Every font has a unique personality and purpose. While working on a project, it's imperative to know which font matches the intended tone of
Typography is a complicated subject to learn, but starting with the history of type styles is a great way to gain an understanding of why there’s so many fonts, and why they look so different! Typefaces are divided up into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design, which helps narrow down your […]
Not a designer? Here are the basics for how to choose fonts like a pro designer. Included are examples of when to use different font types.
Like many designers, I have a font fetish! I just love type. In my studio, I have a bookcase full of books about type. There’s something so elegant, yet simple ...
Typography is a complicated subject to learn, but starting with the history of type styles is a great way to gain an understanding of why there’s so many fonts, and why they look so different! Typefaces are divided up into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design, which helps narrow down your […]
Choosing fonts for your business, and how graphic designers create font combinations that work. Grab our free downloadable logo help guide.
I swear, I thought I covered this font in the past and realized I haven't! I apologize for not doing this one sooner, because modern fonts are some of my favorite! As a graphic designer, it is important to stay up to date on trends and industry stands so for me, I'm constantly scouring the internet
Get familiar with Type Anatomy Typography is a pretty vast subject. Today we want to introduce you to the topic of Type Anatomy and to familiarise you with some of these odd typographic terms!
Every font has a unique personality and purpose. While working on a project, it's imperative to know which font matches the intended tone of
25 fun fonts for self-proclaimed font snobs links included. A few of you lovely people wrote in recently and asked me what some of my fave current fun fonts are. So, I thought it called for a fun list of sorts. But I must begin with...Got any font snobs out there?
I have a confession to make - I'm sort of a font hoarder. There I said! Admitting it is the first step to recovery. But seriously, being a graphic designer, I love trying out new fonts on different projects I'm working on and discovering how I can use them. I'll experiment with these new fo
How do you define modern letterpress? For most designers, it’s the ability to combine traditional printing methods with any number of digital fonts burned into photopolymer plates for use on a vintage Vandercook. But for a limited few, the craft of letterpress is an exclusively analog pursuit, like
Are you in the process of creating a new website for your business? Need help choosing the right font to complement your website design?
With hundred of thousands of fonts available online, how do you select the ones to use in your brand?
Working out the finer details of readability when using fonts is not difficult when you know the rules. Some technical guidelines can save you from making a fatal mistake that will force you to go through and do it all again. TheLogoCompany created a great abd useful infofographic for typography lovers.The infographic shows some technical
Searching for the perfect sans-serif font can be really time consuming though. When I pulled up sans-serif fonts in Typekit, I was given 400+ options...
A thorough and beginner-friendly look at the type glossary gives you a peek at the process of how fonts behave, function and get made.
Roboto is an open-source typeface created by Christian Robertson and published by Google Font. Roboto is design workhorse that is especially popular on the newspaper websites.
Infographics can be a great way to quickly reference information. Below are more than 25 infographics that can be useful to web designers. Some are incredibly practical, some provide information that might be of interest to designers and some just present data that might be interesting to those who design websites all day. Periodic Table of Visualization Methods 21. Periodic Table of the Internet 22. Twitter Do you feel infographics are effective to display information. Please share with us any other infographics that can be of interest to web designers.
Fonts, like color, express personality. Express your brand's personality by chosing the right font for your logo.