Type Tips
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Typography Basics
Refresh yourself with the terminology and fundamentals required for sound typesetting.
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Typography Tutorials
Step-by-step methods for getting the most out of your fonts and graphic design software.
So You Need A Typeface? Try Julian Hansen’s Font Flowchart
“So You Need A Typeface” is an alternative way of choosing fonts (or simply find inspiration) for a specific project, not just by browsing through the pages of FontBook.
Read moreTutorial: Glowing letters
Use this Photoshop technique to create electric glowing type sprinkled with pixie dust.
Read moreFrench Anti-Piracy Organisation Hadopi Uses Pirated Font In Own Logo
This is the epic FAIL story of the agency in charge of enforcing France’s new anti-piracy legislation using a pirated proprietary font in its very own logo.
Read moreFontCast #7 — Dyana Weissman on Kerning
Dyana of The Font Bureau explains the difference between kerning and spacing, why it should be done by hand, and the mystical concept of flow.
Read moreJonathan Hoefler & Steven Heller On “Please Explain: Typography”
Jonathan Hoefler and Steven Heller explain on The Leonard Lopate Show how typefaces are created and why typography is important to communication and design.
Read moreNew End User Licence Agreement For FontFonts
The new FontFont EULA permits embedding in any non-editable document, application, and even device, as long as the font is embedded as a subset in a secure format.
Read morePainless Font Installation
Installing fonts the old-fashioned way made easy with FontShop’s slide shows that show you step by step what to do with the font files.
Read more“Typography For Lawyers” Gives Basic Type Tips
Matthew Butterick is a type designer turned lawyer who provides valuable typographic information on his educational website “Typography for Lawyers”.
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Improve your typography skills with these basic tips and advanced tutorials.
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