professionals and allows them to easily create and print type specimen books and font sample sheets of their fonts.
Write Like Ben Franklin
News: Written on June 23, 2009
Type foundry P22 is offering a "Founding Fathers Special": Benjamin Franklin's Caslon and Declaration Pro for $49.95.
TypeCon 2009 Registration Now Open
News: Written on June 22, 2009
The conference and workshop details are now online for TypeCon2009, an amazing annual conference on type and typography. Early-bird pricing until June 29!
Free TypeCulture News Feed Widget
News: Written on June 17, 2009
The digital type foundry and academic resource has released its first widget.
Type Nerd Alert: Adobe's Changing Faces
News: Written by Terri Stone on May 11, 2009
Adobe is phasing out Minion and Myriad and phasing in a clean new type family designed by Robert Slimbach.