Top 31 Fonts Articles
Articles on fonts.
Accessible Web Typography (http://www.scotconnect.com/webtypography/) : free HTML book by Jim Byrne
Know Your Type (http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=153) : Starting points for typographic inspiration
Fine Typography for the Web (http://www.mezzoblue.com/presentations/2005/wdw/type/) : slideshow on typography by MezooBlue
Font guide for webmasters (http://www.angelfire.com/al4/rcollins/style/fonts.html) : list of fonts available in Windows and Mac.
Cameron Moll : The non-typographer’s guide to practical typeface selection (http://www.cameronmoll.com/archives/000240.html) : article on font selection.
The Anatomy of Web Fonts [Design Principles] (http://www.sitepoint.com/article/anatomy-web-fonts) : at SitePoint
Typography (http://www.wpdfd.com/wpdtypo3.htm) : article explaining aliasing/anti-aliasing.
The World of Fonts (http://www.webreference.com/dlab/9802/) : article about the history of font design
TrueType Typography (http://www.truetype-typography.com/) : info about TTF fonts and technology
Accessible web text - sizing up the issues. (http://www.mcu.org.uk/articles/textsize.html) : In part 2 of my introduction to accessible web text, I explore the issues surrounding text size; explain what all the fuss is about; and suggest some useful approaches you can adopt to ensure the text on your web pages will be readable to your visitors.
All about fonts for captions and subtitles (http://screenfont.ca/) : Screenfont.CA is part of an upcoming project to research and develop a set of standards for captioning, audio description, subtitling, and dubbing.
Dynamic Text Replacement (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dynatext) : replacing text with image using php.
Typography on the Web - Beauty is Not Letterform Deep (http://www.somerandomdude.net/blog/design/typography-on-the-web) : article on using HTML text instead of images.
Effective Style with em (http://www.mondaybynoon.com/2006/03/13/effective-style-with-em/) : use em instead of pixel or percentage.
Five simple steps to better typography by Mark Boulton (http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five_simple_steps_to_better_typography/) : 5 tips for the typography beginner.
Readabilty by ScratchMedia (http://scratchmedia.co.uk/readability.cfm) : Everyone benefits from clear, readable text content. People with visual impairments benefit particularly.
Semantic Typography: Bridging the XHTML gap (http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/semantic_typography_bridging_the_xhtml_gap/) : article on typographic structure and standards.
serif vs. sans-serif (http://kurafire.net/log/archive/2005/07/23/typography-serif-vs-sans-serif) : Article by Faruk Ates,
The Trouble With EM ’n EN (and Other Shady Characters) (http://www.alistapart.com/stories/emen/) : by Peter K Sheerin at SitePoint
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton (http://www.papress.com/thinkingwithtype/) : on-line companion to the book Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students, by Ellen Lupton
Typography and the User Interface (http://www.cooper.com/content/insights/newsletters/2005_issue01/Typography_and_the_user_interface.asp) : by Daniel Kuo
CSS Font Size Explained (http://www.bigbaer.com/css_tutorials/css_font_size.htm) : article on CSS font size and usage of relative versus fixed sized fonts.
How to size text using ems (http://www.clagnut.com/blog/348/) : Text for the screen is sized with CSS in terms of pixels, ems or keywords.
CSS Typography By Garrett Dimon (http://www.digital-web.com/articles/css_typography/) : article on using CSS for typography purposes.
Power To The People: Relative Font Sizes (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/relafont) : article on relative font sizes.
Desert Island Fonts Round 1 (http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/06/desert_island_fonts_round_1/index.php) : If you could only buy 6 fonts, what would they be?
Desert Island Fonts Round 2 (http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/06/desert_island_fonts_round_2/index.php) : If you could only buy 6 fonts, what would they be?
Desert Island Fonts Round 3 (http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/06/desert_island_fonts_round_3/index.php) : If you could only buy 6 fonts, what would they be?
Desert Island Fonts Final Round (http://www.andybudd.com/archives/2005/07/desert_island_fonts_final_round/index.php) : If you could only buy 6 fonts, what would they be?
25 Best Quality License-Free Fonts (http://www.alvit.de/blog/article/20-best-license-free-official-fonts) : roundup of 25 free fonts.
