The Periodic Table of Typefaces (fully-readable close-up) Two great nerd-memes (Periodic Tables and Font Collecting) that look great together. After looking it over, I'm happy to say it has no room for Comic Sans or Arial or Hobo, but sad to say it's also missing my personal guilty pleasure, Bookman...

Hello dear and faithful readers! It’s been a while but I’m back with fantastic news. Now, you’ve seen the words typed out by myself on here often enough, but I’m sure you were always thinking that it’s just a tad impersonal. No real handwriting and stuff. Right? Well, e...

Tasks Written in Easy to Read Fonts Are More Likely to be Completed The next time you jot out a set of instructions or tasks for someone to follow, keep in mind that the choice of fonts might well determine if that job gets done or not. The researchers at University of Michigan gave students written...

By Noura Yehia and Smashing Magazine Editorial Team Typography is elegant when it is attractive and communicates the designer’s ideas. When chosen wisely and used carefully, it can be very effective in supporting the overall design. Designers are always exploring different techniques with type...

The MyFonts January 2009 newsletter reports on their Top 10 Fonts of 2008. The list highlights the year’s most successful fonts in each genre, based on sales numbers. Sitting pretty in that list (based on sales numbers, remember) is a free font family: Museo and Museo Sans, which were the year...

Useing fadeIn() in jQuery, fonts looks crappy in IE7. I'm using jQuery's fadeIn() (and Out) on a div. Works like a charm, however the fonts in the div look like crap in IE7. Apparently IE turns off Cleartype when you fade stuff. If I use show() and hide(), the fonts look OK, but that's not what I'm ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/70_Wonderful_3D_Typography_That_Truely_Inspires'; Imagine an artwork without type - you can only make assumptions what the graphics are trying to deliver. Type enhance and ensure you get whatever message the campaign is delivering. Typography design on the other ha...

In academic surgery, we have these venues called mortality and morbidity conferences. In theory, these are supposed to be open and honest forum where you truly review and investigate all complications. I believe Governor Sarah Palin should attend one of these conferences. At the end of the day, Pali...

sIFR Lite is an improved version of sIFR the Flash-based font replacement library that lets you embed virtually any font on your website without images. According to Richard, it’s a hell of a lot smaller and offers off some new......

If you’re not a professional designer, it might be hard to come up with the right font for the right message. Stuart Robinson wants to make your life easier by offering you a new to explore the popular typefaces on your computer. It’s called Flipping Typical and it’s actually reall...