Typography

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Fonts that are not my type

I recently watched a fun SNL video starring Ryan Gosling about how he is still, years later, haunted by the logo for the movie Avatar. Why? Because it uses the...
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An brief introduction to variable fonts

In September, I read news introducing variable fonts and I was excited about the potential they have in the web design world. Responsive design had mammoth impacts on web design and...
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No fail font combinations

These days there is no shortage of font choices to use on your website or marketing materials. This is great because the choices are limitless and this is bad for...
dress up your website with google fonts

Dress-up your website with Google Fonts

There are occasions when normal, boring serifs and san serifs just won't do because something bolder and more decorative is needed to fit the bill. If you find your blog or...
graphic design trends

Graphic Design Trend: Illustrative Typography

Sometimes you need a normal or polite font, like a simple serif or handsome sans serif and then there are times when you need something that will make more of...
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Font classifications for non-designers

There are probably millions of fonts available to designers today. The large selection is good, because of the variety, but bad because it makes choosing the perfect font difficult. Maybe...
designwithdimension

Make your design pop with 3D fonts

Are you looking to try something different in your next design? Three-dimensional designs can make an ordinary design pop, so why not add a few 3D fonts to your next design...
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Typewriter fonts

The thought of composing on an old-fashioned typewriter makes my brain hurt and brings back horrific memories of running out of correction tape and white-out the night before my final...
Friday Night Fonts

Friday Night Fonts: A Tuesday Special

Whether you are a teacher, professor, coach, sorority or fraternity member or just a nerdy and enthusiastic student, it can be hard to find just the right font for that poster...
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Sleek and unique sans serif fonts

Sans serif fonts are easy on the eyes and are great for websites, but sometimes they can be a little bit boring. If you are you looking for a sans...
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Bold and beautiful serifs

My design career started with print design, so serif fonts have a special place in my heart. You see them in magazines, newspapers and in huge headlines all over town....
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My favorite Serif fonts

A serif font is a font that has a tiny line attached to the end of a stroke of a letter. Here is a list of my favorite serif fonts. Serif fonts...
Adobe Fonts

Combining fonts successfully

Fonts are funny, we love them yet if we use them without restraint they look out of control and unprofessional. Combining fonts successfully isn't hard if you follow a few...
not_my_type

Typography trends in web design

Typography trends in web design used to be boring, but that is not longer the case. Fabulous creations such as Adobe Typekit and Google fonts allow for websites to fun and creative. Below are...