How to Design a Google Font
Two typography designers talk about what it takes to create a font for Google.
The new, updated Google Fonts is a treasure trove of open source, totally free-to-use typefaces. (more…)
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Placeit: Create Mockups right in your Browser (now 15% off!)
Creating perfect mockups has never been so easy. With Placeit’s user-friendly online tools you can find incredible templates no matter what your goal, whether you need razor-sharp iPhone mockups to showcase a new app design to a client or t-shirt mockups to fine-tune the product listing on your online store Placeit has you covered. (more…)
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Fontello – icon font scissors
This tool lets you combine icon webfonts for your own project. With fontello you can:
- shrink glyph collections, minimizing font size
- merge symbols from several fonts into a single file
- access large sets of professional-grade open source icons
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Font character template
Template for creating your own font. The guidelines allow you to draw consistent lettering while at the same time ensuring the full set of letters are created for your new font. (more…)
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Identifont: Find fonts similar to the one you want
Since its launch in November 2000 Identifont has become the largest independent directory of digital fonts on the Internet. It provides a range of features to help you locate fonts or find information about fonts: (more…)
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TTF to EOT Font Converter
Use this tool to convert a TrueType (TTF) font file into an OpenType (EOT) font file, for use with Internet Explorer for embedded fonts. After using this tool, you will be able to embed fonts on your web pages that can be seen on Internet Explorer 4 and higher, and all current modern web browsers that support embedded fonts via CSS3 (Firefox 3.5 and higher are among such browsers). (more…)
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HOW TO: Implement Google Font API on Your Website
Benefits of Using Google Font API Using Google Font API is a great solution for avoiding the many problems that exist when using @font-face in your website. Firstly, the web service simplifies the implementation of web fonts. With only one line of code to reference the font you want to use and some basic CSS, you can get yourself set up in a matter of minutes. (more…)
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Webfont Generator
Free utility that generates the webfont format and associated CSS files for your uploaded font set. (more…)
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Learn Typographic Terminology With Type Terms
Type Terms is the perfect tool for designers to learn the basics of typographic terminology. If you are new to typography or here to refresh your memory, then Type Terms is perfect for you. Please feel free to share this on your website. All that we ask is that you link your post back to this URL. (more…)
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Transform your 2D designs into glossy 3D mockups in seconds using Photoshop.