CSS 3 adds some awesome new tools to web designers' toolkit – the ability to rotate, transform and tweak elements means complex layouts can be done with nothing more than some style sheet rules.

A scalable font technology from Adobe that renders fonts for both the printer and the screen. PostScript fonts come in Type 1 and Type 3 formats. Type 1 fonts use a simple, efficient command language ...

Digestive is a peculiar font. Its ornate, wiggly letters make it look a bit like calligraphy by aliens from outer space. But Digestive isn't just unusual in how it looks. It's also unusual in how it ...

Over the past few years, I kept bumping into something called Hershey fonts. After digging around, I found a 1967 government report by a fellow named Dr. Allen Vincent Hershey. Back in the 1960s, he ...

If there were ever a typeface Mecca, during the sixties it was Photo-Lettering Inc., in New York City. With thousands of photo fonts at the ready, this was where pilgrims and art directors from ...

When it comes to web fonts, designers have many options to choose from. Google Fonts library has over 600 font families; however, many of those are unversatile and unsuitable for body copy. I have ...

Reading glasses or not, some fonts can be very hard to read. When it comes to readability of text, different attributes like the style, color and size make the design more or less visible. To ...

Typography is a powerful brand tool that can add visual meaning to what is communicated. Northwestern’s typography is flexible enough to meet a wide range of situations and requirements. Our brand ...

The 1940s was a decade shaped by global conflict, post-war reconstruction, and the rise of Modernist ideals. And the typography of the era reflects these dramatic contrasts neatly, with the best ...