Fonts & Typography
Even with the advent of new graphic formats, there is still an emphasis on the words that deliver the message of a personal or commercial web site. To increase the impact of the message of a site, various typography and fonts have been created that are far more interesting and visually appealing than plain text. Below are links to sites information about fonts and typography. Some of these sites provide downloadable fonts and allow to download fonts for free.
Bit Stream
Browse Bit Stream for professional and high-quality typefaces and type products, including news and information destined to keep you up-to-date.
Cool Type
Cool Type for fun PhotoShop font stunts, including creating TV scan lines, step dots, easy transparent GIFs, and more.
Emigre.com
Check Emigre.com for apparel, design magazine, posters, music, and fonts you can't find anywhere else.
Font Site
Browse Font Site for tips and tricks for professionals and amateurs, by artists, engineers, and writers from San Diego.
Graphic Design: Type Guide
Browse Graphic Design for free- and shareware fonts with tips, tricks, FAQs, and information on utilizing fonts in your publications.
Macromedia.com: Fontographer
Explore Macromedia.com's Fontographer's site for up to date product information, upgrades notification, support and more.
Monotype.com
Explore Monotype.com for an on-line font shop, with news, information, and great fonts, including non-Latin and unicode faces.
Paul Baker: Typography and Type Index
Discover typography expertise at this site, with a custom design gallery for clients such as the Art Institute of Chicago.
Research, United Kingdom: Fuse
Check Research, UK for the online version of an interactive type magazine, filled with sample products images, and ordering information.
True Type, United Kingdom
Check here for information on True Type fonts, from the people who worked with them constantly in design projects.
Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri: Digital Type Review
Browse Digital Type Review for news, reviews on faces, software, and books, links, features, and more.
Will Harris: Esper Fonto
Check Will Harris' site on fonts, for help in deciding on just the right font for your design project.