IKEA's Web Fonts
(medium.com)
For the longest time, if you mentioned IKEA to a designer they’d say the word Futura.
For the longest time, if you mentioned IKEA to a designer they’d say the word Futura.
Atypography – Art Movement Introduction
(atypography.com)
The long-awaited pact has been signed. Typography and abstraction have come to an agreement.
The long-awaited pact has been signed. Typography and abstraction have come to an agreement.
Kermit: A typeface for kids
(microsoft.design)
Imagine having never ridden a broom with the chosen one they call Harry Potter, or stumbled through a closet and into the mystical land of Narnia. For kids that discover the magic of reading through books like Harry Potter or The Chronicles of Narnia, reading is a gateway to otherworldly realms where your only limitation is your imagination. But, reading isn’t easy for everyone. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 people have some form of dyslexia, often undiagnosed.
Imagine having never ridden a broom with the chosen one they call Harry Potter, or stumbled through a closet and into the mystical land of Narnia. For kids that discover the magic of reading through books like Harry Potter or The Chronicles of Narnia, reading is a gateway to otherworldly realms where your only limitation is your imagination. But, reading isn’t easy for everyone. It’s estimated that 1 in 10 people have some form of dyslexia, often undiagnosed.
Ask HN: What is the best font and styling combo for readability on the web?
(ycombinator.com)
As I read HN I often come across personal blogs / websites that look great and are visually easy to read, but I change my mind on what is "best" all the time.
As I read HN I often come across personal blogs / websites that look great and are visually easy to read, but I change my mind on what is "best" all the time.
Typographic Pictures Composed Entirely of Brass Rule (2024)
(glyphdrawing.club)
In the dimly lit “printing cellar” of Media Museum and Archives Merkki is a remarkable and curious object. It’s a mosaic of tightly arranged brass rule and spacing material, made by a Finnish typographer Valto Malmiola in 1937.
In the dimly lit “printing cellar” of Media Museum and Archives Merkki is a remarkable and curious object. It’s a mosaic of tightly arranged brass rule and spacing material, made by a Finnish typographer Valto Malmiola in 1937.
Notes on monospace, fonts, ASCII, Unicode – A collection of TILs and resources
(wonger.dev)
A collection of TILs and resources
A collection of TILs and resources
The Manicule: The little hand that's everywhere
(messynessychic.com)
Familiar to anyone who pays attention to vintage aesthetics, I’m embarrassed to say it’s taken me 40 years to learn the name of the beloved typographic symbol that been guiding the way for centuries.
Familiar to anyone who pays attention to vintage aesthetics, I’m embarrassed to say it’s taken me 40 years to learn the name of the beloved typographic symbol that been guiding the way for centuries.
More than 1,500 new fonts – including all-time favorites – come to Adobe Fonts
(adobe.com)
Love Helvetica? Can't get enough of Arial? Craving Times New Roman? Today is your lucky day! We’ve added more than 1,500 new fonts to Adobe Fonts, including many of the most popular fonts of all time from Monotype. This is our largest font expansion in five years – and it comes at no extra cost.
Love Helvetica? Can't get enough of Arial? Craving Times New Roman? Today is your lucky day! We’ve added more than 1,500 new fonts to Adobe Fonts, including many of the most popular fonts of all time from Monotype. This is our largest font expansion in five years – and it comes at no extra cost.
Better typography with text-wrap pretty
(webkit.org)
Support for text-wrap: pretty just shipped in Safari Technology Preview, bringing an unprecedented level of polish to typography on the web. Let’s take a look at what the WebKit version of pretty does — it’s probably a lot more than you expect. Then, we’ll compare it to balance and the other text-wrap values to better understand when to use which one.
Support for text-wrap: pretty just shipped in Safari Technology Preview, bringing an unprecedented level of polish to typography on the web. Let’s take a look at what the WebKit version of pretty does — it’s probably a lot more than you expect. Then, we’ll compare it to balance and the other text-wrap values to better understand when to use which one.
Nebula Sans
(nebulasans.com)
Nebula Sans is the new brand typeface for Nebula, the premium streaming service from independent creators.
Nebula Sans is the new brand typeface for Nebula, the premium streaming service from independent creators.
Rich Text, Poor Text (2013)
(laemeur.sdf.org)
Bold, italic, subscript, superscript, underlines, strike-throughs — I don't find any of these presentational attributes of text any more frivolous than quotation marks and exclamation points.
Bold, italic, subscript, superscript, underlines, strike-throughs — I don't find any of these presentational attributes of text any more frivolous than quotation marks and exclamation points.
Sparks – A typeface for creating sparklines in text without code
(github.com/aftertheflood)
A typeface for creating sparklines in text.
A typeface for creating sparklines in text.
PARANOIA SANS a self-censoring, conspiratorial typeface
(fleg.de)
Moon Landing: PARANOIA SANS is a self-censoring, conspiratorial typeface that will automatically redact more than 150 words popular in conspiracy myths/theories.
Moon Landing: PARANOIA SANS is a self-censoring, conspiratorial typeface that will automatically redact more than 150 words popular in conspiracy myths/theories.
Kerning, the Hard Way
(octetfont.com)
Here’s what this particular example looks like without kerning:
Here’s what this particular example looks like without kerning:
Show HN: A website that makes your text look cool anywhere online using Unicode
(fontgenerator.cool)
Make your text fun and stylish with our fancy text generator 🌟 featuring a wide variety of font styles ready for easy copy and paste.
Make your text fun and stylish with our fancy text generator 🌟 featuring a wide variety of font styles ready for easy copy and paste.
Monotype and Phototypesetting (2000) [pdf]
(archive.org)
The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20040305094501/http://www.letterpress.ch:80/APINET/IMMPDF/MONOPHOTO/PHS_journal.pdf
The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20040305094501/http://www.letterpress.ch:80/APINET/IMMPDF/MONOPHOTO/PHS_journal.pdf
Typography in Ten Minutes
(practicaltypography.com)
This is a bold claim, but I stand behind it: if you learn and follow these five typography rules, you will be a better typographer than nearly every writer—and even most graphic designers.
This is a bold claim, but I stand behind it: if you learn and follow these five typography rules, you will be a better typographer than nearly every writer—and even most graphic designers.
Numderline: OpenType Ligatures for Number Clarity for 4+ digits
(thume.ca)
Numderline is a font patcher that uses OpenType font shaping trickery to make it easier to visually parse large numbers. It has multiple variants for different preferences, fonts and contexts.
Numderline is a font patcher that uses OpenType font shaping trickery to make it easier to visually parse large numbers. It has multiple variants for different preferences, fonts and contexts.
The Typography Maestro Getting Calls from Hollywood
(nytimes.com)
Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy.
Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to guy.
Shaping ligatures in monospace fonts
(joshleeb.com)
For some time I’ve been working towards building a graphical code editor from scratch.
For some time I’ve been working towards building a graphical code editor from scratch.
Show HN: I worked on a feature that allows you to preview fonts side by side
(foxcraft.tech)
Texts makes up 80% of your UI. The right font doesn't just display information—it shapes perception. Choose the perfect font, and turn casual visitors into loyal customers.
Texts makes up 80% of your UI. The right font doesn't just display information—it shapes perception. Choose the perfect font, and turn casual visitors into loyal customers.
Bad keming: Kerning failures, plus other typographical and font mishaps
(badkeming.com)
Where kerning’s so bad it’s keming, plus other typographical and font failures.
Where kerning’s so bad it’s keming, plus other typographical and font failures.