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This Dynamic Typeface Interacts with You
News: Written on February 9, 2010
LAIKA is an experimental interactive typeface. See it in action!
New Way to Organize Fonts with TypeBook Creator 2.4
News: Written on February 9, 2010
Veenix Technologies's TypeBook Creator 2.4 features an innovative and colorful new approach to font organization that sorts fonts by energy and ranks them using an associative color.
Expand Your Web Design Font Choices, Part 1
How-Tos: Written by Dave Sawyer McFarland on February 8, 2010
The @font-face rule is the secret sauce of modern Web typography. You'll never be stuck with that limited set of "Web safe" fonts again! In part 1, you'll learn how to implement @font-face easily using Web font hosting services.
Creativeprose: Wacky Web Site of the Week Archive
Features: Written on February 7, 2010
Because we all need a little weirdness in our lives.
Join the Haiti Poster Project
News: Written on February 5, 2010
This collaboration of artists and designers from around the world will benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Please donate your work before March 15, 2010.
Just Say "No" to Automatic Leading
How-Tos: Written by James Felici on February 3, 2010
Sometimes automatic is very, very good. But sometimes it's bad news. For the typographically aware, automatic leading is a pain in the neck. Here's what you can do about it.
Updates to FontExplorer X for Desktops & Servers
News: Written on February 3, 2010
New FontExplorer X Pro and Server releases feature expanded capabilities and improved ease of use.
Mr Eaves XL Sans Is a Supersize Font
News: Written on January 29, 2010
Zuzana Licko designed Emigre's newest typeface, Mr Eaves XL Sans.
Make Your Own Rub-On Dry Transfer Letters
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on January 29, 2010
Whether or not you're old enough to have worked with Letraset or other dry transferrable lettering before computer typesetting became the norm, this technique for making your own rub-on letters is worth trying.
The Seven Rules to Understand Design & Designers
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 27, 2010
This vinyl graphic, which can stick to walls and other surfaces, tells everyone where you stand.
Typographic Fun on the iPhone
News: Written on January 21, 2010
Type a text message on an iPhone to produce a graphic representation of the message that you can share digitally.
A Bevy of New Typefaces
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 18, 2010
Whether you need a font that's suave and stylish, hip and happening, or simply mind-bending, these new releases are worth a look.
How to Solve Typographic Widows and Orphans
Features: Written by James Felici on January 18, 2010
Short and misplaced lines -- known as widows and orphans -- are layout problems, but they have typographic solutions.
The Daily Drop Cap Reaches "Z"
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 14, 2010
Download and enjoy 26 illustrated initials.
What Type Are You?
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 11, 2010
What typeface, that is. Answer the doctor's questions and all will be revealed.
Free For All: The Valentine’s Day Edition
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on January 11, 2010
Love is in the air, and soon it will be on your monitor. Just download these free love-themed fonts, photos, Photoshop brushes, and color palettes and patterns.
10 Most Popular Fonts of 2009
News: Written on January 7, 2010
Catch up on recent trends by surveying the ten best-selling fonts of the past year on MyFonts.com. Do you have any of them?
On the Track of Good Type
Features: Written by James Felici on January 6, 2010
How, why, and when to control your type's overall spacing, better known as its tracking. It's probably the most versatile type tool you have.
Browse Vintage Ads Online for Free
News: Written by Terri Stone on January 5, 2010
The Vintage Ad Browser is a Web site with more than 120,000 ads organized into 53 categories.
The Making of a Typeface
News: Written by Terri Stone on December 29, 2009
Have you ever wondered what goes into creating a font? Type designer Rob Keller gives you his firsthand account.