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Photofont Software Photofont WebReady November 24, 2008 — Photofont WebReady 1.0 for Mac and Windows released: Use any* font on your website! Read the full announcement on fontlab.com or buy it online .
Photofont WebReady, rich typography for the Web
Wordalizer is a word cloud builder for InDesign CS4. Try now the beta version of this experimental script —inpired by the magnificent Wordle web tool created by Jonathan Feinberg . • Update : version 1.25 available now! I began to work on Wordalizer for InDesign in September 2008! Jonathan Feinberg had just launched its brilliant Wordle Java applet and I was highly impressed by the typographical perfection that Wordle could reach in word clouding .
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Choosing the Right Font: A Practical Guide to Typography on the Web
Typography is an huge field. People devote years of their lives to this ancient craft, and yet there's always something new to learn.
The Typographic Scale
A list of numbers that make it easier to set type. But why these numbers? What relationships do they hold with one another?
13 Signs You're A Bad Graphic Designer
Posted on 06 '07 Dec Posted on December 6, 2007 along with 88 JUST™ Creative Comments Yes, this is a controversial topic, however I hope to raise awareness of some mistakes you may be making in your graphic design pieces that are making you look like an amateur, but please keep in mind that none of these are hard and fast rules, this is only a general guide of things you should be aware of. Please forgive me for the graphic and bad grammar / spelling in the picture above as I’m sure you can see it is a joke :) (rainbow gradients, comic sans, bevel emboss, 13 not 15, bad grammar, off centered type – yuk) Anyway, I have compiled 15 tell tale signs that you may still be considered a (don’t quote me) bad graphic designer. Some of these have been taken from Robin Williams great book “ The Non-Designers Type Book ” that I recommended in the top 5 typography resources of all time.A Sign of Progress Eleven business owners in a Cincinnati neighborhood unveil new signage, thanks to CoSign Cincy. The venture, chiefly funded by a grant opportunity, pairs artists, local business owners and professional fabricators to design and install new signage with a goal to help transform neighborhoods into commerce destinations. How To Overcome Self-Criticism and Lack of Motivation Designers face all kinds of creative roadblocks, from procrastination to self-criticism to lack of energy. Here’s how to overcome them.
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