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First Principles Typography is not a science. Typography is an art. Before we get to the nitty-gritty of choosing type, let’s briefly talk about responsibility. If you’ve understood the above two paragraphs, then you’ll know that what follows is not a set of rules, but rather a list of guiding principles. Sans or Serif? In my opinion, a lot of time is wasted attempting to prove that one is better than the other for setting extended text. Rather than write another ten paragraphs on this topic, I’ll simply say that we read most easily that which we are most familiar with. Guideline One: honour content This, of course, should be every typographer’s mantra. [typography] is a craft by which the meanings of text (or its absence of meaning) can be clarified, honored and shared…. It’s worth mentioning here that these principles are equally applicable to any medium. Guideline Two: read it And, no, I’m not being facetious. Probably not. Guideline Three: audience and canvas And finally… type terms

15 tips to choose a good text type Many people have asked me which text type is best for a magazine, a newspaper, a poster, a newsletter, a publication, etc. In general, I tell them which to use, but I know that this is not the best answer, because they won't learn to do this by themselves.Today, I want to take time to analyze how to choose correct text typography design in different cases. It is very important to understand that these tips are not final word, but they can be good help at the moment of choosing a text type. In any case, it depends on what do you want to convey with this type, because many times legibility is as important as the character of the type. Try to be very careful and take in account the following points: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. x heightThe area between baseline and x height contains most of the readable information (75% of the lower case letters).

14 Most Impressive Photoshop Typography Effects | Web Design Ledger In web design, there are often times that you will have text to which you want to draw extra attention. We all know the power of Photoshop. So why not use it to add an impressive effect to that text that will be sure to get peoples attention. There are many Photoshop typography effect tutorials out there, but I believe that these are some of the best. Create a Dream Design with 3D Typography This one does require Adobe Illustrator to create the 3D text. How to Make Patch on Clothes Dynamic Recessed Watercolor Typography in Photoshop Create Destructive Black and White Lettering with a Dramatic Splash Effect How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop Create a 3D Flowery Text Effect Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop Colorful Glowing Text Effect in Photoshop Transparent Glass Lettering in Photoshop Smoke Type in Photoshop in 10 Steps Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography Smooth Glass Type How to Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect Create a Layered Glowing Text Effect 498 shares

Typechart - Browse Web Type, Grab CSS. 104 Free Fonts for Web Designers and Logo Artists It’s very essential for Designers to have an good understanding of typography and selection as the importance of typography in design can’t be neglected. The proper selection of typography can convert your normal design into very attractive piece of art. Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve three necessary objectives of web designing are Look, Appearance and Outcome which helps you to keep apart from normal wave. As we know that typography can be used as a way of mutual understanding between you and your users. Below you’ll find Over 100 Free Downloadable Fonts for Web Designers and Logo Artists by which you can save money and focus on making great applications. The basic purpose behind this post is to show you Popular, Professional and most importantly Free Downloadable font types to save your time searching them online. You can also find some related free references at the end of the post. You may be interested in the following related articles as well. 02. 04.

10 Awesome Free Sans Serif Fonts | My Ink Blog I find it so important as a designer to have an awesome library of fonts at your fingertips. Choosing the correct one can make or break a design. The resources are out there to find some great free fonts, but sometimes the search can be a bit overwhelming. Series Overview Here Are My Top Ten Free Sans Serif Fonts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9. Final Thoughts I found all these fonts at my favorite free font site – Font Squirrel. About the Author

Typography Toolbox Get the FlatPix UI Kit for only $7 - Learn More or Buy Now Typography is one of the fundamental elements of web design. A site that makes excellent use of typography will often have a subtle elegance to the design. Fortunately, there are plenty of great resources and tools, informative articles, and sources of inspiration that are available. In this post we’ll feature some of the best items that should be bookmarked for future use in your own work. UPDATE: We recently launched a gallery site to showcase excellent sources of typography inspiration – TypeInspire. For more design toolboxes, please see: Free Fonts: Font Squirrel A great resource for finding free fonts with commercial-use licenses. Dafont One of the biggest selections of free fonts. Urban Fonts Another leading resource for free fonts. Fawnt Fawnt is a font resource for designers, developers, and anyone that appreciates the web’s highest quality fonts. Clean Font Showcase A huge collection of free clean fonts. Premium Fonts: Reference:

