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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.
FontFont Subsetter Elegantly Slims Down Webfonts
This free online tool enables users to tailor webfonts to perfectly suit their needs, drastically reducing their file size in the process.
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Lovely Video Shows The Process Of Letterpress Printing
Graphic and motion designer Naomi Ross produced a gorgeous instructional video showing the process of printing letterpress with wood type.
Read moreTypography For Lawyers – The Book
Review of “Typography for Lawyers”, the first guide to the essentials of typography aimed specifically at lawyers.
Read moreTim Brown on More Perfect Typography
More Perfect Typography is an inspiring presentation by Tim Brown, Type Manager for Typekit, at the latest Build conference.
Read moreErik Spiekermann On Fonts* On Deutsche Welle TV
A short video about typography by Erik Spiekermann – typographer, information designer, and founder of this incarnation of The FontFeed.
Read moreFoundry Focus: Bold Monday
An interview with Paul van der Laan en Pieter van Rosmalen of the Dutch Bold Monday type foundry.
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OpenType in Adobe Creative Suite
The Raiders of The Lost Glyphs Pt. 1
This first tutorial looks at the Glyphs window in Adobe CS, and which OpenType functions can be accessed through the Character window.
Read moreA Typographic Anatomy Lesson
Ligature, Loop & Stem have produced a modernist-style limited edition print with an overview of the vocabulary of typographic anatomy.
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News
The latest in the world of typography, lettering, and type design.
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Handpicked Typefaces
Whether they’re newly released, stalwart classics, or hidden gems, these typefaces deserve special mention.
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Type Tips
Improve your typography skills with these basic tips and advanced tutorials.
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Fonts in Use
Specimens are nice, but we love to catch a typeface in the wild, where it can truly show how it performs in the real world.
Refresh yourself with the terminology and fundamentals required for sound typesetting.
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