Worried About Typography? Check Out This Five-Step Guide!

Whenever I browse a website or read a book, the first thing I notice is the font. If the font or typography is not proper, I’m hardly motivated enough to continue, no matter how good the content may be. Agreed that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, and some fonts are more beautiful than others, but overall, it is an accepted fact that if the typography of your…

Optimizing Typography in Responsive Web Design

Each time a discussion pops up about responsive design, the common terminology and concepts that get the maximum attention include grids and images, and obviously the settings like fluid or flexible. Typography, though essentially always deemed important, is rarely given the weightage it deserves when it comes to responsive web design. In this article, we will be discussing typography vis a vis responsive web design. Our focus will be on…

Type Scan Alphabet: Amazing Creativity Using Scalpel and Paper

Creativity knows no limits. No matter what your medium of expression is — paper, glass or the digital screen — if you are creative, your talent will be visible in every aspect of your work. Alphabets, typography, design and art — ah right, you know where I’m going, don’t you? These four words have already suggested you that this probably is just another showcase about some fonts or some typographical…

25 Yet More Free Fonts for Headlines (from 2012)

As we like to do every year, today we are taking a look at some of our favorite free and professional fonts that are perfect for headlines and titles. So that means no script fonts, no gothic fonts, certainly no comic/cartoon fonts… just plenty of serif fonts (there are a couple of sans-serif) that will compliment and add professionalism to the title/headline of your content. (They would all look great…

Alphabet: Re:Production – A Modern Experiment in Typography

What happens when you combine biological processes and human innovation with typography? Let’s say, take the biological process of reproduction, the machine invention era of the industrial revolution and try to put them together in a type-face. Sounds bizarre?

30 Typography Examples from Advertising

To the average person, an advertisement is an annoyance. The words have become synonymous in the decades since the golden days of advertising. Today, and to be worth the paper it’s printed on an advertisement has to step beyond the bounds of conventional professionalism and do something extra to capture the viewers eye. Of course, in print ads the role of Typography can’t be understated. You must communicate details to…

35 Typographic Book Covers – Judging a Book by it’s Cover

Often, a potential reader judges a book as harshly on how the title looks, as they do what the title is. The font, color, spacing, size, imagery, and other factors all have strong impact on the perceived attractiveness of cover design.

50 Creative Typographic Portraits

A picture is worth a thousand words. But what’s a picture of words worth? In the hands of some, far more still. Typographic Portraits combine the specifics of an image with the communicative power of words. They can capture an idea, or express the essence of a person’s state of being, in a way that is hard to match in terms of interest and visual appeal. The images in this…

Current Web Typography Trends

The evolution of typography in web design has been hampered by technological limitations. The lack of browser support for CSS in the pre-2000 era, and later, unavailability of a wider range of fonts limited typographical adventures to a handful of font choices. Every web designer willing to experiment and push the boundaries in typography has had to contend with the lack of support for any fonts save the dreaded quintet…

Captivate your Audience with Typography

Modern web designers are incorporating innovative new concepts for digital type. In the previous decade we have witnessed the Internet transform into a powerful tool for sharing media all around the world. More specifically digital designers have adapted and web trends continue to change over time. Text on a page will always be the most uniform way of communication. It’s up to web designers to mold this text in a…

A Showcase of Typography in Webdesign

Functional web typography is, of course, key to the usabilty of any website. But functional does not mean boring. Big, loud and attention grabbing typography does have the presence and magnificence to truly grab the attention of your visitors. It does not quite shout at your readers, it merely says with a slighlt harder-overtone ‘Look at ME!’. Its effect can be impressive and memorable. Today we have a creative and…

Creative Use of Typography in Print Ads

When it comes to advertising, what’s being said can be a bit less important than how it’s said. In no case is this more true than in the case of typography based advertisements, which are common in print advertising and gaining popularity even in television and other video mediums. Typography can do everything from adding meaning to drawing attention, and using it right can mean the difference between mediocrity and…

Using Typography to Your Advantage

Whenever people are communicating, there is the apparent message of the words being spoken and the underlying message coming from non-verbal cues. In a conversation, non verbals can be eye-contact, posture or tone of voice. These significant little details are a vital part of the overall message being received. When the communication is in print, or online, the non-verbal cues are a little different. In the voice-less mediums we have…

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