Typography

Over 40 free typography resources—font identifiers, downloadable fonts, courses, and more.

This section examines each of the various Mac OS releases (Panther 10.3 through Sierra 10.12) and pr...

And how to turn into one

Italic The word we know as italic comes from Italikós, Greek for Italy, which is appropriate given the origins of italic typography. Italian scholar and humanist Niccolo de Niccoli produced what is co...

In my earlier post I had written in-depth about how you can use WhatFontis tool to identify fonts from an app image. This time I have brought a list of tools that you can use to identify fonts used in apps as well as websites. As you’ll read on, you will find that some of these tools (including WhatFontis) identify fonts from…

The correct use of dashes, punctuation, and bullets is as important as choosing the correct font. As...

The legibility of a line of text changes as characters are placed together in different ways, if upp...

There's a new way to quickly find high-quality typefaces.

What happens in between each letter in a line of text? Enter kerning and tracking. Kerning is the ad...

Alignment, measure, and vertical rhythm of text all contribute to a more pleasant, enjoyable read. W...

The most usable designs have a distinct visual hierarchy. When a user lands on a website, opens an a...

Now that you have a deeper understanding of describing typefaces and choosing a font, it’s time to l...

Sure, the words of the greatest novels of all time are important, but they’d lack gravitas if they w...

Know how familiar you are with the most famous fonts.

Elementi di tipografia. L’arte della stampa al tempo del DTP. Cosa rimane della secolare tradizione della Stampa nell’era del Desktop Publishing? Ovviamente tutto è cambiato, tuttavia r…

Selecting an appropriate font for a project lies in the ability to understand more than what a font ...

How to use fonts: Typographic explorations from the designers at Hoefler & Co.

Turin-based Aldo Novarese was one of the most inspired type designers of the 20th century.

This paper identifies easily misrecognised letters and symbols in highly legible typefaces for gener...

How do you make typography work for you and your users, and not against you and them?

The following comprehensive list of online typography tools will help you to establish a beautiful and user friendly type design for…

Compare differences between fonts

Type Terms. The animated typographic cheat sheet.

Automatic eBook tagging

A new platform for open-source fonts in a noise-free environment, to highlight their beauty, extend functionality and encourage further exploration.

What to watch out for when mixing type

Good graphic design doesn’t happen by mistake, and neither does clever font marriage. Use this guide to font pairing to create your own beautiful designs.