Font Articles

1. 25 Best Free Quality Fonts
   by Vitaly Friedman
   A list of the 25 Best free-license fonts for serious presentations (e.g. business sites) compiled by webdesigner Vitaly Friedman.
   
   
2. Accessing Special Characters
   by TypeArt.com
   A very useful guide on accessing special characters on the PC and Mac platforms.
   
   
3. Fontographer Tips
   by Gabrielle Gaither
   Five good tips for fontographer novices.
   
   
4. Font Making Made Easy
   by Michael Bond
   Brief tutorial on how to make fonts.
   
   
5. Letter Making Tips
   by Ray Larabie
   Ray teaches how to create fonts in FontLab, with the font Vahika as and example.
   
   
6. Letter Making Tips
   by Dan Zadorozny
   Some general tips on how to manipulate some shapes into different letters.
   
   
7. Don't Underestimate Type Trends
   by Robin Williams
   Using outdated typefaces is like wearing a beehive hairdo.
   
   
8. Slab Serifs
   by Robin Williams
   Slab serifs have strength and a no-nonsense attitude.
   
   
9. Color in Black & White
   by Robin Williams
   Take advantage of the color contrasts in strict black and white.
   
   
10. And Now For Something Old-Fashioned
    by Robin Williams
    Oldstyle figures just never seem to be out of style.
    
    
11. Hybrid Fonts: Opposites Attract by Robin Williams
    Typographic blending of tradition and technology.
    
    
12. Dash to the Rescue by Robin Williams
    There's more than one way to set a dash.
    
    
13. The Dang Apostrophe by Robin Williams
    Ubiquitous, indispensable, and utterly misused.
    
    
14. Typographic Communication on the Web
    by Robin Williams
    The bare essentials for using type online.
    
    
15. What the Heck's an Uncial?
    by Robin Williams
    Discover the history and revival of the world's first lowercases.
    
    
16. Get Emphatic!
    by Robin Williams
    Every page contains at least a few words that need to stand out.
    
    
17. Improving Readability
    by Robin Williams
    A designer can improve the readability of any face.
    
    
18. The Official Typeface of the New Millennium
    by Robin Williams
    What font will we be using for the next 1000 years?
    
    
19. Build Your Starter Kit
    by Robin Williams
    With so many typefaces to choose from, how does one begin?
    
    
20. Typewriter Fonts
    by Robin Williams
    Why would you want it to look like a typewriter?
    
    
21. Current Tendency for Weak Typography
    by Julia Ptasznik
    The Editor of Visual Arts Trends speaks