A Look Back at 2005’s Top Fonts (http://www.linotype.com/2628/favouritefonts2005.html?PHPSESSID=eb87f8e852043104 d017c676bff4f988) : Linotype.com’s Most Requested
Top 13 Fonts Blogs
Blogs discussing fonts.
Design is Kinky (http://designiskinky.com/) : site showcase and news blog
Design Observer (http://www.designobserver.com/) : writings on design and culture
Fontlover.com (http://www.fontlover.com/) : news and font links
Itchy Robot (http://www.itchyrobot.com/) : news and articles links
Snog Blog (http://www.manic.com.sg/blog/archives/cat_typography.php) : news and articles links
Speak Up (http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/) : blog by Under Consideration
Stereo Typography (http://www.stereotypography.com/) : RSS feeds from multiple blogs.
spiekerblog | scroll down all the way! (http://www.spiekermann.com/iblog/index.html) : blog by Erik Spiekermann in English/German.
Surfstation (http://surfstation.lu/) : articles and news links
Type and the City (http://type.kaywa.ch/) : a photographic blog displaying various types/fonts.
Typographica (http://www.typographi.com/) : Typographica is a journal of typography featuring news, observations, and open commentary on fonts and typographic design.
Typophile (http://www.typophile.com/) : articles and news links
Typotect (http://www.typotect.com/) : articles and news links
Top 134 Fonts Commercial
Commercial font foundries.
Adobe Type Library (http://store.adobe.com/type/)
2Rebels (http://www.2rebels.com/)
Acme Fonts (http://www.acmefonts.net/)
Aerotype (http://www.aerotype.com/)
Alter Ego Fonts (http://www.alteredegofonts.com/)
TypeRepublic (http://www.andreubalius.com/typerepublic/)
Apply Design Group (http://www.apply.de/english/typefaces/apply_complete-alt.html)
Astigmatic One Eye (http://www.astigmatic.com/)
Bitstream Inc. (http://www.bitstream.com/)
Blue Vinyl Fonts (http://www.bvfonts.com/)
byAndreas.com (http://www.byandreas.com/shop/fonts/index.html)
Rosemary Hall Calligraphy (http://www.calligraphyfonts.com/)
Cape-Arcona (http://www.cape-arcona.com/)
CastleType (http://www.castletype.com/)
Chank (http://www.chank.com/)
Characters (http://www.characters.nl/)
Closefonts (http://www.closefonts.com/)
Comic Book Fonts (http://www.comicbookfonts.com/)
Cool-Fonts (http://www.cool-fonts.com/)
Cubanica Fonts (http://www.cubanica.com/)
Device Fonts (http://www.devicefonts.co.uk/)
Die Gestalten Verlag | Fonts (http://www.die-gestalten.de/fonts/)
Don Barnett (http://www.donbarnett.com/)
DStype (http://www.dstype.com/)
Elsner+Flake (http://www.elsner-flake.com/)
Emigre (http://www.emigre.com/)
Emtype Foundry (http://www.emtype.net/)
Final.nu (http://www.final.nu/)
Flashfonts (http://www.flashfonts.com/)
FontBoy (http://www.fontboy.com/)
The Font Bureau, Inc. (http://www.fontbureau.com/)
Font Diner (retro) (http://www.fontdiner.com/)
FontFabrik (http://www.fontfabrik.com/)
FontFont (http://www.fontfont.com/)
Fonthead Design (http://www.fonthead.com/)
Fontkitchen (http://www.fontkitchen.com/)
FontMesa (wild western) (http://www.fontmesa.com/)
Fontomas (http://www.fontomas.com/)
Fonts.com (Monotype Imaging) (http://www.fonts.com/)
Cannibal Fonts (Greek) (http://www.fonts.gr/)
Fountain (http://www.fountain.nu/)
Fabrizio Schiavi Design (http://www.fsd.it/)
Galápagos Design Group (http://www.galapagosdesign.com/)
GarageFont (http://www.garagefonts.com/)
Glyph Systems (http://www.glyphfonts.com/)
Grilledcheese (http://www.grilledcheese.com/)
Holland Fonts (http://www.hollandfonts.com/)
House Industries (http://www.houseind.com/)
Identikal (http://www.identikalshop.com/)
ingoFonts (http://www.ingo-zimmermann.de/ingoFonts/)
IHOF (http://www.internationalhouseoffonts.com/)
ITC (http://www.itcfonts.com/)
