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Check, Please: A Typographic Checklist | CreativePro.com

Laura — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:38:13 +0000

Check, Please: A Typographic Checklist | CreativePro.com.

Beginners Guide to OpenType — MAGNETSTUDIO

Laura — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:40:33 +0000

OpenType (OT) is a cross-platform type format that includes expert layout features to provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic control. Using OT technology you can substitute your characters for different glyphs1 using many different methods; Ligatures, Small Caps, Oldstyle Figures, Fractions, Superscript/Subscript, Ordinals, Alternates, Titling Characters and many more.

This beginners guide will help to illustrate some of the more common features found in OT fonts and when they should be used.

via Beginners Guide to OpenType — MAGNETSTUDIO.

Good Web Fonts for Online Text

Laura — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:40:19 +0000

You’ve read Bringhurst. You keep The Elements of Typographic Style on your bedside table. You can’t wait to use more fonts online… but you want to do right by your clients and your readers.

Who has time to test web fonts? Relax. We’re doing it for you.

via Good Web Fonts for Online Text.

Serif Fonts and Their Peculiarities – Noupe

Laura — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:20:53 +0000

Serif Fonts and Their Peculiarities – Noupe.

Online Font Converter

Laura — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:45:41 +0000

The Online Font Converter is a 100% free service converting fonts to/from: .dfont .eot .otf .pfb .pfm .suit .svg & .ttf

via Online Font Converter.

.eot is MS’s proprietary font format for websites and naturally the conversion software is PC-only.

Ask H&FJ: Four Ways to Mix Fonts

Laura — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:48 +0000

e thinnest possible serifs, Verlag through its insistently geometric motifs, and our new Vitesse typeface through its pairing of machined edges and racy curves. Together, these three mechanical faces create a dramatic typographical tension.

via Ask H&FJ: Four Ways to Mix Fonts.

Typograph – Scale & Rhythm

Laura — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:46:19 +0000

Typograph – Scale & Rhythm.

The Ultimate Guide to CSS Typography | Three Styles

Laura — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:31:48 +0000

The Ultimate Guide to CSS Typography | Three Styles.

Some very useful guidelines.

To Serif or Sans-Serif, That is The Question – Flash Web Design and Design Photography | DesignOra

Laura — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:18:34 +0000

To Serif or Sans-Serif, That is The Question – Flash Web Design and Design Photography | DesignOra.

Soma FontFriend • Soma Design

Laura — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:17:15 +0000

This is a bookmarklet made for web designers who want to rapidly check how different fonts and font styles look on their screen without editing code and refreshing pages. Trying to develop attractive, consistent font stacks is what prompted its creation. I thought I’d share.

via Soma FontFriend • Soma Design.