CSS has brought us many capabilities in terms of typography and the web, but we always seem to be limited to the same 4-5 typefaces over and over again. There is an inherant problem, if the font you specify isn’t on the viewers computer it won’t render in that font. So as designers and developers we end up selecting the ones that we can safely assume is available on most computers today. So most pages use Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia as their typefaces… and the world of the web remains slightly more bland. Read the rest of this entry »

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 voting determines the winning entry which is then added as part of a month’s calendar and appears in the homepage. Read the rest of this entry »

Chances are your computer and the software that is installed on it has plenty of the basic fonts pre-installed. But for many users, the basics are just the tip of the iceberg. Finding the perfect font for a particular publication becomes a quest or even an obsession. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether you’re a graphic designer, business owner, or just someone who loves unique fonts, you’ll find that there are many types of fonts readily available on the Web today. There are Web sites that offer free font downloads and there are also sites that offer paid fonts for download. Read the rest of this entry »