JAW Fonts (http://www.jawarts.com/)
K-Type (http://www.k-type.com/)
Genuine Letterhead Fonts (http://www.letterheadfonts.com/)
LettError (http://www.letterror.com/)
LetterPerfect (http://www.letterspace.com/)
Lineto (http://www.lineto.com/)
Linotype Library (http://www.linotype.com/)
LucasFonts (http://www.lucasfonts.com/)
MADType (http://www.madtype.net/)
Maniackers (http://www2.wind.ne.jp/maniackers/designfont.html)
Morisawa Ltd. (http://www.morisawa.co.jp/english/font_e.html)
Mark Simonson Studio (http://www.ms-studio.com/fontsales.html)
MVB Fonts (http://www.mvbfonts.com/)
Neufville Digital (http://www.neufville.com/)
New Fonts (http://www.newfonts.com/)
Nick’s Fonts (http://www.nicksfonts.com/)
No Bodoni Typography (http://www.nobodoni.com/)
OldFonts (http://www.oldfonts.com/)
Omnibus Typografi (http://www.omnibus.se/)
Optimo (http://www.optimo.ch/)
Orange Italic | Fonts (http://www.orangeitalic.com/type.shtml)
OurType (http://www.ourtype.be/)
P22 Type Foundry (http://www.p22.com/)
Lanston Type Company (http://www.p22.com/Lanston/)
PampaType (http://www.pampatype.com/)
ParaType (http://www.paratype.com/)
Patricia Lillie (http://www.patricialillie.com/)
PizzaDude! (http://www.pizzadude.dk/)
Plazm (http://www.plazm.com/fonts/)
[+ISM] (http://www.plusism.com/)
Positype (http://www.positype.com/)
PresenceTypo (http://www.presencetypo.com/)
preussTYPE (http://www.preusstype.com/)
Primetype Library (http://www.prime-type.com/)
Process Type Foundry (http://www.processtypefoundry.com/)
Prototype (http://www.prototypefonts.com/)
Psy/Ops (http://www.psyops.com/)
Scriptorium (http://www.ragnarokpress.com/)
SelfBuildType (http://www.selfbuildtype.com/)
Shiftype (http://www.shiftype.com/)
Shinn Type Foundry (http://www.shinntype.com/)
Sign DNA (http://www.signdna.com/)
Siquot Design (http://www.siquotdesign.com/fonts.html)
Ty Lettau | Type Foundry (http://www.soundofdesign.com/foundry/)
SparkyType (http://www.sparkytype.com/)
Stereo Type Haus (http://www.stereotypehaus.com/)
Storm Type Foundry (http://www.stormtype.com/)
SudTipos (http://www.sudtipos.com.ar/)
Suitcase Type (http://www.suitcasetype.com/)
T.26 Digital Type Foundry (http://www.t26.com/)
Enschedé Font Foundry (http://www.teff.nl/)
Terminal Design, Inc. (http://www.terminaldesign.com/)
Terrestrial Design (http://www.terrestrialdesign.com/)
Test Pilot Collective (http://www.testpilotcollective.com/)
Tim Rolands Digital Studio (http://www.timrolands.com/)
tipografia.cl (http://www.tipografia.cl/)
Tiro Typeworks (http://www.tiro.com/)
Type-O-Tones (http://www.type-o-tones.com/)
Suomi Type Foundry (http://www.type.fi/)
TypeArt Foundry Inc. (http://www.typeart.com/)
Typebox (http://www.typebox.com/)
Typeco (http://www.typeco.com/)
Parkinson Type Desing (http://www.typedesign.com/)
Buro Destruct (http://www.typedifferent.com/)
Typephases Design (http://www.typephases.com/)
Type Quarry (http://www.typequarry.com/)
Typetalk (handwriting) (http://www.typetalkfonts.com/)
TheTypeTrust (http://www.typetrust.com/)
typetype (http://www.typetype.net/)
Typodermic (http://www.typodermic.com/)
Porchez Typofonderie (http://www.typofonderie.com/)
The Hoelfler Type Foundry (http://www.typography.com/)
Typotheque (http://www.typotheque.com/)
Underware (http://www.underware.nl/)
(URW)++ (http://www.urwpp.de/)
Vintage Type (typewriter) (http://www.vintagetype.com/)
Virus (http://www.virusfonts.com/)
village (http://www.vllg.com/)
Walden Font Co. (http://www.waldenfont.com/)
Will-Harris House (http://www.will-harris.com/)
Zang-O-Fonts (http://www.zangofonts.com/)
Fontscape (http://www.fontscape.com/) : directory of 200+ commercial foundries
Top 2 Font Creation Online Services Tools
Services to create / edit fonts.
