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The languages, aesthetics, and calligraphy of other cultures can open up new avenues for typography lovers and graphic artists, who can use a script like Arabic as a new framework within which to express their creativity. By finding innovative ways in which to present Arabic letter shapes and markings, while also striving to incorporate the culture’s handwriting techniques and themes, designers are given a new area of inspiration and challenge. The thirty examples of Arabic typography and calligraphy below show a wide range of approaches to playing with the language. Some designers opt to go the traditional route, creating designs that speak to scrolls of poetry or incorporate traditionally Arabic design elements, colors, and images.

30 Examples of Beautiful Arabic Typography

http://spyrestudios.com/30-examples-of-beautiful-arabic-typography/
http://inspirationfeed.com/fonts/28-free-fantastic-retro-styled-fonts/ We have gathered an awesome collection of free fonts.

28 Free Fantastic Retro Styled Fonts

http://inspirationfeed.com/inspiration/typography-inspiration/50-classic-automobile-typography-designs/ Whenever I see a beautifully designed vehicle the first and most important action is to see what company is behind the design. As soon as you see that logo, your judgement based on that vehicle will, from now on, be associate with that brand.

50 Classic Automobile Typography Designs

The Secret Of Successful Minimal Font Usage

http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/inspiration/the-secret-of-successful-minimal-font-usage/ Minimal fonts can awesomely enhance any artwork if used properly. You can see more and more websites using minimal fonts in their designs. Personally I love the neat look of bold minimal font in a minimal design. In this article you’re going to find some tips together with stunning examples to learn more about minimal font usage in web design. While minimalism seems easy – it really isn’t, it takes great skill to come up with something clean, professional and unique at the same time! Let’s jump into art of minimal fonts?

30 of The Best Alternatives to Helvetica

Helvetica is a tried and true typeface. http://thenextweb.com/dd/2012/05/17/30-of-the-best-alternatives-to-helvetica/
What distinguishes the new Intro free font from FontFabric is the strongly expressed geometric makeup and structure. The basic letters of the Alphabet like “A”, “O” and “H” are built or based on principles of simple geometric forms – triangles, circles and squares. In contrast to the Futura font which possesses similar styling, the Intro font preserves the characteristic sharpened edges of the “А”, “V” and “W” letters even in it’s boldened form. http://www.behance.net/gallery/INTRO-free-font/3208179

INTRO free font on the Behance Network

http://www.youthedesigner.com/2011/11/22/30-sleek-fonts-for-your-minimalist-design/ The minimalist style is rampant in the design industry. But just because it has become increasingly popular doesn’t mean that it’s that simple to practice. Anyone can try doing it, but not everyone can achieve it.

30 Sleek Fonts for Your Minimalist Designs | You the Designer

Typography plays a huge role in any design. While designers usually pick from a set of favorite fonts, it’s always good to be on the lookout for new ones that may be more appropriate to use for certain projects and could make your designs more trendy. To help you save your precious time, we have collected 30 fresh and ready to use fonts that can spice up your designs. Pick the fonts that appeal to you and download them for free by clicking on their corresponding download source. http://www.youthedesigner.com/2011/10/26/30-new-free-fonts-for-designers/

30 New Free Fonts For Designers | You the Designer

For many beginners, the task of picking fonts is a mystifying process. There seem to be endless choices — from normal, conventional-looking fonts to novelty candy cane fonts and bunny fonts — with no way of understanding the options, only never-ending lists of categories and recommendations. Selecting the right typeface is a mixture of firm rules and loose intuition, and takes years of experience to develop a feeling for. Here are five guidelines for picking and using fonts that I’ve developed in the course of using and teaching typography. 1. Dress For The Occasion http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/12/14/what-font-should-i-use-five-principles-for-choosing-and-using-typefaces/

“What Font Should I Use?”: Five Principles for Choosing and Using Typefaces - Smashing Magazine

Typography initially appeared to serve only one purpose – to distribute knowledge and information among people through at first handwritten and then printed books. Over time the functions of typography evolved and diversified. Today typography is commonly perceived not only as one of the practical techniques in publishing industry, but also as a powerful, rich in creativity and authentic aesthetics form of visual art .

Creative Typography Highlights

Every now and then, we look around, select fresh free high-quality fonts and present them to you in a brief overview. The choice is enormous, so the time you need to find them is usually time you should be investing in your projects. We search for them and find them so that you don’t have to. In this selection, we’re pleased to present Tondu, Banda, Morning Glory, Matilde, Bohema, Weston Round Slab, Highlands, Cabin, Linden Hill and other fonts. Please note that while most fonts are available for commercial projects, some are for personal use only and are clearly marked as such in their descriptions. Also, please read the licensing agreements carefully before using the fonts; they may change from time to time.

New High-Quality Free Fonts - Smashing Magazine

Typefaces are like clothes. They either make us look good or bad. They also indicate what kind of character we want to portray. Using the proper font can also be compared to a person who knows how to dress up to the occasion.

42 High Quality Free Fonts For Graphic Designers