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Typography for Lawyers

“Even though the legal profession depends heavily on writing, legal typography is often poor. Some blame lies with the strict typographic constraints that control certain legal documents (e.g. court... 
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75+ Excellent Free Professional Fonts

“In this article tripwire magazine presents an overview of more than 75 excellent free fonts you should consider using for your designs. Not all free Fonts are worth using but the Fonts listed in... 
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Font Applications for the iPhone

“It has been predicted that Apple will have sold 45 million iPhones by the end of 2009. And that’s before it hits China. There aren’t hundreds of type-related apps for the iPhone, but here are... 
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5 Principles for Setting Type on the Web

” There are some basic approaches, guidelines and goals to consider when working with type on the Web. Overall, the medium of Web typography involves readability, accessibility, usability, and brandability.... 
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MyFonts Creative Characters: Nick Curtis

“When we learn to read and write, the process is vitally dependent on letterforms–learning to distinguish one from another, learning their sounds and their shapes–but the act of “appreciating”... 
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eXtreme Type Terminology

“Since the invention of printing, typefaces have been classified historically. The earliest type is now known as black letter, blackletter, block, fraktur, gothic or old English. The humanist, or... 
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Know Your Type Designer: Bob Alonso

The April email newsletter from MyFonts.com has a short but interesting interview with type designer Bob Alonso. Scroll down their newsletter to find the interview. I especially like the detailed description... 
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Picture Fonts

Looking for picture fonts? You know, sports figures, web buttons, borders, dingbats, holiday symbols? The recent MyFonts.com email newsletter pulls together a number of their offerings for everyday projects... 
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Where It’s @: A Short History

“The @ or “commercial at” sign had lived its life has as an obscure character for hundreds of years before becoming the darling of the internet age. You cannot send an email message... 
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MyFonts.com Adds 18 Type Foundries, and 30% Off This Month

“Device is the label of multi-talented Rian Hughes of London. His fonts show a splendid diversity of approach, reflecting his work in illustration, comics, logos, animations, music biz paraphernalia,... 
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Type Trading Cards

“Type Trading Cards are a new resource featuring important typeface designs from the Monotype and ITC typeface libraries. A set of two cards will be published every month. The cards are available... 
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What the Font?

MyFonts.com has a cool feature that allows you to upload a scan of any print advertising or other material with fonts that you like but cannot name. Their online tool will analyze your scanned image and... 
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House Industries Retro, Tiki, and Simian Fonts

I recently got a print catalog in the mail from House Industries that showcases a wide range of excellent 1950s and 1960s retro fonts, Tiki fonts, Vegas fonts, Shag fonts, Simian fonts (think Planet of... 
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LTR Federal, The Money Fonts

LettError Type and Typography has a font, LTR Federal, that is inspired by typefaces found on the US dollar bill. The fonts have a nice Old West look. Read the full story  Read More →

PixIcons: Neat Pixel Font Icons for Free

PixIcons is a nice and diverse set of icons in pixel font style. The font comes from a German website but “Download” and “Mac” and “Windows” mean the same thing in any... 
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FontLister: Software To View And Manage Your Fonts

FontLister is a neat bit of software that reads and displays fonts in any folder on your computer. There’s a free version, a paid version ($5), and a beta version. (Sounds like the three bears…)... 
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Creating a Pixel Font from scratch

“I like designing fonts. I like designing pixel fonts. I don’t like how difficult it is to get them to work. For this reason, i’ve written a short guide to creating cross platform pixel... 
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Neat Fonts (including Kon Tiki, Varsity, 50s, 60s)

Just got a slick catalog from Veer, a source of photos, flash movies, film footage, and fonts. The fonts, in particular, are worth a look: Jukebox (Baileywick Curly, Kon Tiki, Twister, Varsity, and Fenway... 
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New Typeface To Help Dyslexics

“Dyslexics who have trouble reading words online and in print may soon find relief in a new typeface being developed by a Dutch designer. Unlike traditional typefaces, which reuse the same forms... 
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Fonts From Independent Foundries

MyFonts.com has two specimen books for independent font foundries, Indie Fonts 2002 and Indie Fonts 2003. You can see samples of the fonts online before buying. They also have a contest (expires October... 
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