A question for pro typographers only
I have to find some text and signage type to go with an identity that uses Doyald Young's Finesse Light. It actually looks OK with the symbol that another designer sold to the client. (I have been...
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Typographic alignment questions
hi guys, as you see in the below image, what should be the Typographic alignment of ltalic? ( the frist letter C & S)
View ArticleAccents on Capital Letters?
Hi,Are you supposed to use accent marks on capital letters? I'm creating a design (for a graphic-design class) about the painter Salvador Dali (the Ii in his last name has an accent mark on it). I'm...
View ArticleWhy when I applied a paragraph style to a text the text is colored behind
I dont´know what I done but, after having done lots ot texts in inDesign cs6 in a mac OX lion, now when I applied paragraphs styles to a text the text is coloured behind. I saw the preferences and all...
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Knockout Issue...still stumped!
Hi again, I wanted to post this again to see if anyone can help me out with this. I am trying to print film for a screen printing job that I am doing and so I need all of the white you see in the image...
View ArticleWhat goes with Zapfino?
Hi Group,I recently purchased Zapfino, and I would like to know which non-script fonts would work nicely as a sub-title or body text. I saw 2 or 3 recommendations on Linotype's site about a year ago,...
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
View ArticleSimple Font Question
I'm a programer not a designer, but I have to create a logo for some web site work I volunteered for. How do I convert a solid font into a vector graphic with a solid outline and a transparent or...
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 ArticleHelp with embedding Type1 OTF Fonts in Word 2007/2010 docs
Hi, I purchased a few Adobe OpenType Pro fonts including Myriad Pro and Garamond Pro. I want to use those fonts in Word 2007 and/or 2010 .docx type documents. It works fine while I work on my PC which...
View ArticleIs 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 ArticleIdentifying the CAB font
Hi I'm designing Christmas cards (I know its July!) for a relative who runs a local branch of "Citizens Advice Bureau" and I need help identifying the font the logo uses. Here is a highish res image of...
View ArticleI'm using Adobe font Minion Pro and I need a small customization done. What...
My project involves transliteration from Hebrew to English. The standard denotation for certain Hebrew letters that do not have a direct equivalent in the English alphabet requires a that a dot be...
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Trying to ID a Font
What The Font was no help. Not surprising considering the poor quality of the image. Can anyone identify this font? The closest I've come is a font called Data, and that is decidedly not it. Thank you...
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How to use Rosewood Std and Rosewood Std Fill with CSS
Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to get Rosewood and Rosewood Fill typeface to work correctly in a web page. I'm a Typekit subscriber they didn't have any advice to give me other than to tweak it in...
View ArticleFree Fonts - Help Us Find Them
After a small discussion in a seperate thread, it was apparent that there may be a need for a list of places where you can get free fonts. Please contribute information that would help the community....
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 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 ArticleFont Offering Appealing Numeric Fractions
I'll be taking a job that requires insertion into text of a considerable number of fractions.What font pallet offers fractional notation down through 1/16,1/32,1/64 etc? Fractions should have a...
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How do i match this font style?
Ihave uploaded a screen shot of at font style. Can anyone offer some styles that are close to this? Thanks in advance... Brad
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