Beautiful typography in advertising design.
BestPhotoshopTutorials presents a collection of 40 inspirational examples of typography in advertising. There are 40 examples to drool over.
Archive for Typography
The origins of abc.
Typography is a relatively recent invention, but to unearth the origins of alphabets, we will need to travel much farther back in time, to an era contemporaneous with the emergence of (agricultural) civilisation itself. Ilovetypography presents a wonderful history lesson.
Four techniques for Combining Fonts.
Is there a way to know what fonts will work together? Building a palette is an intuitive process, but expanding a typographic duet to three, four, or even five voices can be daunting. H&FJ have four tips for navigating the typographic ocean.
A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces.
In a nutshell, Typedia is a community website to classify typefaces and educate people about them. Think of it like a mix between IMDb and Wikipedia, but just for type. Anyone can join, add, and edit pages for typefaces or for the people behind the type.
10 Typefaces from the 80s.
Some typefaces deserve to be buried by the sands of time, but others undeservedly fall by the wayside. CreativePro suggests ten typefaces from before the age of desktop publishing that merit your consideration.
Arabic Typography: 24 beautiful and modern examples.
Arabic Typography may not be the word on everyone’s mouths in the design world, but it sure is making its way there. People might think of it as complicated Islamic verses, but it isn’t. Arabic typography can in fact be very simple and elegant, as proved in this post at TheInspirationBlog.
Wonderful examples of Ornamental Typography.
Ornamental typography has the most distinctive designs of all fonts, and may even incorporate pictures of objects, animals, etc. into the character designs.
BFWR present a collection of wonderful examples of ornamental typography to show you how manipulation of fonts types, sizes and keywords can form a great artwork with inner meaning.
A Web Designer’s Guide to Linux Fonts.
Many people find Linux to be an afterthought as far as target audience is concerned, but Linux is exponentially increasing in popularity as an alternative to other operating systems. … Web design should be bulletproof and your choice of type should be no different. SixRevisions presents a Web Designer’s Guide to Linux Fonts.
An exploration of Modern Typography.
PsdFan has always been a huge fan of experimental typography, as the most talented artists can produce some really unique results. Today we look at some great examples of modern typography, as well as some useful resources and tutorials to help you create your own epic typography. Enjoy!
Ten Typefaces of the Decade.
Imprint suggests the top ten typefaces of the decade from 2000 to 2010. It is not a list of his favorite typefaces, nor is it a list of the most popular typefaces. Instead, it is a list of typefaces that have been “important” for one reason or another. It’s up to you to figure out why they were chosen.
