Arno Pro small cap numerals: why so high?
I just designed a large postcard to announce an art exhibition and used Arno Pro throughout, mostly small caps. Why are the small cap numerals so much 'higher' than the letters? They just looked too...
View ArticleHow to convince a designer the font is too light
I'm not a designer. I dabble, but I have no formal training. My background is User Experience and User Interface. A designer has created templates to be used for PDFs. The font is not only light, but...
View ArticleTypography Verbage
Typography. I'm not sure if that's the place to be looking I'm trying to list the differences between writing on paper and on a tablet and I think there's a word for when you press harder with a pencil...
View ArticleCan't Access Cochin Bold Italic OT Font in Embroidery Software
I am having troubles trying to access this font in all of my embroidery softwares. The font is installed correctly, it appears in all the MS Office apps, but it will not appear in my drop down box font...
View ArticleWhat type of Fonts are compatible between Mac and PC?
Hello all:I work in InDesign primarily from a Windows based PC. I occasionally do some work on a Mac as well. I have a mixture of font type I use (TTF, OpenType etc) on my PC. I know a lot of font...
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Is it ok to download free fonts?
My client wants me to use a specific font that I don't have - he wont pay for it as it's available free. The font is EffloresceI'm worried about downloading any free stuff - can anyone recommend a safe...
View Article"Universal" font
Hello everybody !!!!I'm looking for a font that can handles every type of characters, from the latin alphabet till the cyrillic alphabet via the asiatic alphabets (japanese, chinese, ..). I though that...
View ArticleHelp please! I need to know this font
I am working on a project and am looking for a font that mimics this australian road sign. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...
View ArticleWhich Font used for the famous Google logo? Is it a standard one?
Hi everybody, I would like to know which font has been used for the Google logo.The website design of [url removed by host] requires this famous typgraphy. Thanks for your help, Freeway
View ArticleLicensing font in iPhone App?
Hello, as you can read in the title I am currently developing an iPhone App. I purchased the Adobe CS5 Design Premium and already used it to create graphics.My question is if I can use Myriad Pro in my...
View ArticleProblem with the Non-English Characters
Hello, I have been using Adobe Illustrator but I have a huge problem with the non-english characters with Standart Fonts. With the Professional font's I have no problem with them. But when I'm using...
View ArticleGeorgia font for smaller font sizes
Minion Pro has a "relative" for smaller font sizes-Minion Pro Caption. Is there is sth analogous for the Georgia font-a version of it specifically for smaller font sizes. I searched in Typekit but i...
View ArticleDot below character in Garamond Premier Pro
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to get a dot below the letters H, t, and s in Garamond Premier Pro. The combining mark doesn't seem to work, and the specific glyphs don't exist. Any ideas? Most other...
View ArticleProblemas con indesing
hola, ya me estoy volviendo loca con este tema. cada vez que presiono enter en na caa de texto, el texto que esta por debao pasa atonaticamente a otra caja por mas que tenga espacio en la primera....
View ArticleBeautiful Type Treatment
Been making a conscious effort lately to not only boost my awareness and understanding of typography in general but become more proficient with creating attractive type treatments, stylizations, etc.I...
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How would I go about creating my own font?
I can't find the 'perfect' font for a particular logo. How would I go about creating my own? I have Illustrator and Photoshop. Assuming I could create a set of alphabetic characters, would I be able...
View ArticleType resizing issue
How do I create a slim version of a typeface inside an existing one? Terribly worded question I know, the link below will hopefully explain. Thanks http://www.dafont.com/forum/attach/orig/1/1/119026.gif
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Your Favorite Fonts
I have a ridiculous amount of fonts on my computer. Most of them I don't use, but I'm afraid the minute I delete them, I will need them. It's quite annoying to scroll through my looong list of fonts....
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