Creating Your Own Font for Free--With FontStruct!
Have you ever wanted to create your very own font? FontStruct lets you do that, and it’s free! Read all about this writer’s experience, and then get …
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Finding Great Serif Fonts for All Occasions
Do you know the difference between a serif font and a non-serif font? When you see little hooks on the bottoms and tops of letters, it’s a serif …
Continue ReadingImportant Terms and Guidelines to Know When Designing Your Own Font
When designing your own font you must follow professional and legal guidelines. A primary objective is font uniformity through basic measurements. …
Continue ReadingInfluences of Greek Typography
Most professionals between the 15th and 20th centuries who influenced Greek typography were not Greek. The development and setting of Greek typeface …
Continue ReadingWhat Not to Do With Fonts: A Pictorial Guide
When used correctly in a design, no one should really notice your font choice. If they do you’ve either got a lover of fonts on your hands or …
Continue ReadingGreat Examples of Font Usage Done Right
Choosing the proper font for your next project can add some serious “WOW!” factor, as well as tie together a great design into something …
Continue ReadingGreat Resources for Harry Potter Fonts and Tips for Using Them
These fonts are an important resource for Harry Potter fans who want to create desktop publishing projects with a non-Muggle feel. There are excellent …
Continue ReadingGuide to Choosing and Using Fonts for All Your DTP Projects With Tons of Free Fonts
If you’re not really sure what the difference is between a dingbat and a font or how to choose the best one for your desktop publishing …
Continue ReadingCraft a Better Sentence by Learning Rules of Punctuation and Special Characters
Punctuation can be a bit tricky at times, but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored. Punctuation serves the purpose of helping us string ideas …
Continue ReadingParts of a Letter Diagrams: Examples of Serif and Sans Serif Anatomy
Sometimes we talk about objects as though they were living creatures. This is the case with type characters. As you’ll see in the following …
Continue ReadingSamples of Sans Serif Typefaces in Five Classes
Named for what they don’t have, sans serif typefaces (no serifs; flags on tips of serif fonts) are used in websites, signage and documents we …
Continue ReadingSerif versus Sans Serif Fonts: What's the Difference?
Anyone who has spent a decent amount of time in a word processing or desktop publishing program has come across a number of typefaces to choose from, …
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