Questions tagged [typography]
Questions about the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. Text is composed to create a readable, coherent, and visually satisfying whole.
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Is monospacing URLs in academic papers still advised?
When papers are written in the academic world, URLs are often set in monospace.
The reason for this seems to be historic and is described in this Q&A at TexSE.
It may be summarized as a leftover ...
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Different font thickness between InDesign and Word
I'm currently work on text, which intented to be read on screen. For that reason, body text should be quite large, 15-16 points.
I use both InDesign CS6 and Word 2016 for this project.
As I ...
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Does anyone know what happened to moorstation.org? the 90s type foundry
Does anyone know what the status is of moorstation.org's type collection? There were probably hundreds of typefaces designed in the 90s on that site. It's been down for at least a month (HTTP Error ...
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How to correctly choose protrusion for letters and hanging punctuation?
A small preamble: (mostly technical, can be skipped) I am a mathematician and prepare my documents with LaTeX. The documents made in LaTeX usually have very distinctive look because of the CM font (I ...
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How to find out fonts' native word space?
I need to set up average word space of M/4 in InDesign where M = 10pt. That is equal to 2.5pt. InDesign lets me adjust word spacing in terms of percentage of fonts' native word spacing.
However, I ...
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Does Myriad exist Unicode TFF format?
I am trying to display the non-breaking dash with itextpdf. However, it can't not display in normal myriad font. But I really want to use Myraid.
Therefore I need to find a version of Myraid that ...
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What is the different between Typography, Typeface, and Type (Not Font)?
I have been seeing people and book authors use the word "Type" for so long now but never really thought about what "Type" actually means when compared to Typography and Typeface.
Can anybody please ...
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What methods exist for determining if a font is similar or derivative work?
I've always assumed that the vector outlines contained in a font file are essentially mathematical formulas describing each of those shapes; and that no matter how similar two fonts might appear, the ...
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Should I use 4x or 4✕?
I am editing the text of a medical document. We are describing the function of the heart.
METS (metabolic equivalent for task) = the number of calories and the amount of oxygen you consume at rest. ...
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PT Serif alternative with old-style figures and ligatures
I am looking for a free alternative to PT Serif that supports old style number figures, good kerning, and some optional ligatures. I intend to use for personal usage in an academic blog.
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Some good fully-featured OpenType typeface for body text
What are some good serif typefaces for body text which have at least Roman and Italic, and support small caps, old-style figures, ligatures, and super/subscripts? (And which, it goes without saying, ...
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Inconsistent kernings shown in metrics view in FontForge
I am working to modify an existing font (Sacramento, under SIL OFL license), and wish to adjust kernings after having made a few stylistic changes.
I thought I had found the proper way to do it (...
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Create a dedicated (small caps) TrueType font from and existing OpenType font
As Powerpoint 2016 does not allow for using dedicated (prettier) OpenType small caps—but instead creates its own poorly spaced alternative—I'd like to create a dedicated (TrueType) small caps version ...
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"based on" vs "metrically compatible"
"Based on"
Typefaces are often described as "based on" other typefaces. E.g.:
Arial is "based on" Monotype Grotesque;
Century Gothic is "based on" Twentieth Century.
I understand "based on" to mean ...
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Scale multiple Text layers one point down?
I'm on Photoshop CC 2017. I make a lot of UI design and I have come across this...
I want to scale down multiple text layers one point at once. From 22pt to 21pt for example, without having to go to ...
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What do you call the technique of integrating type into an image / background with perspective?
I'm having a really hard time describing this:
It's from the GTA IV Title / Intro. I'm talking about the way the text is part of the image in regards to perspective. Some even go so far as to have ...
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Does using shades of off-grey for text improve legibility compared to pure grey?
Most sites use some shade of grey for the color of their text.
I was reading an article which suggested using a grey (#373d3f) with the rgb values of (55, 61, 63).
My question is whether doing ...
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How to get multiple lines of text to fill a shape?
I want to fill a shape with multiple lines of text. Similar to the example, so the text remains legible and the shape is clearly identifiable. But I need some sort of separation which the example ...
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Typography/Typesetting: Footnotes of footnotes? [closed]
Is it possible (by which I mean »allowed«) to create footnotes within footnotes? I am working on the design of a very intricate scientific publication and this question came up during a discussion of ...
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Typography: treatment of brand names in scientific publication
I am working on the design of a scientific publication. For the job, the lead researcher provided the raw text along with the original PDF of the research paper, as a reference. I am going through his ...
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Name for letter j with 'tick' on the right hand side
I was reading some articles on jacobinmag.com and I noticed that their letter j has a sort of tick or tail on the right hand side at the base. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what this tick is ...
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When is positive/negative tracking too much in a text?
What are best practices when increasing/decreasing tracking in a paragraph to make it look better, whether the paragraph is justified or not? How do you decide when it's overdone?
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Does anybody know to make this layer style.?
Can anyone tell me how can I get the attached text style? What setting I have to do? I want same text style. Same text style but different background and color
It would be awesome if someone can tell ...
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Help me find a good font substitute for this handmade print
The image is an old bookplate I have, I wanted to find some fonts similar to the two types of characters here (which I'm 100% sure are hand drawn) but until now my research (used identifont, ...
