iFont, iPhone
It has been predicted that Apple will have sold 45 million iPhones by the end of 2009. And that’s before it hits China. There aren’t hundreds of type-related apps for the iPhone, but here are few; and...
View ArticleThe origins of abc
We see it every day on signs, billboards, packaging, in books and magazines; in fact, you are looking at it now — the Latin or Roman alphabet, the world’s most prolific, most widespread abc. Typography...
View ArticleUsing OpenType on the Web
With Ampersand less than a week away, it’ll be no time before we begin to see type looking a little better on the web. Designers making smarter use of webfonts gets us a long way, but a persistent...
View ArticleFree Fonts: Free Is Not Always Free
Like I explained in the introductory post An Introduction to Free Fonts the average computer user may think that fonts magically appear out of nowhere. They are everywhere – pre-installed on every...
View ArticleFont or Typeface?
As we’re collaborating with multiple authors on the FontFeed, we compiled a list of guidelines for ourselves and guest contributors. One of our concerns is that we should attempt to “speak the same...
View ArticleThe Magic That Is Letterpress
Some of you digital age kids may not recognize what the images in our introductory post are, so maybe there’s some ’splaining to do. The top image are wood type letters; the bottom one shows metal...
View Article10 Common Mistakes In Logo Design
1. Designed By An Amateur A professional business should look professional. New business owners often invest a lot of time and money in property and equipment, but do not often match it by investing...
View ArticleThe 960 Grid System Made Easy
The first time I discovered the 960 Grid System, I was immediately excited about the possibilities of implementing complex layouts so easily. However, since I was fairly new to web design at the time,...
View ArticleSelective Color in Photoshop : Quick and Easy
How to pop-out one color aera of an image: Select the Subject Use one of the lasso tools to select the subject Layer Copy Choose Layer, New, Layer via Copy Rename the new layer (something like: color)...
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