FontEditor BitfontMaker (http://www.pentacom.jp/soft/ex/font/edit.html) : create your own bitfont
Fontifier (http://www.fontifier.com/template.html) : Fontifier lets you use your own handwriting for the text you write on your computer. It turns a scanned sample of your handwriting into a handwriting font that you can use in your word processor or graphics program, just like regular fonts such as Helvetica.
Top 5 Fonts Forums
Forums to discuss fonts.
Adobe Forums (http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/main.html) : Adobe Online Forums are for the Adobe community’s peer-to-peer discussions of both Adobe and formerly Macromedia products.
AIGA - Typography (http://designforum.aiga.org/content.cfm?Alias=df_typography) : This forum is for the passionate. It’s for those who are crazy in love with type, absolutely hate the problems fonts can cause, have an uncontrollable need to learn more about typography, or an irresistible desire to share typographic opinions and stories. This is not a place for the typographically indifferent.
TextDrive Community Forum / sIFR (http://forum.textdrive.com/viewforum.php?id=20) : sIFR Forum
Typo-L (http://gmunch.home.pipeline.com/typo-L/index.htm) : Typo-L is a mailing list dedicated to the discussion of type, typography, typeface design, and type history.
Forums | Typophile (http://typophile.com/forums) : forum areas include general, design, critique, build, release, type id
Top 21 Fonts Free Downloads Large Collections
Large 1000+ fonts collections.
Search Free Fonts (http://www.searchfreefonts.com/) : 13000+ free fonts
Abstract Fonts (http://www.abstractfonts.com/) : 10,000+ free fonts
Download Heaven (http://www.downloadheaven.co.uk/) : 8000+ fonts
Urban Fonts (http://www.urbanfonts.com/) : 8000+ fonts
WebpagePublicity.com (http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts.html) : 6500+ free fonts
Acid Fonts (http://www.acidfonts.com/) : 5000+ fonts
Font Empire (http://fontempire.com/fonts/index.shtml) : 5000+ fonts
TypeNow (http://www.typenow.net/) : 6000+ free fonts
FontReactor (http://www.fontreactor.com/) : 4000+ fonts
High Fonts (http://www.highfonts.com/) : 3000+ free fonts
GMK © FreeFonts (http://www.gmkfreefonts.com/index.php) : 3000+ fonts
2200 Free Fonts (http://www.2200freefonts.com/) : 2200+ fonts
007Fonts (http://www.007fonts.com/) : 2000+ fonts
eXtremefonts (http://extremefonts.com/) : 2000+ free fonts
Wanted Fonts (http://www.wantedfonts.com/) : 1400+ fonts
BTgraphix.com (http://www.btgraphix.com/f2/fonts.asp) : 1000+ fonts
FlamingText Fonts (http://www.flamingtext.com/fonts/) : 1000+ fonts
1001 Fonts .com (http://www.1001fonts.com/) : 1000+ fonts
Coolfonts (http://www.coolfonts.de/index/hauptteil_index.html) : 1000+ fonts
FontFinder.ws (http://www.fontfinder.ws/) : searches large collections sites
FontSeek (http://www.fontseek.com/) : searches large collections sites
Top 82 Fonts Free Downloads Other Collections
Sites with large free / shareware font collections.
