Technical
Bad Microsoft Word Typography
From the company that popularized Arial, here are three examples of bad typography in Microsoft Word. Bad typesetting in Word finds its way into resumes, business plans, research papers, government…
The UrbanFonts Blog
Font guides, copy-and-paste text styles, brand typography and how-tos.
Famous Fonts
Taking Back: Times New Roman
Yes all designers HATE Times New Roman, but let’s face it- on the web we are very limited on what fonts we can safely use. I don’t know about anyone…
Web 2.0
The Trends in Web Typography
We’re seeing change in font use and designs in Web 2.0, but these changes aren’t just aesthetic but functional too. So I thought I’d share some insights we’ve had while…
Advertising
Typography in Web Advertising
We have become an increasingly visual society in the years since the advent of television in the 1950s. If other web advertisers are emphasizing imagery, you can either choose to…
Famous Fonts
How many Helvetica versions are there?
When Linotype acquired the Helvetica family it was in disarray - two different names for the same version, variations in design features. To make order out of it all they…
Famous Fonts
Myriad Typeface
Better known today for being Apple’s main font on their website, iPod and more, Myriad is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Robert Slimbach (born 1956) and Carol Twombly (born…
Famous Fonts
The 7 Worst Fonts
Ugly fonts, cutesy fonts, unreadable fonts, bad fonts . . . they have terrorized us for far too long, infiltrating our homes… this article presents the seven worst fonts–and the…
Technical
Font Display on Apple VS PC
Apple and Microsoft have always disagreed in how to display fonts on computer displays. Today, both companies are using sub-pixel rendering to coax sharper-looking fonts out of typical low resolution…
Famous Fonts
Helvetica: The little typeface that leaves a big mark
It has now been 50 years since Helvetica was introduced. Even if you’ve never heard its name before, you would be bound to recognize the typeface, because you’ll have seen…
Websites
This Day in Type
There is a new wicked typography website that allows designers to submit an original design using a font of their choice for a specific date. After submitting the artwork, public…