dafont.com Pairing typefaces in book design Choosing a typeface combination was something I struggled with when designing my first book. So it’s with pleasure that book designer, page compositor and layout artist Stephen Tiano wrote the following as a guest contribution. Image courtesy of arnoKath Choosing typefaces is one of the two most important choices you make when designing a book. I know of two ways to select typefaces for book projects. A few of my favorite type superfamilies are Fontin/Fontin Sans, Liberation Serif/LiberationSans, and Scala Pro/Scala Sans Pro. The second way to pair types is the “hard,” creative way; the doping-it-out kind of way, where the book designer does the matching. Contrasting, at first blush, is by far the easier of the two ways to work out pairings. Some obvious points to compare are letter height, x-height, stroke weight, character shapes, and direction of the axis (vertical or angled). For book design, I stop here, except for my desire to sometime set a book in Optima, a Near-Serif Sans.
Free Downloadable Fonts, Dingbats and Font Tools at FontRiver.com 30 Brilliant Typefaces For Corporate Design Advertisement Designing a beautiful, legible typeface is hard work and takes time and patience. The type family has to convey a message clearly and effectively, regardless of the setting in which it is used. Of course, thousands of freely available fonts are out there, and some free fonts are very impressive1. We looked around and researched recently released corporate typefaces that have been frequently recommended, mentioned or discussed on popular typography-related blogs, forums and magazines. Below, you’ll find 35 brilliant new typefaces for corporate design. You may also want to take a look at the following related posts: Please be patient; this page might take some time to load. 1. Bodoni Script Pro6 | PDF specimen7 | Price: €69+ Designed by Panos Vassillou, this typeface was designed with connected characters and capitals with calligraphic elements. 2. Geogrotesque8 | Gallery9 | Price: $50 each Geogrotesque is a semi-modular typeface with a subtle rounded finish. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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17 Stimulating Flickr Groups to get You Typographically Inspired If our freebies have benefited you personally or have helped you earn a profit please consider donating via paypal. Donate Now We all need a little inpiration every once in a while, and as we all know, typography is a huge part of design. Designers have been forever experimenting with type, and what a better way to share than good ‘ol Flickr. I’ve made a list of some of the best Typography Flickr groups to feed your creative appetite. Typophile I.Love.Typography Typography * Found Type Vintage Type Wood Type Typography and Lettering Folk Typography I ♥ Typography Your Typography • Typography • INSPIRATION • David Carson • fonts&typography handmade_typography/lettering Typography of the World i love typography Design & Typography Calligraphy About Jay Hilgert Formally trained at Oklahoma State, Jay Hilgert is a graphic and web designer, font designer (Link), software developer (Brush Pilot™), and the founder of BittBox.
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