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What distinguishes a great TrueType font? Apart from the design of the font itself, there are two key marks of font quality: the character outlines and the hinting. Respectable font foundries generally produce accurate and efficient outlines. But only a few foundries currently produce fonts with hinting that exploits TrueType's potential to the full. Read more here
"Like me, America has developed a geeky obsession with fonts, the latest instance of our sophistication about design." So I read in a recent issue of Newsweek. What a relief. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.
The Newsweek writer, Jessica Bennett, went on to build her case by noting that a documentary film about the history of one particular type font, Helvetica, played to sellout crowds last year.
Her piece followed on the heels of an article in the January/February issue of The Atlantic Monthly, in which Virginia Postrel had posited, "Basic cultural literacy now demands at least a passing familiarity with typefaces: witness a November episode of Jeopardy that featured the category 'Knowledge of Fonts,' with correct responses including 'What is Helvetica' and 'What is Bodoni?' ". Read more here
Sometimes “the standard” just isn’t good enough. Sometimes we need special tools to do the job right. Type designers understand that graphic communicators often want more choice of characters than the standard font set contains. As a result, more and more fonts are being released with large, non-standard character sets.
Demonstrative swash letters show an open regard toward surrounding letters and characters. Character strokes that wrap affectionately under or over adjacent letters are typical of these forms. You can find lots of these in fonts like Cruz Swinger, Longfellow, and Fineprint.
Fancy caps are uppercase letters with one or more swash characteristics. Buccaneer, Loire, and Buccardi are just a few of the Creative Alliance typefaces that have fancy caps in their fonts.
Biform letters are either capital letters with lowercase letter shapes or lowercase letters with capital letter shapes. The Monolith and Planet families possess two very different interpretations of biform characters.
Alternate characters also include simple substitutions like the sets of R’s and K’s in Diablo; or characters in typefaces like Epicure, Kolo, and Little Louis, in which each character is a creative tour de force.
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A splendid collection of fonts that will compliment all your projects celebrating our planet and environmental causes. Also included are Microsoft Word and PowerPoint templates expertly designed as idea starters for your eco projects.
FontMarketplace.com is a new font website from Ascender Corp. for home and office consumers featuring affordable, high quality TrueType fonts presented in usage categories to make browsing, selecting, downloading and installation an enjoyable experience. Most other commercial font websites have a five user license as part of the base price, but FontMarketplace.com introduces a single user license to make fonts more affordable for consumers. Font prices start at $4.99 with a single user license.
Fonts are an essential part of design - but there are thousands of fonts out there, so knowing which ones to use can be quite daunting. Here's a roundup of some fonts that have found popularity recently. Check out American Typewriter, Clarendon, Din Engschrift, Frutiger, Helvetica, ITC Officina, Interstate, Myriad and VAG Rounded. Read more here
Zune's new top-level menu uses a big, modern font that's not only stylish but easier to navigate. It features fonts designed by Ascender's Steve Matteson in the device User Interface and throughout its branding. The Endurance Pro Light and Bold typefaces are used in packaging, point of purchase and advertising for the Zune player. Endurance represents a warmer and more contemporary approach to the Grotesque sans serif genre of typefaces. The Endurance Pro font family contains eight fonts and features an extensive character set. It can be purchased/download here.
A Value Pack is a collection of mixed fonts selected to meet specific needs. Value Packs provide a fun and cost-effective means of expanding a font collection for any business or individual. Packs like 3IP Handwriting Set or Aerotype Fonts to Die For are great addition to your font collection! Find more here
Some of today’s most popular typefaces are scripts. For adding elegance to text, there is no substitute for a script face. Formal scripts like ITC Edwardian Script Bold Alternates, Balmoral™, ITC Redonda, Gravura™, Commercial Script, Fling, ITC Edwardian Script Regular, Fling™, ITC Redonda Fancy, ITC Edwardian Script Regular Alternates, Fling Alts, ITC Edwardian Script Bold are perfect for invitations and announcements, while casual scripts such as ITC Studio Script Alternates, Limehouse™ Script, ITC Studio Script, ITC Dartangnon™, Bickley™ Script, Pristina™, ITC Studio Script Alternates 2, Pendry™ Script, Riva™ work great for projects that call for a more personal or informal touch.
Type designers have been integrating the design of sans serifs with serifed forms since the 1920s. Early examples are Edward Johnston’s design for the London Underground, and Eric Gill’s Gill Sans. These were followed by Jan van Krimpen’s Romulus Sans, Frederic Goudy’s Goudy Sans, Hermann Zapf’s Optima™, Hans Meier’s Syntax™ and Adrian Frutiger’s Frutiger™. Read more here.
Two new typefaces to add to your trading card collection: ITC Fenice and ITC Mixage. One’s a calligraphic sans, the other is a sophisticated didone. Both are great collectables! Read more here.
It took nearly a century, but Franklin Gothic finally got the weights it deserved. This classic sans serif by Morris Fuller Benton has enjoyed several revivals in its popularity over the years, but it wasn't till 1991 that ITC made sure Franklin Gothic offered the variety and flexibility that today's designers need. View ITC Franklin Gothic and other ITC Classics, such as Kabel, Fenice, Eras, Bodoni, Goudy Sans, Berkeley, Stone, Charter, Highlander, Tyfa and ITC Freddo. Reead more about ITC Classics »
Scripts are emotional, lyrical, even passionate communicators. Words that are set in script faces make an impact far greater than their literal meaning could convey. Scripts can be elegant and formal or spontaneous and funky. They can appear to be drawn by quill pen, flat-tipped brush, crayon, or felt-tipped marker. Scripts can be the stodgiest of typefaces or the most cavalier. Popular Script Fonts: Bickley Script, Brush Script, Carpenter, Citadel Script, French Script, Helinda Rook, ITC Edwardian Script Regular, Mahogany Script, Nuptial Script, Schooner Script, Shelley Allegro Script, Vivaldi, Young Baroque.
It seems that some things never go out of style. Classic roman designs and sans-serif fonts have always been at the top of every designer's lists. These fonts have withstood the test of time and the changing of design trends: Arial, Abadi, Frutiger, Futura, Gill Sans, Helvetica, Lucida, Optima, Palatino, Agfa Rotis, Univers, Broadway PosterDH.
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