Everything you ever wanted to know about typefaces but were afraid to ask.
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how to export and import from and to fontographer
I am trying to do something that seems like it should be easy, but is proving to be difficult. I want to export certain glyphs from a font, modify them in a vector graphics program and then re-import ...
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What are great fonts for information-heavy data tables?
I'm designing a web application which has lots of data tables with business information both as numbers (sales, hours etc) and text (product names, region names etc).
What fonts are great for dense ...
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OTF font family styles not showing up in Photoshop
I have a font which has six styles (Black, Bold, Extra bold, Light, Medium and Regular). For each style there's an OTF file. If I install all the OTF files, the font shows up properly in the Fonts ...
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What font is used in this logo?
Can anybody help me figure out what font is used in the logo on this site:
I tried identifont.com but got no joy there.
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Should I use specialist “titling” fonts for headings and titles?
I once read, that one should use optimized/specialized fonts for headings and titles. The claimed reason was, that a kerning which is good for reading is not good (or optimal) for titles.
I tried to ...
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Newspaper Title Font?
Does anyone know of a font for the title of a newspaper? The type that's used for the first letter of a chapter of a book, and is so calligraphic, you can't tell if it has serifs or not. Something ...
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Optimum line height in relation to font size
Is there an agreement on the optimum mathematical proportion of line height and the size of a text? And if there is, is it the same for print and web?
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Photoshop - finding a font
I don't know if any of you had this problem, I'm using photoshop CS3,
And sometimes in order to choose a font quickly, while the text tool is selected, I click on the text field that shows the ...
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Font used in 'Home Team: Global Domination' game board?
The territory names are very small, no results with 'WhatTheFont!'.
Slightly larger original image: http://i.stack.imgur.com/RS9LU.jpg
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Font with transparent holes-fill in and outline in illustrator
I'm using a font called Nashville. I want to outline only the most outside of the paths. If I try to use the outline tool, it outlines all of the small holes in the font, too. I want to fill in the ...
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Which cut of Gill Sans is it that is included on a Mac?
Like many classic fonts, there are several different cuts of Gill Sans by various publishers. Monotype distribute it as 'Gill Sans MT', and Adobe and ITC have their own versions.
Which version is the ...
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On which sites can I sell fonts I've created?
I made a typeface that I would like to sell non-exclusively on several online stores. I have been searching and found a few nice outlets so far.
What are the font shops you know of? Where do you ...
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Pixels in PSD not accurate for fonts [duplicate]
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What does the size of the font translate to exactly?
I'm trying to figure out why my fonts in a PSD are not telling me the accurate pixel height.
I set up a new ...
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I need help finding this font
I'm working on a website and the client want this font to be used for the logo:
But he has no idea what the font is and the guys who created his old design are no longer in business. So if anyone ...
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Helvetica Neue Equivalent on Google Web Fonts
Does anybody know a font on google web fonts that is very similar to Helvetica Neue?
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Can you help me identify this font?
What is the font used in this image?
It is too squat to be arial, verdana, tahoma, or any of the other typical non-serif fonts, and the image isn't crisp enough for me to make any headway on ...
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How to preview installed fonts?
I'm completely new on a Mac. I would like a pointer as to how to visualize a preview of a given headline in as many fonts as possible from those installed on the system. What I need to accomplish is ...
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Text Alignment Issues When Opening Adobe Illustrator CS5 File in CorelDRAW X6
I have a file in Adobe Illustrator CS5 (AI-CS5) which I open in CorelDRAW X6 (CD-X6) because it has to go to commercial printers which only accept CD-X6 files. The problem is that when I open the file ...
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Why do html/css texts appear so “pixelated” compared to texts from photoshop or gimp?
Here is an example to explain what I mean:
Text created in Gimp:
Text created in html/CSS code:
font: 60px "anchor-web-1","anchor-web-2", 'Impact', sans-serif;
font-weight: 900;
Why do ...
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After purchasing fonts, what further “permissions” are necessary to use them in commercial design work?
There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding font "licensing" and "permissions". Isn't the license to design with it what we are purchasing when buying the font? For basic commercial design work, ...
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Kerning problem with Fontographer 5
I configured my font's kerning for every possible letter combination in Fontographer 5 and when I preview it from there, everything is as it should be, but when I generate the font files (TTF and OTF) ...
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How to revert to Windows original font list
I started working as a freelance graphic designer and I have many fonts installed from the era when I was just doing stuff for entertainment and learning. I don't want to use these fonts for my ...
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What does “PDF-compatible glyph names” mean?
In Fontographer 5, when I want to generate font files, it asks me do I want to "Keep glyph names as they are" or make glyph names "PDF-compatible".
What does the "PDF-compatible glyph name" mean ...
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How do I combine bold, italic and regular versions of a typeface so they are grouped together in application font selection menus?
In Fontographer 5, I have made more versions of the same typeface (regular, italic and bold), but they are separate files.
How can I make them be one unified file and that when writing in a program ...
