Typogrify Plugin No, this is not one of those charity posts. It’s all about my favourite plugin. Imagine a plugin that could improve the typography of your page with no complicated setup. Controlling type online can at times be difficult. However, things have just gotten a whole lot easier with […]
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Sunday type: shush, I’m kerning!
Brighton, Berlin, Le Monde Well, it’s Sunday again, and how quickly this week has passed. I received numerous positive emails about the Type Terminology: Humanist article, and they all indicate that readers want to see more like them. The next in the series will cover Old Style. I’m in the […]
Read MoreSubscripts: Smashing Free Fonts
Smashing Magazine has just posted 40+ Excellent Free Fonts For Professional Design. I don’t like them all, but it’s certainly worth heading over there. Some of my favourite freebies are in there, including the gorgeous Fertigo from Jos Buivenga of exljbris. Fertigo is my favourite in the list. How about […]
Read MoreHistory of typography: Humanist
Incunabula Every subject, from dentistry to dog handling has its own vocabulary — terms that are peculiar (unique) to it. Typography is no exception. Learning the lingua franca (lingo) of type will make typography that much more accessible; and that will, in turn, lead to greater understanding, and hopefully a […]
Read MoreSunday Type: FREE FONTS
FREE FONTS Well, it’s that time of the week again. It’s Sunday. Some of you will be working while others will be “chilling”–am I too old to use words like “chilling”? Anyway, today I have something free (several free things, in fact)–but good free, not bad free.
Read MoreApostrophes don’t swing both ways
By Julie Elman I admit it. I have a serious apostrophe pet peeve. I hate to see backwards apostrophes used in place of omitted letters. Example: I’m really into rock ‘n’ roll, especially from the ‘60s. Those reversed marks get me every time. Might as well just stick the sharp […]
Read MoreSunday type: Spiekermann
Mr Type Erik Spiekermann is the HighLander of type. He was no doubt present when Gutenberg got his finger stuck in one of his prototype presses; and he’s still here–his enthusiasm for all things type has not waned. Designer of numerous typefaces including the huge FF Meta family, ITC Officina, […]
Read MoreMade With FontFont
BOOK REVIEW Made With FontFont: Type for Independent Minds is a celebration of 15 years of the FontFont type library. The low-down (why do we never say “the high-up”?): it’s big, it’s yellow, has 351 pages and it’s divided into an introduction and five sections. Introduction A brief history of […]
Read MoreSo you want to create a font. Part 1
By Alec Julien So you’re a brilliant designer, a master calligrapher, and you’ve learned all about serifs, side-bearings, and kerning. Now you want to create your own font. (What! You haven’t learned all about serifs, side-bearings, and kerning? Well, make sure you read all of the articles on ILT before […]
Read MoreSunday Type
Fuel Injected Links I was oh so tempted to post the first in our series of So You Want to Make a Font, but it’s Sunday; and Sunday should be one of those easy days. And what’s more Sunday is my day off (from iLT, at least), so on the […]
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