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Avería – The Average Font
Avería: the average font:

Surprisingly, it's an interesting effect: resembles indistinct printing from old type.
typography  fonts  design 
5 weeks ago by futuraprime
Why two spaces after a period isn’t wrong (or, the lies typographers tell about history) - Heraclitean River
@Ampersanderson That may not be so— makes a pretty compelling case for it being standard from the 1700's to the 1940's.
typography 
november 2011 by futuraprime
TK TYPE > Chartwell
Chartwell: 's new font for making charts: A bit silly, but 100% awesome. + = win
typography  infographics  from twitter
march 2011 by futuraprime
BigText Makes Text Big
@colly Clearly you didn't have around when you were making them.
javascript  css  jquery  typography 
january 2011 by futuraprime
Vintage Posters Discovered in Abandoned London Tube Station |
RT @kerryrm: Vintage posters discovered in abandoned London Tube station. // AMAZING!
typography  history  design 
october 2010 by futuraprime
Education: Learning difficulties | The Economist
Bad fonts improve comprehension:

So, how can we use *good* typography to improve comprehension?
typography  fonts  comprehension 
october 2010 by futuraprime
Untitled (http://i.imgur.com/AmWSq.png)
"Please don't use Comic Sans—we are a Fortune 500 company, not a lemonade stand." /via
#comicsans  #typography  comicsans  typography  from twitter
september 2010 by futuraprime
Cross-browser kerning-pairs & ligatures
So, let me get this straight: there's a CSS "make this text look way better" option that's NOT the default? Whyyyy?
css  webkit  typography  from twitter
june 2010 by futuraprime
Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering
The typography and grammar of comic books:
comics  design  typography 
april 2010 by futuraprime
What the iPad is Missing (No, it’s not a Camera) | The FontFeed
smashingmag: iPad and Typography: What the iPad is Missing (No, it’s not a Camera) - http://bit.ly/bKiVLz
typography  web  design  ipad  from instapaper
april 2010 by futuraprime
My Love/Hate Affair With Typekit – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
Pretty much my thoughts exactly: RT : Zeldman.com: My Love/Hate Affair With Typekit
typography  design  web  from twitter
march 2010 by futuraprime
YouTube - Arial Font is Bullshit (Hungry Beast)
(Also, the funniest thing about is that their titles are in Arial. Get with the program, guys!)
typography  design  humor  from twitter
march 2010 by futuraprime
(404) http://www.houseind.com/fonts/eames.
Wow: A gorgeous new Century/Clarendon slab from House Industries.
typography  fonts  from twitter
march 2010 by futuraprime

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