Typography 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...
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Font Identification
Can anyone identify this font? I'm trying to recreate the logo to be screen printed. At first glance I thought it was Handel Gothic but that's not right. I've already checked www.identifont.com and...
View ArticleModern yet conservative font
Okay I'm looking at oodles of fonts. I'm looking for a font that says "modern (as in Internet age) yet still a conservative business." Dang if I know that would be. I've toyed with everything from...
View ArticleScript Font for Name with Suffix
Hello all,I am designing an invitation and I need to find a traditional script font that will work with a name with a suffix - like John Smith III. The III at the end looks terrible with a script I. (I...
View Articleimporting AS400 formated text into InDesign?
Hello! We just upgraded from CS2 to CS4, and we can no longer run in "classic mode." We are using an AS400 data base, and I used to have to import translated text into a Quark 4.3 document (Text is a...
View Articlesailing windy block font
hello guys, I am making a homepage for my sailing club. Attached is the sort of old "Scouty" image I am sourcing. Do you know what type of font is used in the heading? Can you think of a nicer font to...
View ArticleFree software to change glyph mapping in a font?
Hi, I've got this old font that I need to use. I would like to change the glyph mapping of the font (i.e., use the same glyphs, but map them to different spots). Does anyone know of a free application...
View Articleguardian weekend mag cover typeface
Hi allI am currently doing a magazine cover design for the guardian magazine. Its not for real but for a design project and was wondering if anyone could tell me the typeface used for the guardian...
View ArticleHelvetica Neue Fonts
Hi, I want to order Helvetica Neue Fonts but I am confused about the difference between, Helvetica Neue 55 Roman and Helvetica Neue Roman?I am not sure if they are the same!I would really appriciate...
View ArticleWhat's the best and/or best & least inexpensive program to convert a vector...
My client gave me a bunch of vector graphics that a different agency gave them for a font that they use for money amounts in their new branding. They gave me vector graphics 0-9, a "$", a "." and a...
View ArticleHelvetica Unicode (Japanese)
Is there a helvetica unicode font for use with japanese characters?Thank youPS: Helvetica, not arial.
View ArticleFont Fails to Display in CS5
I have a font called SBF_D004 that has been supplied with a file, when used in InDesign CS3 and earlier it displays and prints fine, but when used in CS5 InDesign or Illustrator it does not display or...
View ArticleAdobe Garamond Pro
Hello, I need a bit of legal advice on the use of "Adobe Garamond Pro" as I cannot find any information on it anywhere. I'm a student designing some Christmas cards for a relative who plans to sell...
View ArticleCreative Suite vs. InDesign CS vs. Illustrator CS bundled fonts
This is a complicated issue, which I hope can be clarified by this summary.With InDesign CS by itself, there are 66 fonts, many of which are new for the CS version. Apparently these are included with...
View ArticleDo Ligatures Form Automatically?
Assuming the Font supports them and the right character pair is typed in? Such as FF, FT. I'm using Garamond Pro family, but there are others in which I'd like to form ligatures. (in other words, does...
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...
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Type Baseline Problem
Reference image below. I need to get a number to sit on the baseline in a line of text but it automatically sits below the baseline. Is there a term for this? And how do I got about fixing it? Thanks!
View Articleworkshops: Font making for beginners
I thought I should mention that I and some other folks are teaching a series of font making workshops for beginners—folks with no (or little) previous experience in type design. The next two are in...
View ArticleReminder: Adobe type store is still a mess
Just a friendly reminder. Nothing has happened there since this last post in December, 2007:<br /> <br /><blockquote><a href="/webx?14@@.3c0574d0/1">Ramón G Castañeda, "Hypatia...
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