If one aspect of design has suffered most in its transition to the Web, it is the art of typography. For years, Web typography involved little more than choosing a typeface and font size. Unstyled Times New Roman was the norm, and the integration of established typographical techniques and rules was unimagined.

But times change. Since the adoption of CSS into mainstream Web design, we have entered a new age of Web typography. This facet of design has been opened up to the Web designer in a way that wasn’t possible in the past. We now have the tools to return typography to its true role within the sphere of design. Read the rest of this entry »

We recently tested a great new utility called Genopal PRO - it’s an easy and intuitive software that helps you pick up complementary colors for your projects in a snap. The software is loaded with great features, such as an easy to use color picker, preset palettes, drag and drop swatches and much more. Read the rest of this entry »

Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen. It allows you to choose from a list of PC and MAC fonts, or you can also use your own system fonts. After choosing a font, you can select the size, color and even more properties. Read the rest of this entry »

If you downloaded the latest version of Internet Explorer, you may have noticed that your fonts now look different. In fact, the default setting for font display is now ‘cleartype’. Fonts look smoother and not as crisp, as this is supposed to bring more clarity to your text on the screen and make the fonts that you typed look more like printed text. Read the rest of this entry »