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OK, so you see a font in a magazine or something that you like, and you want to be able to use it yourself. You've got a billion fonts that came with your word processor/art program/desktop publisher, but you're not sure which one is the one you need, or whether you need to buy it. Identifont to the rescue! Answer a series of questions (does the middle stroke in the capital M go all the way to the baseline? Does the $ have one line or two?) and it will narrow it down for you. Very handy for those who care what their printed work looks like. From This is True for 29 January 2006 Suggestions for further reading:
 by Robert Bringhurst Amazon Price: $16.50 Customer Review: An incredibly comprehensive journey through the art and science of typography. Written with a poetic edge, the book is a romantic embrace of the world of 'type'. The text often borders on grandiloquence, sometimes resulting in a loss of clarity, but...  by Robin Williams Amazon Price: $24.75 Customer Review: This book is pretty good stuff to know typography and it has also good condition.  by H. A. Rey, Margaret Rey Amazon Price: $3.95 Customer Review: Three year old grandchildren in four families got this book for a present, a few weeks before an extended family reunion at the beach. The situations of the book are typically outrageous (all of Curious George is) but recognizable and familiar beach...  by Robin Williams Amazon Price: Customer Review: I feel bad for doling out a single star, but as a professional designer in the sales and marketing field, I can't help but be horrified after reading this book. I know that many unknowing individuals who want to learn about design and typeface will f...  by Bruce Willen, Nolen Strals Amazon Price: $16.47 Customer Review: This is a book that covers too many topics for a thin (128 pages) and small (7 x 9 inch) volume and consequently does justice to no one topic as well as an illustrated magazine article. Its section "A Compressed History of the Roman Alphabet" fails t... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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