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 exciting collection of websites who do you use, and succesfully [...]

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 stardom in the world of advertising. The post below takes [...]

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 layout, colors and images to support our directives. And of [...]

For your content to make an impact with readers, whether that be web or print, you do need to have a title that is not only descriptive and attention grabbing but also designed clearly and legible. Choosing that font can be a very difficult task. You could search through the multitude of free font directories, and scan through their thousands upon thousands of fonts. But, the most of the fonts that you will find are not really suited for giving [...]

As a graphic design blogger, I subscribe to Google Alerts for such terms as “typography”, and practically daily, a post pops up containing “kinetic typography” in the headline. Is this a new trend? Kinetic typography is defined by Wikipedia as “an animation technique mixing motion and text”. Designers will either use software such as Adobe Flash, After Effects or Apple Motion to produce this flawless and at time hypnotic typography technique. Its popularity has been rising rapidly, prompting Vimeo to [...]

Black-and-white typography was the first featured in printed books. It’s been around since ancient times, and everybody has seen some example of it first hand at some point. Why, especially in a world where we can print letters in any colors imaginable, does black and white typography still captivate us so much?

Typography is one of the most useful and important tools in the graphic design toolbox. It is even more interesting when it is applied to the very source of words, ie. Books. In this article we have a collection of typography based book cover designs. With this collection we hope to inspire and demonstrate how important and creative typography can be. To make it easier and more interesting for your viewing pleasure they have been categorized by color. Enjoy! You [...]

This article focuses on the use of typography to create “impact” and “drama” when designing posters. Poster design almost certainly requires text to be effective, this text will often include key information – dates, names, locations, times. It follows that typography can be an extremely useful (and critical) tool in poster design. Below are 50 posters that rely heavily on typography or use typography creatively. The graphic designers have used bold typefaces, contrasting and bright colors. The posters show once [...]

Evoking emotion in your viewers can be hard, but typography gives you the advantage of words. Unlike plain old drawings, you can use words or sentences to give the viewer more than just a feeling. You can make statements that explain or hint at something, leaving the viewer thinking. Here are some trends and examples that you should keep in mind when you want to make evocative typography. Setting the Mood With Type Typography can be very powerful. Using certain [...]

Typography always seems to be an underrated topic when it comes to web designing. In a world where your website becomes your identity, you could either choose to be the elegant, educated prince or the ignorant pauper. And yes, typography can make that difference. The design and the readability of your website is completely dependent on good practice typography. For those newbies to web design, typography predominantly has to do with the very way your website looks and feels – [...]

The classification of fonts is still unclear, even with the various classes and categories that have been created by some of great type lovers of the years. Some may consider categorizing fonts separately, others may think of it is a common division… I honestly believe that this debate will go on forever. The classification is not what is the most important aspect, the way designers work with each individual and unique font should be. The Structure of a Letter Let’s [...]

Typography is one of the cornerstones of good graphic design. Selecting and manipulating typefaces is an art unto itself. Therefore it’s no surprise that classic typography regularly makes its way into famous paintings and sculptures. Below are some inspirational images of typography used in the fine arts to help give you a fresh point of view on typographic possibilities in future projects. (All images are copyright of the artists.) Sometimes I Think Sometimes I Don’t This sculpture is called “Sometimes [...]

Earlier this month we published an article on the best HTML & CSS CV and Resume templates, and today we feel we can top all of those templates with one of our own. Today we have the pleasure of releasing free to our readers a resume template that is choc-full of CSS3 properties, smooth jQuery powered navigation (for jumping between the sections) and finally, it makes use of Googles new Font API. This template maybe slightly experimental, but the result [...]