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How can I fill in 4, 6, 8, 9, 0 etc with writing without it ignoring the center circle?
I'm trying to enter a list of names as text into the shape of an "8", but they won't go around the center holes of the 8, meaning I'm having to try, and failing, to justify it manually.
How can I ...
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Where can I find a list of system fonts for current and recent OS's?
I'm considering using a system font stack for a project so that I can display beautiful typography without the performance hit of webfonts. I'm having difficulties finding a conclusive list of fonts ...
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What is this type of (speech bubble text) style called?
Where the text fills every part of the bubble.
I know this is most likely a (custom) font stretched and warped to fit in the box. I also know that there's most likely no one easy way to do it.
What ...
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What quotation marks to use if quoting other language?
I am writing a thesis in the Swedish language, where convention for quotations is to use right quotes or guillemets: " " or » »
But what when I quote e.g. an English source…
The Church has always ...
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Why is Bounce (and Tumble) rarely done these days?
In the days of hand lettering and letter presses there was a specific decision given to the Bounce of the text. That is manually tweaking the line height on a per character basis.
Excerpt from Letter ...
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Difference between a Font attribute and a Typeface attribute
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So, I am getting UI development in Android and as I started reading TextView attributes, I found an attribute called typeface. I then searched the technical differences between a font and ...
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Term for the CoeXisT-like images? [duplicate]
Is there a term in design for the logos that mix images/symbols the same way the Coexist logo does?
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I wanna know this font name [closed]
Hello there, This Design seems great to me ... especially font. So I wanna know this font name .. thank u
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Good fonts for a webpage [closed]
I am making a modern web page and I cannot find any websites that will lead me to fonts that are available on google, may someone please suggest some google fonts for a modern design web page? Thanks ...
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Name for two columns of a table are flush towards each other, ragged on the outside?
Marty An affable Golden Retriever.
Citrus A sly feline with short hair.
Lazy Sue A feline used to being take care of.
Bob An imaginary pit bull.
Is there a name for this style where the ...
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Is the spacing around my typographic elements correct? [closed]
The image below is a more or less standard paragraph example for the website I'm trying to design. It's probably not much help for the question I'm asking, but I will try to further detail what I'm ...
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UTF8 numerate brackets
I used the minus for every dash in the past and found better characters like en dash, em dash, figure dash ...
Is there any replacement for the primitive ) in UTF8 for list numerations like the ...
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How to denote verses of a poem in running text?
I need to fit a certain amount of text onto one double page of a print document. The text has several poems in it which of course have verses. But because it would take up too much space I can't use ...
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Style punctuation in a stylized list?
Bear with me here, I'm not 100% sure how to ask this, let alone how to search for some good visual examples to reference, but I'm going to try…
Say you have a list written out in sentence form, where ...
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Adobe Illustrator and Indesign render .otf poorly
I was looking for a solution to the .otf rendering issue Illustrator and InDesign have, they render fonts very poorly (until the saved & rendered picture) but for viewing means during the design ...
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Adobe InDesign Animation: Properly rotate text on path
In Adobe nDesign, I am trying to add a simple animation to a string of text on a circular path. See the screenshot below for my animation settings. The text is supposed to rotate in a circular motion ...
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How can I replicate this distorted text effect in After Effects?
I need to replicate the effect used on the type here using After Effects (it's for a school project where we are not allowed to use any other program.)
How can I achieve this? Thank you in advance ...
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InDesign: how to change direction of text on circular path
I need to change the direction of a text on a circular path in InDesign. How can this be done?
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Turning type in a rectangle to a circle in Illustrator
How is the below example achieved?
I'm assuming that the type would have been laid out normally within a rectangle and its interior lines, which would help the designer get the positioning and its ...
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what are some good fonts to combine with Forza?
I have a client who is overusing Forza, for all headers, body, etc. I'd really like to mix it up but I am not good with fonts. Any ideas?
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What is the closest font to this font on a booklet about Theo Van Doesburg?
This is a font I found that I would like to make a project with, however I cannot find one similar. It almost looks like helvetica, but the S, R and B are much different.
I tried using WhatTheFont ...
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How do I break apart scanned letters using Gimp or Inkscape?
I'm trying to create a set of vector letters from lettering that I have scanned in. An example is shown here:
I scanned the letters in groups of 4 instead of the whole page, but doing the whole page ...
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Numbered bullet font alternatives
I have been using Combi Numerals for a while to produce infographics and map overlays. The font is great, but now i'm starting to dislike the shapes used for their actual numbers, so looking for an ...
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Recreate rough, handmade style strokes to vectorized lettering
I am currently working on a logo. I draw it by hand with a brushpen and really liked the rough edges, ink density variation and the grain of the end of the strokes of this lettering, but the shapes ...
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Font Pairing for Stix
I'm currently writing my dissertation and most of the text is set in Stix. I'll have to include a good bit of code and the default Courier looks rather ugly (too wide and doesn't fit well). Can ...
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What does "spaced generously at 75" mean?
I'm reading an article on typography and it is suggested at one point that a certain heading should have "Small Caps, spaced generously at 75".
What does that number, 75, represent?