DaFONT (http://www.dafont.com/) : 600+ fonts
25 Best Free Quality Fonts (http://www.alvit.de/blog/article/20-best-license-free-official-fonts) : by Vitaly Friedmann
Apostrophic (http://apostrophiclab.pedroreina.net/) : 189 fonts
Aenigma (http://www.aenigmafonts.com/) : free fonts
Astigmatic (http://www.astigmatic.com/) : free fonts
Astramat (http://www.astramat.com/c/typeface.html) : free fonts
Blambot Comic (http://www.blambot.com/) : free and pay fonts
Blue Vinyl Fonts (http://www.bvfonts.com/) : free fonts
Cape-Arcona (http://www.cape-arcona.com/) : free and paid fonts
Chank (http://www.chank.com/) : free fonts
Sega (http://www.clavis.ne.jp/%7Esonic/segasonic/act5/font.htm) : sega fonts - Japanese site
Core.nu (http://www.core.nu/freefonts.html) : free fonts
DigitalDreamDesign (http://www.digitaldreamdesign.net/) : free fonts - click small boxes for navigation
Dingbat Depot (http://www.dingbatdepot.com/) : free dingbat fonts
The Dingbat Pages (http://www.dingbatpages.com/) : free dingbat fonts
Moss Valley Dingbat Links (http://www.dingbats-uk.org.uk/) : 300+ dingbat fonts
Eutypoce (http://www.eutypoce.com/top.html) : free fonts listed
FamousFonts.de (http://www.famousfonts.de/) : free fonts - German site
FloodFonts (http://www.floodfonts.com/) : free fonts - click on download
Flop Design (http://www.flopdesign.com/e_font/index.html) : FlopDesign - - Japanese site
flow14 (http://www.flow14.com/) : free fonts
Font Diner (retro) (http://www.fontdiner.com/) : free fonts under free silverware
FontFace (http://www.fontface.com/main.html) : free fonts
Font Garden (http://www.fontgarden.com/gallery/a/a.html) : free handwriting fonts
fontoville (http://www.fontoville.com/) : free fonts
Typewriter (http://www.free-typewriter-fonts.com/Fonts.html) : free typewriter fonts
Fuelfonts Type (http://www.fuelfonts.com/) : shareware fonts
Jeff’s fonts (http://www.geocities.com/jeffsfonts/index.html) : free dingbat fonts
@NK (http://www.geocities.com/soho/lofts/6360/home.html) : free fonts
The Knight Fought Weakly (http://www.geocities.com/theknightfoughtweakly/fonts) : free fonts
dincTYPE (http://www.girlswhowearglasses.com/) : free fonts
GraffitiFonts.com (http://www.graffitifonts.com/) : free graffitt fonts
Grilledcheese (http://www.grilledcheese.com/) : free fonts - click on first hexagon
Harold’s (http://www.haroldsfonts.com/) : free fonts
Helldunkel (http://www.helldunkel.com/2005/set.htm) : free fonts - click on typography
GAU+ (http://www.interq.or.jp/ox/gau/gau_pra/font/simple/index.html) : free fonts- select fontname
Polenimschaufenster (http://www.jestyle.net/polenimschaufenster/main.htm) : free fonts
Koen Hachmang | Fonts (http://www.koenhachmang.com/) : free fonts
Larabie Fonts (http://www.larabiefonts.com/) : 300+ free fonts
Letterhead Fonts (http://www.letterheadfonts.com/) : free fonts - click downloads
Fontscape (http://www.milkwort.org/fontscape.html) : some design/bitmap free fonts
Misprinted Type (http://www.misprintedtype.com/) : free fonts
Fontennium (http://www.moorstation.org/fontennium/fontennium.htm) : ancient/old english style free fonts
Blackletter (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/blackletter/index.htm) :blackletter revival
TarmSaft (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/Tarmsaft/tarmsaft.htm) : free fonts
Casady (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/casady_greene/index.htm) : free fonts
Manfred Klein Fonteria (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/klein/index.htm) : font archives
ShyFonts (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/shyfonts/shy01.htm) : free fonts
Pirates and Fonts (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/pirates/) : pirate fonts
Nerfect (http://www.nerfect.com/typefree.html) : free fonts
Gray Graphics (http://www.orange.ne.jp/%7Eden7/) : free fonts - click on blue boxes
OutFonts (http://www.outfonts.com/) : free fonts
Pavlovfoundry (http://www.pavlovdesign.com/pavlov2/index2.html) : free fonts - click pavlov foundry
Pennyzine.com (http://www.pennyzine.com/fonts.htm) : free fonts
Petitboys (http://www.petitboys.com/fonts/index.html) : free fonts - click animated boxes
Phantompower (http://www.phantompower.de/fonts/) : free fonts
Pia Frauss (http://www.pia-frauss.de/fonts/fonts.htm) : some free fonts
PizzaDude! (http://www.pizzadude.dk/freefonts.php) : 300+ free fonts
Robot Johnny (http://www.robotjohnny.com/fonts/) : free fonts
Sci-Fi (http://www.scifi2k.com/fonts85231647/index.htm) : 200+ fonts
