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6 Jul
Tips for Creating Big Stature With Small Caps
Fonts, How to, Typography
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When a web page demands respect from readers, few type treatments give it dignity like “small capitals.”
This treatment makes all letters in a line of text uppercase, but retains hierarchy by making the initial letters of important words noticeably larger.
When used properly, small caps make things look stable and reliable. They can appear official or solemn; stately text is never rushed.
Small caps march to their own deliberate beat. Small caps almost guarantee that text won’t look cheap.
Like any technique, though, this one can be abused or used improperly. Read on for some tips on how to integrate the power of small caps in your designs… Read more
15 Jun
30 of the Best Web Typography Resources Online
Fonts, Resources, Typography
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It seems there are two camps among web designers: those who embrace web typography, experiment with it, and try new things in virtually all of their designs; and those who avoid it like the plague, opting to use standard, web-safe font stacks with little variation.
It also seems like a lot of the designers who fall into the second group wish they were more like the first.
The resources below can help you improve your web typography, regardless of which camp you fall into.
There are tools for creating unique typography, references and articles that can teach you typographic principles, and plenty of inspiration and news to keep you updated on the state of web typography. Read more
22 Jan
Beautiful Curvy Brush Fonts for Design
Compilation, Fonts, Typography
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Brush fonts are hotter than ever and we are seeing them more often on professionally designed websites.
Thick, bold and beautiful… their relaxed, casual feeling and sexy curves make them a perfect fit for designers who want to break the mold and steer away from the typical serif and sans serif font choices.
Some of them crossover into the script font world, while retaining their thick lines and curves.
These types of fonts are also now widely used for logo designs and packaging as they easily bring added interest and creativity.
Here are 20 beautiful brush fonts that you may wish to use in your designs. Most of these fonts are not free, but may be worth the price for your project. Enjoy… Read more
20 Jan
The Simplicity of Helvetica
Fonts, History, Typography
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Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces in the world.
Technically speaking, it’s a sans serif Grotesque typeface, inspired by and based on the Akzidenz-Grotesk typeface created by Berthold around 1898.
In practical terms, though, it’s used by designers at independent firms, big corporations, and everything in between, from all over the world.
Helvetica has been featured by MOMA in New York and has received a number of awards and worldwide recognition. There’s even a documentary and a few books about it.
But why is Helvetica so popular? What is it about this font that seemingly tries to be inconspicuous that has made it such a part of our culture and daily lives?
We see it dozens of times every day, from product logos, to websites, to packaging, and numerous other items. Read on for more information about Helvetica and why you might want to consider it in your next design project. Read more
28 May
Massive Giveaway of Designious Goodies
Brushes, Fonts, Freebies
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I don’t know about you, but if you’re anything like me, you probably can never have too many design goodies such as brushes, vector shapes or fonts. I collect these on a weekly basis and I love them!
I’ve partnered with Designious to bring a massive giveaway of Photoshop brushes, vector shapes and fonts to the WDD audience.
The prizes are really amazing and include: 10 Mega Packs, 10 Brush Packs, 10 Vector Packs and 5 fonts! (each of these packs contain multiple graphics).
To participate in this giveaway, simply leave a comment below about what you love about Designious or what you would like to see next in the Designious website.
[UPDATE] The contest has ended, thanks for the massive participation. All winners will be contacted by email shortly, however, if you do not receive this email, please contact us. The winners were selected at random and are the ones with these comment numbers: 228, 43, 441, 404, 5, 101, 31, 301, 179, 379, 314, 199, 388, 340, 382, 425, 219, 218, 251, 401, 82, 227, 447, 391, 444, 335, 416, 448, 232, 236, 297, 220, 250, 155, 191.
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8 Apr
Meet Jos Buivenga: The Designer of the Museo Font
Fonts, Interviews, Typography
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If you frequent design and CSS galleries, you may have stumbled time and time again upon an excellent typeface released last year that took the design world by storm. I’m talking about Jos Buivenga’s font ‘Museo’.
I’ve never seen a font being adopted so quickly and fondly by web designers across the world. It’s been listed as one of the top 10 fonts of 2008 by MyFonts.com
Museo is being used everywhere, web and print, including our own logo here at Webdesigner Depot. Museo Sans, its sans serif companion, was recently introduced and another style is in the works.
In this article, I’m interviewing Jos Buivenga, the author of the popular Museo font and find out more about his influential typeface, his design process and what the future holds. Read more
20 Mar
40 Excellent Logos Created with Helvetica
Design, Fonts, Logos, Typography
206

It’s over fifty years old, it’s the most widely used font ever, and it has recently become the subject of its own movie.
We’re talking about the world’s most recognizable font: Helvetica. Its relevance in design through the years and even today seems unbeatable.
The appeal for a distinctive, professional and timeless typeface has never dwindled and it keeps gaining more followers day by day. Love it or hate it, with its multitude of styles and versions, Helvetica is here to stay.
From airlines, to car companies to the largest software company, Helvetica’s use in logos throughout the world remains as strong as ever. In this article we’ll take a look at 40 excellent logos created using Helvetica. Read more
9 Mar
5 Simple Ways to Improve Web Typography
Design, Fonts, Typography
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Type is one of the most-used elements of the web. Think about it. Unless you are YouTube or Flickr, chances are your site visitors are coming for your text content – not the fancy packaging that surrounds it. So why are web designers still treating text like a secondary element?
Good typography brings order to the page and increases legibility. It allows people to process information faster.
A more scannable, readable site means happy visitors. Happy visitors return often, buy products, leave comments, and share the site with friends. See why it might be worth thinking about?
I could blather on forever about how far typography has come on the web, and how far yet it has to go. I have frequently bounced between web and print design. When you’re going from InDesign to TextMate, the limitations of web type are crystal clear.
But plenty has been said about what web type can’t do. This isn’t going to be another rant. Instead, let’s focus on a 5 easy fixes for the typographic eyesores that abound across the Web. Read more
4 Dec
7 Free Tools to Identify A Font
Fonts, Typography
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So you’re browsing through your favorite website and found a site that uses a font you love. You want that font too, (and must be as quickly as possible!)… so how do we go about finding out what that font is called? Sounds familiar? Yes… we’ve all been there before!
One easy option is to simply email the webmaster and ask for the name of the font and where to get it.
This can take some time and not all webmasters will reply. So, I’ve decided to compile a list of free online tools to speed up the identification process. Read more