Technical
Typography 101: A Crash Course
Typography is a discipline that goes back many centuries. With the revolution of desktop publishing came a level of typography that was only known to a select few. Today, the…
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Famous Fonts
The oldest font in Windows
Fixedsys is actually the oldest font in Windows. The name means fixed system, although it is often pronounced “fixed size” because its glyphs are monospace or fixed-width. It was the…
Pixel Fonts
What are pixel fonts?
A bitmap font is one that stores each glyph as an array of pixels (that is, a bitmap). It is less commonly known as a raster font. Bitmap fonts look…
Font types
Graffiti Fonts
One of the most popular font categories on this website is Graffiti Fonts, but what exactly is a graffiti? The word Graffiti is actually the plural of Graffito which means a drawing…
CSS
CSS and Typography
You don’t often see CSS and typography used in the same sentence, and for good reason. Traditional typography is a very subtle and beautiful form of design, with thousands of…
Technical
How to make your own fonts
So you downloaded thousands of fonts, but you still don’t get that look you’re after. At some point, many designers decide to leave their mark in the world and make their own…
Famous Fonts
Google Logo Font Name
So for those of you who wonder what that font is, here’s the answer….. It’s called Catull, and you can purchase it here: Catull Font
Font Designers
Adrian Frutiger honored
Legendary designer Adrian Frutiger has received the prestigious 2006 Typography Award from The Society for Typographic Aficionados (SOTA). The award, presented by Allan Haley, Chairman of the Board of Directors…
Design
Windows Vista New Fonts
With the upcoming release of Microsoft’s Vista, it’s exciting for all font lovers to know there’s a bunch of new fonts that will be bundled with the software.The Microsoft collection…
Famous Fonts
A feature film about the Helvetica font?
No, you’re not dreaming… Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of the Helvetica typeface (which will celebrate…