He’s opinionated. He’s punctilious. He’s fussy, finicky, hard-to-please, exacting, demanding. He’s persnickety and nitpicking. He has the arrogance which comes of being … well, right (don’t you just hate those people?). He has a bit of an accent … sounds kind of German. Max Kerning: he wants type in good taste, not type that tastes good. Read the rest of this entry »

We see film posters every day. But have you ever stopped to think about the lettering they use? Sebastian Lester has. As a typeface designer for Monotype Imaging, he’s a literal font of knowledge.  Read the rest of this entry »

The main advantage of elegant CSS typography lies in its ability to be both attractive and improves the user experience. When chosen wisely and used carefully, it can be very effective to support the overall design. There are many outstanding examples of how we can do this, and below you will find some of the best ideas and tips when it comes to using Fonts and typography in your CSS based sites. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a list of 22 free fonts available from myfonts. All you need to do is register on the site to gain access to them. I also want to point out that you don’t need to register any credit card (unless you want to buy fonts that is). Click on the image or name of the font to get to the download page. The number in the brackets indicates you how many different styles (bold, italic, different weights) are available for free. Go ahead, grab them, they’re all yours. Read the rest of this entry »

This tutorial will teach you how to create a very appealing and slightly abstract text effect that looks like the text is made from plants and flowers; you really have to see it to know what I mean. We’ll be using a lot of floral brushes which look great and also learning a really useful technique for accurately hiding stuff behind other stuff. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a guide to typography website for people who are not professional typographers — namely, lawyers. I assume that your goal is pragmatic: to achieve the best typographic result at the minimum possible cost (= your time).

This website is organized as a set of typographic lessons. Rather than group these lessons into topics and subtopics, I’ve put them in linear order from the most basic to the most advanced. I recommend that you start at the beginning. Don’t move ahead to the more advanced lessons until you feel comfortable with the easier ones. Read the rest of this entry »

Typechart is an online experiment that lets you flip through, preview and compare web typography and then retrieve the corresponding CSS. Read the rest of this entry »

While many designers have been quick to embrace web standards, it’s surprising how often the basic standards of typography are neglected. Here are ten deadly sins to avoid in your web typography. Read the rest of this entry »

In a world where fonts are people, Times New Roman is king. But also, Wingdings is annoying and talks in gibberish, Arial Narrow is a racist, and Futura is a sexy lady from the future. How awesome is this? Read the rest of this entry »