October 3, 2014
By the 1990s, CD-ROMs and the Internet turned computer screens into the final display substrate. Those were the dark ages of on-screen typography. Designers traded in low-res compromise, bending to the will of fours, the tyranny of the pixel. Endless hours were spent on what my colleagues and I affectionately called âfat-bitting.â It was an […]
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January 8, 2011
The Week in Type Two thousand and ten has been something of a blur, but itâs been a good year. Itâs been another good year for type design and typography, with some great new work, and some wonderful new type designs. So, to ease you into 2011, and the wonders that await, I present to […]
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December 11, 2010
the week in type Perhaps you thought âThe Week in Typeâ was dead. Well, this post marks its resurrection. It wonât be weekly just yet, but from 2011 it will be: a weekly roundup of new releases, type and lettering to inspire, type tips, videos, and lots, lots more. If you havenât yet subscribed to […]
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August 20, 2010
Better Fonts for Better Websites Another new webfonts service from Font Bureau, Ascender Corp, and Co.
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July 21, 2010
Try webfonts for free Great, simple idea: Try out FontFont webfonts with FontFonter:
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July 10, 2010
Type @ Cooper Starting in the fall of 2010, the Continuing Education Department of The Cooper Union, in conjunction with the Type Directors Club, offers a Certificate Program in Typeface Design. Very nice web design by Nick Sherman.
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July 8, 2010
Web Fonts from Extensis WebINK, another new webfonts service. This one from Extensis: Let me know if youâve had the opportunity to use it. Currently in beta.
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July 1, 2010
Majoor Love I was thinking, if only Scala & Scala Sans were released as web fonts. Well, now theyâre here, and accompanied by some 300 others from the FontFont library.
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