Typography is the study and process of typefaces; how to select, size, arrange, and use them in general. Traditionally, typography was the use of metal types with raised letterforms that were inked and then pressed onto paper. In modern terms, typography today also includes computer display and output.
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Rich Typography On The Web: Techniques and Tools
In addition to font stacks, why not replace the heading text with an image, embedded font, or bit of Flash? The methods described below are easier than they sound. And the end result is that the vast majority of users will see the beautiful typography you want them to see. A word of warning, though: don’t use dynamic text replacement for all of the text on your page. All that would do is slow it down and frustrate your visitors. Instead, save it for headings, menu items, pull quotes and other small bits of text.
Chapman, Cameron. Smashing (2009). Articles>Web Design>Typography>Graphic Design
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Fantastic Typography Blogs For Your Inspiration
Here are 40 fantastic typography-related blogs that will allow you to expand your knowledge base of what typography really is.
Reyes, Joel. Smashing (2009). Resources>Directories>Typography>Blogs
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Fifty Useful Design Tools For Beautiful Web Typography
Looks at 50 most useful typographic tools, techniques and resources for creating effective and expressive designs. We will also look at some hands-on typography tools that help designers and developers learn how to style their Web content, test it interactively and see the changes instantly. These tools are great for experimenting with different font types for your website.
Yehla, Noura. Smashing (2009). Articles>Web Design>Typography
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Ampersands have long been the character in a typeface with which typographers can indulge themselves. Sweeping curves, flirtatious finishes and bold statements – these are the things that make ampersands an exciting character to use and, better still, to design. There are, however, two problems.
Smashing (2008). Articles>Typography>Graphic Design>Fonts
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While many designers have been quick to embrace web standards, it’s surprising how often the basic standards of typography are neglected. Here are ten deadly sins to avoid in your web typography.
Steven D. Smashing (2008). Articles>Web Design>Advice>Typography
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In most designs typography is used to present information in a rather static way — after all, it has to be read by users. However, it doesn’t have to be like this. What effects can be achieved if typography is set in motion? What happens if letters are suddenly floating, jumping and dancing around while sentences are actually interacting with the readers? Where motion is involved, video is necessary. Below we present some excellent examples of typography embedded into movies and videos — be prepared, “dynamic” typography can be breathtaking.
Friedman, Vitaly. Smashing (2007). Articles>Typography>Video
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Eighty Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design
Which typefaces are “bulletproof”? What fonts can be used effectively in almost every Corporate Design? And what are the options for unique, but still incredibly beautiful typefaces? We have answers. Over the last few days we’ve browsed through dozens of type foundries, read dozens of designers’ articles about typography, analyzed font rankings and visited bookmarked font-related suggestions. So this post has ‘em all. Well, OK, at least many of them.
Friedman, Vitaly. Smashing (2007). Articles>Typography>Fonts
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If you look through a poster session at a scientific conference, I’ll bet over 98% of their titles are centered at the top of their posters. Why? There is no advantage in reading. Most word processors and other publishing programs start with text left aligned by default, which implies that people deliberately center the text all the time.
Better Posters (2009). Design>Presentations>Document Design>Typography