Shamrocking (http://www.shamrocking.com/fonts.html) : free fonts - click free
Simply (http://www.simplythebest.net/fonts/) : free fonts
FamousFonts at Smackbomb (http://www.smackbomb.com/famousfonts/) : free fonts
SMeltery (http://www.smeltery.net/smeltery.html) : free fonts at the SMeltry
StereoType (http://www.stereo-type.net/) : free fonts
Stimuleye (http://www.stimuleyefonts.com/fonts/index.html) : free fonts
Subflux (http://www.subflux.com/Fonts/Fonts.htm) : free fonts
Third Company (http://www.third-company.com/museum/m_contents.html) : free fonts
TypeIndex.org (http://www.typeindex.org/) : free fonts
vicfieger.com (http://www.vicfieger.com/) : free fonts - click on fonts
C-font (http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/%7Ec-font/free_font/freefont.html) : free fonts - click on font name
Maniackers (http://www2.wind.ne.jp/maniackers/designfont.html) : DesignFonts - Japanese site
Behind (http://yokohama.cool.ne.jp/behindthesun/) : free fonts
Yamada at Univ of Oregon (http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/fonts.html) : non-english language longs
Flat-it (http://flat-it.com/) : free fonts
Fontastic! (http://fontastic.i-n.net/) : free fonts
Fonthead Design (http://fonthead.com/freeware.php) : free fonts
FONTi (Hebrew) (http://fonti.come2us.co.il/fonts.htm) : free fonts
Divide by Zero (http://fonts.tom7.com/) : free fonts
Dieter (http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/index.htm) : free fonts
Nawty (http://nawtythings.com/nfonts.html) : free fonts
643dpc (http://www.643dpc.com/down.html) : free fonts
Top 6 Fonts Galleries
Galleries displaying various fonts.
abc typography (http://abc.planet-typography.com/index.html) : A virtual type museum
flickr : The Folk Typography Pool (http://www.flickr.com/groups/folktype/pool/) : photographs depicting fonts/typography
Heading Style Gallery (http://steveeray.com/headinggallery/) : Want something a little more stylish for your content headings (h1,h2, …) than a different font or color?
sIFR Beauty (http://www.alvit.de/sifrbeauty/sifr-showcase.php) : a gallery of sIFR examples
Typography For Headlines Part 1 (http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/typography-for-headlines.html) : A showcase of headline typographic design from across the web.
Typography For Headlines Part 1 (http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/typography-for-headlines-2.html) : A showcase of headline typographic design from across the web.
Top 4 Fonts Identify Online Services Tools
Services to identify fonts.
Identifont - identify fonts and typefaces (http://www.identifont.com/) : Identify a font by answering a series of simple questions about its appearance.
Linotype Font Finder - FontIdentifier (http://www.linotype.com/fontidentifier.html) : answer a few questions to drill down to your possible font
TypeNavigator (http://typenav.fontshop.com/main.asp) : TypeNavigator: the world’s first interactive visual font search system. Visual means you needn’t know anything about what you’re looking for and all you need is that image in your head. This system is unique in that you can identify fonts by memory alone.
WhatTheFont?! (http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) : upload file with font text and service tries to figure out the font.
Top 10 Fonts Magazines
Magazines about fonts.
Baseline (http://www.baselinemagazine.com/) : International typographics magazine
Eye (http://www.eyemagazine.com/) : international review of graphic design
The Terminal (http://www.p22.com/terminal/) : A journal of Typographie and Lettering Arts
TYP.nl (http://www.typ.nl/arch/) : archive of Typ magazine
TYPO (http://www.magtypo.cz/) : typo magazine - multiple languages
TypeGallery (http://www.typegallery.com/) : archive of an exhibition
typoGRAPHIC (http://www.rsub.com/typographic/) : This is typoGRAPHIC, an interactive experience informed by type and typography. It aims to illustrate the depth and import of type, and to raise relevant questions about how typography is treated in the digital media, specifically online.
Typographica (http://typographi.com/) : Typographica is a journal of typography featuring news, observations, and open commentary on fonts and typographic design.
Typofile Magazine (http://www.will-harris.com/type.htm) : graphic design, typography, etc
U and lc (http://www.itcfonts.com/ulc/) : magazine by International Typeface Corporation
Top 4 Fonts Manager Software Tools
Software to install / manage / view system fonts.
