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Free and Cheap Font PicksBy Araby Greene, on March 25th, 2012 It’s tough to spend a lot of money on an unusual or eccentric display font for limited use, but some projects require a display font that conveys a time period or tone and has a distinctive personality. There may not be a web font that fills the bill or your project may require manipulation of . . . → Read More: Free and Cheap Display Fonts Leave a comment Fonts Font Aid V is now availableBy Araby Greene, on November 9th, 2011 Font Aid V: Made for Japan, a collaborative type face with glyphs donated by about 300 talented contributors, is available for $20 from MyFonts and Veer. Font Aid is a project of SOTA (Society of Typographic Aficionados), which is donating all proceeds directly to organizations in Japan for the relief of victims of the 2011 . . . → Read More: Font Aid V is now available Leave a comment Fonts display font, font aid, glyphs, japan Google Web Font Jaggies?By Araby Greene, on May 31st, 2011 This is a Verbose Droid Sans Header This post is a little test of a Google Web Font to see which browsers display Droid Sans smooth or jagged. The h2 header has a font-size of 27px, and the body, 14px. In Chrome, which is my default browser, the larger rounded letters have distinct jaggies. Other . . . → Read More: Google Web Font Jaggies? Leave a comment Fonts embedded fonts, Google Web Fonts, webfonts
Find symbols at The Noun ProjectBy Araby Greene, on May 28th, 2011 The Noun Project collects and organizes quality symbols that convey meaning in the visual language that everyone understands. All images are free, but some may be public domain, while others are protected by a Creative Commons license or copyright restrictions. Licensing information is provided in the Details box for each image. The symbols contributed by . . . → Read More: Find Symbols at The Noun Project Leave a comment Images SVG, symbols Using Google Web FontsBy Araby Greene, on May 24th, 2011 Typography can set a mood and differentiate types of content on a web page. Early on, usability gurus etched our brains with the message that graphical text is bad and text with web-safe fonts is good. The alternative, embedded fonts, lingered in the shadows as an impractical solution…until…Google Web Fonts became available and popular. Google . . . → Read More: Using Google Web Fonts Leave a comment Fonts embedded fonts, Google Web Fonts, webfonts
Find Marketing GraphicsBy Araby Greene, on May 21st, 2011 Clients with marketing sites may expect a look that’s a smidgeon brighter and more punchy than my usual style. I prefer toned colors to primaries, simplicity over busyness, and whispers to shouting. Internet Marketing pages are not usually a place for subtle designs, but they shouldn’t be garish, either. That’s just my opinion, but as . . . → Read More: Find Marketing Graphics Leave a comment Images Marketing Graphics Toolkit, Photoshop, Sumo Paint Images for Web WorkBy Araby Greene, on May 21st, 2011 Photoshop is great for creating banners, backgrounds, and other images that create the ambiance for a website. I enjoy working with this program. Still, I’m not a photographer and I’m better at making some types of images than others. So, where can a web designer or developer find images or elements that can be incorporated . . . → Read More: Images for Web Work Leave a comment Images Corbis, iStockPhoto, MS Office Images, Perfect Photo Suite |
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