40 Super Sleek Fonts for Clean Web Design | Web Design Ledger A few weeks ago, I showed you some of the best fonts for use in grunge style design. Creating grungy designs can be fun, but sometimes a site requires a cleaner approach, one where artsy design elements take a back seat to clear presentation of content. Typography plays a big role in this type of design. If you have been struggling to find the right font for your clean designs, here are 40 of them that are both clean and beautiful. Museo Sans Geo Sans Light Duepuntozero Oregon LDO Sansation Engel Light Comfortaa Forgotten Futurist Walkway Steiner Eurofurence Baar Metanoia Existence Light Asenine Anna Cicle Aubrey Waukegan LDO Qlassik Bebas Mank Sans Yorkville Redring 1969 Aldo Blue Highway Steelfish Opticon One Y2K Neophyte Jacks Font Swansea Vegur Albertino Print Clearly Liberation Yoxall Lois Ann SF Arborcrest Medium APHont Fertigo Pro Anivers About the Author Henry Jones is a web developer, designer, and entrepreneur with over 14 years of experience. Related Posts 1651 shares 25 Fresh Examples of Minimalist Web Designs

Beautiful High-Quality Free Fonts For Your Designs | Fonts Advertisement Every now and again we take a look around, select “fresh” high-quality free fonts and present them to you in a brief overview. The choice is enormous, so the time you need to find them is usually the time you should be investing in your current projects. We search for them and we find them, so you don’t have to. In this selection we’re glad to present you Chunk, Titilium, Amputa Bangiz, Serif Beta, Quatro, Rough Draft, Comfortaa and a couple of other high-quality free fonts. Please read the license agreements carefully before using the fonts — the license can change from time to time. Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts Chunk Open Source Typeface [ Download the .zip-package ] Chunk is an ultra-bold slab serif typeface that is reminiscent of old American Western woodcuts, broadsides, and newspaper headlines. Quatro To receive a beta version of Quatro please email the author of the font (follow the link above) with the subject line Quatro. Reminder (aka Featured in previous posts)

45 Stylish and Creative Typographical Desktop Wallpapers : Speckyboy Design Magazine Maybe its just me, when you add type to wallpapers it seems to bring a certain level of sophistication and elegance to your desktop. These beautifully designed wallpapers are not solely about typography, they cover a wide array of styles with elements of typography mixed in, the effect is impressive. Typography Wallpaper Download & Source » Designers are meant to be loved… Download & Source » Too Lazy For Shit Download & Source » Alien Party Download & Source » Twitter Download & Source » Shattered Typography Download & Source » Life’s a journey Download & Source » Watercolor Wallpaper Download & Source » Typographic World Map Download & Source » Design Is Download & Source » White Letter Mess Download & Source » Words of love Download & Source » Love Download & Source » R for Rosie Download & Source » Type Wallpaper Download & Source » Typography Download & Source » Shit! Download & Source » Periodic Table of Typefaces Download & Source » Blood Has Been Shed Download & Source » Download & Source » Madonna Party Random Words .

Typeface, a Letterpress Documentary I was lucky enough to attend a sneak peak screening this evening, of a new typographic documentary: Typeface. Lucky indeed. Typeface discusses the changes in the globalization of industry, and the effect of the computer and demand for faster results on the manual printing techniques which came before it. The Hamilton Wood Type Museum plays a central role, which shelters over 1.5 million pieces of wood type in rural Wisconsin. More importantly, it reminds us of the importance of the history of our profession and why we should cherish it. A photo of just a taste of the Hamilton type collection I’m sure you’re wondering if it can compare to Helvetica… While the production quality is a little rougher, I enjoyed it just as much (and granted, the editing was not fully complete for the screening). Norb, 83 years old and still cutting letters I found myself chuckling quite often, while this is a documentary, it doesn’t feel like one. The gorgeous promotional website

Choosing the right font is crucial for your visual communication project. Here are some tips to help you decide which type of font is right for your project! by baileykretz Oct 1