AMP Font Viewer 3.70 (http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php) : free font manager
Font Thing (http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Escef/tft/tftoverview.html) : show all the fonts installed
FontList (http://www.bitstorm.org/fontlist/) : show all the fonts installed
Linotype FontExplorer X (http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX) : free font manager for the mac.
Top 5 Fonts Online Browsing Services Tools
Services to preview text in various fonts.
CSS Font and Text Style Wizard (http://www.somacon.com/p334.php) : preview text in font+css combinations
Dafont Top 100 Free Fonts Browser (http://www.dafont.com/top.php) : preview text in the top 100 fonts on the screen.
Font Browser (http://www.stcassociates.com/lab/fontbrowser.html) : preview text in various fonts on the screen.
korhoen typeviewer (http://www.korhoen.net/css_typeviewer.html) : preview text by choosing font properties.
Typetester (http://typetester.maratz.com/) : preview and compare 3 fonts simultaneously.
Top 43 Fonts Pixel
Pixel Fonts.
15 Best License-Free Pixel Fonts (http://www.alvit.de/blog/article/25-best-license-free-pixelfonts)
Atomic Media (http://www.atomicmedia.net/)
Flash Pixel Fonts (http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/pixel-fonts/)
Victor Carbajo (http://www.carbajo.net/varios/fuentes-i.html)
DaFONT (http://www.dafont.com/bitmap.php)
Designer In Action (http://www.designerinaction.de/fonts/show.php?art=pixelfonts)
Sucharaka Paradise (http://www.din.or.jp/%7Eliar/)
Distype (http://www.distype.be/)
04 | extra | bitmap Font (http://www.dsg4.com/04/extra/bitmap/)
Ductype (http://www.ductype.com/)
Fontastica (http://www.fontastica.com/)
FontFunkFactory (http://www.fontfunkfactory.cjb.net/)
Fontkitchen (http://www.fontkitchen.com/htdocs/flashfonts.php)
FontsForFlash (http://www.fontsforflash.com/)
simple164 (http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano-Killer/2993/)
Andrew Childs Typography (http://www.glomerate.com/type/)
Habitat 7 (http://www.habitat7.de/)
Fonts by Cal Henderson (http://www.iamcal.com/misc/fonts/)
kottke.org | Silkscreen (http://www.kottke.org/plus/type/silkscreen/)
Mean Tangerine (http://www.meantangerine.com/)
Minefields (http://www.minefields.org/v2/fonts.php)
MiniFonts (http://www.minifonts.com/)
Miniml (http://www.miniml.com/)
org.opn.src (http://www.orgdot.com/aliasfonts/)
BitFont Museum (http://www.pentacom.jp/soft/ex/font/museum.cgi)
Piregwan.com | screen fonts (http://www.piregwan.com/ressources/ressources_screenfonts.php)
SKA: Pixel Fonts (http://www.pixel-fonts.com/)
Rittswoodfonts (http://www.pixelfonty.com/)
Pixelyn (http://www.pixelyn.net/)
Pixietype (http://www.pixietype.com/)
Pixilate (http://www.pixilate.com/)
Proggy Fonts (http://www.proggyfonts.com/)
Schwarzschild (http://www.schwarzschild.de/typography/)
MiepsFonts (http://www.steakknife.org/mieps/fonts/indexe.htm)
Typoidea (http://www.typoidea.com/)
un.pez.vivo (http://www.unpezvivo.com/)
DOSFon (http://www.uwe-sieber.de/dosfon_e.html)
Vapour Trail (http://www.v-trail.com/lovefont/)
Whith M (http://www.with-m.com/)
BitmapMania (http://bitmapmania.m78.com/)
Camshaft DC (http://eksten.net/webgraphix/fonts/designer/camshaft1.html)
Pixel Fonts/Bitmap Fonts (http://geda-online.com/grab/grab_pixelfont.htm)
Semplice Pixelfonts (http://pixelfonts.style-force.net/)
Top 9 Fonts sIFR
sIFR fonts.
sIFR 2.0: Rich Accessible Typography for the Masses (http://www.mikeindustries.com/sifr/) : intro to sIFR.
