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Meet the Font Detectives Who Ferret Out Fakery
A quiet side business among typography experts is every kerning nerd's dream job—and a surprisingly high-stakes game.
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The Lost Typefaces of W.A. Dwiggins
The pioneering designer created dozens of fonts, only a few of which are still around today. By Cara Giaimo.
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How To Create Your Own Ambigram, A Word Readable From Any Perspective
“When branching out into a new artistic direction, simplicity is the word du jour. Michelangelo didn’t paint the Sistine Chapel the first day he picked up a paintbrush, much like you shouldn’t start with a very complex word for your first ambigram.“
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Shapecatcher: Draw the Unicode character you want!
You need to find a specific Unicode character? With Shapecatcher.com you can search through a database of characters by simply drawing your character into a box. It can find the most similar character shapes for your drawing.
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Font puberty
When a font, as the size largens, becomes more smooth and less jagged looking. Usually occurs around size 14px, where you can really distinguish the smoothness of the letter.
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The First Roman Fonts
The story of the first roman fonts, from Sweynheym & Pannartz to Aldus Manutius. By John Boardley.
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How The World’s Most Beautiful Typeface Was Nearly Lost Forever
After a dispute between its creators, the Doves Type was left to lie in the Thames. A century later, it has finally resurfaced. This is the story of its rescue.
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Printing History is Big and Bright in Texas
Steven Heller chats with Keelin Burrows, curator of The Printing Museum in Houston, and looks closer at the museum's offerings.
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The visual artist who 'hijacked' the front page of her local newspaper
Newspapers are increasingly seen as outdated. But this MacArthur Fellow decided to rejuvenate her local paper by making it the canvas for her new visual art project.
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A Font that’s Fighting Crime on the Roadway
(Design in the Wild I) Forgery-Proof FE-Schrift
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100 Greatest Free Fonts Collection for 2015
The ultimate collection of the top 100 free typefaces for 2015
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40 Free Beefy And Bold Fonts You Should Grab
Font styles are one of the important factors that grab the attention of the audience in every typography design.
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Comic Sans Typewriter Here to Ruin Your Day
Typeface geeks, avert your eyes. Someone came up with the idea to ruin the old-school charms of a typewriter by adding cringeworthy Comic Sans.
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