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Can anyone suggest an alternative to Copperplate Gothic for web use?
Designer sent comps for a site using copperplate, I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good alternative that exists either on google fonts or as a font squirrel kit (preferably the former).
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How to change PDF text encoding ? (ANSI to UNICODE)
I have this problem with a PDF I am trying to copy the text from... I have this text in a pdf and I need to insert in into a HTML page, the problem is that when I copy the text some of the letters(the ...
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“Cutout” effect in Fontographer 5
When I paste a thinner version of a letter on a bolder one, I get this cutout effect inside it, somewhat similar to this:
(please note that this is not my image, not my font and that I do not claim ...
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What is the best .otf file editor? [closed]
What is the best .otf font file editor ? i have try font lab studio but i can' t save in .otf file...
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What's the difference between fonts Meta OT Bold and Meta Pro Bold?
OT Bold vs Pro Bold
More generally, when two fonts differ only by the last bit of their name, what does it mean? Is it "the same font", but by different foundries?
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Clearly display small font size
What techniques (or different fonts) could I use to fonts to make small text (about 10px) look nice in Photoshop?
Here is what I tried, but every time it looks blurry, or too bold:
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Designing fonts
I'll soon be completing my M.A. in technical and professional communications and will hopefully find employment in that field. However, I have recently developed a passion for fonts and font design ...
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How do I convert leading and kerning expressed to CSS styles
I have been given a design / style guide for a website that has the fonts expressed in point (pt) measurements, and additional leading and kerning adjustments - e.g. 40pt font, 60pt leading, -30pt ...
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How to find font name in Fireworks when font not installed
I have inherited a design in a Fireworks file which I'm turning into a web page. I've never used Fireworks but it seems to be similar (user-interface-wise) to Photoshop so it's going okay. However, ...
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Is there a term for vertically low typefaces?
I am looking for a choice of fonts where (in capitals) the horizontal lines are relatively low. For example in this Martini logo:
The horizontal in the A and R are way below the middle of the ...
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Fixed width character subset in proportional fonts?
In many proportional fonts, numerals (i.e. 0123456789) have identical width to facilitate vertical alignment. My question is simple: are there any characters that conventionally share the exact same ...
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How can I keep the font-width consistent in SVG across different operating systems and browsers?
I'm trying to add some text to a SVG file. The text is dynamic and shown over a rectangle which acts as background.
Since the text is dynamic, the width of background rectangle also needs to be ...
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Anticipating problems with a Google Webfont's rendering cross-platform
Web fonts can sometimes look great on one machine, but awful on another, due to differences in rendering not just between browsers, but also with the same browser between operating systems.
Most ...
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Font licensing for a web app hosted on clients servers
Frutiger 55 was the winner of the crude typo-battle I hosted in my mind this week (I felt really sorry for poor Gill Sans, one of my top-5 of all time). I want to use it for a Web App that is hosted ...
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What Font Is Being Used In This Image?
Can anybody help me figure out what font this is being used in this image?
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This font has evaded me for too long! 'Arvo'? [closed]
there is a link to the page that has 'Arvo' on. I am looking for this font! I checked the css, and it is Avro on font family. Anyone know where I can nab it?
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Why does Twitter app use different fonts in two screens?
I'm sure that this is not a coincidence, that it was very well thought out by the designers of this app, but I can't seem to understand why. In the timeline, they use a sans-serif font, while in the ...
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How can I make my photoshop fonts appear like they do on the web?
Do I really have to design everything in photoshop with anti-aliasing set to "none"??? I'm sure there is a better way.
I'd like to have a setting so that when picking a basic web-safe (such as ...
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IS ALL CAPS EVER OK?
I'm recreating a Character Sheet for an RPG, but it might as well be a form.
In the original sheet
I notice that all the text is in capital letters.
At first I thought it was in small-caps, but it ...
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Thin font output
I have an illustrator text in Myriad Pro light 8 pt that I need to output to a png or gif. The quality degrades tremendously.
What is the best practice to get a good quality screen output on thin and ...
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Is there a font face in which all glyphs are identical?
As strange as it seems, I am looking for a font in which all characters look exactly the same.
The goal is to obfuscate the text of passwords generated on http://enlargeyourpassword.com to the casual ...
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How to identify fantasy fonts
I can clearly identify wacky fonts like this one:
to be of the "fantasy" type, but some fonts look almost like regular serif or sans serif fonts only with some strange things going on. As an ...
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Where to find a handwritten font with English and Chinese?
I am preparing a book which needs some material to appear like it is hand-written. I see many fonts available which simulate this look, however, I need something which also has hand-written fonts for ...
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Establishing the real copyright owner of a font
An increasing collection of fonts are being released for free, but the majority of fonts require a license. For any given font, it's possible to find many versions online, both legal and not. There ...
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Font or technique needed to recreate newspaper article from 1873
I work for an animal shelter that traces its history back to 1873. With the help of the local library, my colleagues and I were able to find the original newspaper article that discussed the initial ...