Introducing sIFR: The Healthy Alternative to Browser Text (http://www.mikeindustries.com/blog/archive/2004/08/sifr) : scalable, multiline, Flash 6 compatible version of IFR
How and when to use sIFR (http://usabletype.com/articles/2004/how-and-when-to-use-sifr) : analysis of sIFR
Introduction to Scalable Inman Flash Replacement (sIFR) (http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/sifr_demo.html) : at Macromedia/Adobe.
Wiki.Novemberborn - sIFR Documentation & FAQ (http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr) : sIFR lets you use your favorite font on your websites by cleverly working with Flash, JavaScript and CSS. Here you’ll find it’s documentation and the FAQ.
Two colors in sIFR 2.0.1 (http://www.maratz.com/blog/archives/2006/01/12/two-colors-in-sifr-201/) : colorful sIFR.
sIFR Flash Fonts Library (http://www.isarie.com/index.php?p=17) : 289 free fonts
Fontsmack (http://www.fontsmack.com/) : FONTSMACK is a repository of sIFR fonts along with TrueType and PostScript fonts
sIFR Font Embedder (http://digitalretrograde.com/Projects/sifrFontEmbedder/) : Simple font embedder for sIFR SWF files.
Top 25 Fonts Tutorials
Tutorials on fonts.
Accessible Web Typography (http://www.scotconnect.com/webtypography/) : free HTML version of the book Jim Byrne
Foundations of Design and Typography (http://www.metatoggle.com/design_crs/contents.html) : A course in basic graphic design principles and typography
Typography for the Web (http://www.flywebmaster.com/webdesign/tips/typography.php) : Articles under Fundamentals, Design, Web-specific
Typography and Page Layout (http://www.typography-1st.com/typo/txt-lay.htm) : tutorial by John Magnik
Web Typography Tutorial (http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/fonts/tutorials/tutorial3.html) : tutorial at WebMonkey
Web Type Basics (http://www.efuse.com/Design/web_fonts_basics.html) : type font choices tutorial by Daniel Will-Harris
Five simple steps to better typography (http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/five_simple_steps_to_better_typography/) : by Mark Boulton
All You Wanted to Know About Web Type but were Afraid to Ask (http://www.wpdfd.com/editorial/wpd0704news.htm#feature) : article by Joe Gillespie
Text as Design (http://webreference.com/graphics/column20/) : Tutorial at WebReference
Typography: Anti-Aliasing (http://www.wpdfd.com/wpdtypo3.htm) : detailed explanation of Aliasing/Anti-Aliasing
Why Do Some Beautiful Fonts in Print Look Horrible on the Web? (http://brainstormsandraves.com/articles/typography/webfonts/) : tricks on choosing fonts for web graphics.
Why Type on the Web Is So Bad (http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/97/48/index3a.html?tw=design) : fontography tutorial at WebMonkey
A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which is Best and When? (http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/3S/font.htm) : research article in Usability News
How should text be presented within a Web site? (http://psychology.wichita.edu/optimalweb/text.htm) : research article by Software Usability Research Lab
Reading Online Text: A Comparison of Four White Space Layouts (http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/62/whitespace.htm) : research article by Software Usability Research Lab
So, What Size and Type of Font Should I Use on My Website? (http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/2S/font.htm) : research article by Software Usability Research Lab
The Effects of Line Length on Reading Online News (http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/72/LineLength.htm) : research article by Software Usability Research Lab
Using Special Characters on Web Pages: Cross-Platform Considerations (http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ebobbau/platforms/specialchars/) : Table of printable Latin-1 Character codes
sIFR 2.0: Rich Accessible Typography for the Masses (http://www.mikeindustries.com/sifr/) : by Mike Davidson
Intro to Embedded Fonts (http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/98/01/index3a.html?tw=design) : tutorial at WebMonkey
Embedding Fonts Tutorial (http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/fonts/tutorials/tutorial2.html) : tutorial at WebMonkey
WEFT 2 quick start guide (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft2/weftq.htm) : Web Embedding Fonts Tool at Microsoft
WEFT 2 tutorial (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft2/weftq2.htm) : Web Embedding Fonts Tool at Microsoft
WEFT 3 tutorial (http://www.microsoft.com/typography/web/embedding/weft3/tutorial.htm) : Web Embedding Fonts Tool at Microsoft
Monospace/Fixed Width Programmer’s Fonts (http://www.lowing.org/fonts/) : display programming code.
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