Should I mix oldstyle and lining figures?
I love oldstyle numerals and have started using them in my design work. What I'm wondering is: If I have a heading or subheading or something that includes numbers, should I switch to lining figures...
View ArticleRender Glyp Data from a TrueType Character
Hi, Is it possible to draw a character on screen with only the Glyph Data from the glyf table in the TrueType file?I have been searching and found soms API's that can render glyphs. Most of them need...
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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...
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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 ArticleFonts in web to print templates
The design your printed piece applications on sites like minted.com and moo.com use fonts like Helvetica. These sites allow users to edit embedded fonts in design templates they select and then...
View Articlefonts similar to Orator STD
Does anyone know of a font similar to 'orator std' that contains lower case type also (not just smaller capitals)?Thanks in advance.
View ArticleUniscribe and Office 2010 crashes
Have installed Office 2010 but I'm having crashes in Outlook. Event viewer implicates "usp10.dll" which I now know is Windows' Uniscribe API component for rendering complex fonts and Unicode-encoded...
View Articlefonts availability
Many beautiful fonts exist out there in the web. Is it true though that some for them are made just for some languages while leaving out some other? For example if i use a font that is not intended...
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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 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 ArticleEmbedding font in app
Hi, I'm using LTC Bodoni (via TypeKit) on my website and now I'm working on my digital portfolio: basically HTMl5+CSS, packed with Baker Framework to be published on Apple Store.I would use the font...
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availability of Slumdog Millionaire's font, Cracked?
Okay, I finally found out the name of the Slumdog font; it's Cracked, and came with versions of Illustrator. Is it available for DL anywhere?? I came to Adobe to find it but wasn't listed in the Fonts...
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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....
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 ArticleSchool project: InDesign or Illustrator?
I am a Graphic Design student, and we just started a project with these specifications: Take one noun and one adjective to make a 'word pair.' Basically we are making what might be a logotype. No use...
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 ArticleTypography in product use
Not sure if this is the right forum, but searching did not deliver any good results.I am a product developer and want to use a particular font on a new product. Is buying the font for use on my...
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What is the best way to create inline typography?
Hi,I wonder that the best way to create inlined typography is. Here's a image showing what I'm trying to do. I could do it just using the pen in Illustrator but I think it's really hard to make it look...
View ArticleProblem with Myriad Pro and Office 2010
Hello, we have a strange problem one a few of our computers. we recently upgraded a few computers to Windows 7 with Office 2010. On those computers, when they create a new, or edit an existing document...
View ArticleNeed help with my tattoo design...
For starters, I am not a graphic designer. I've come to this forum to get assistance from those of you who enjoy doing this type of thing. I'm getting a tattoo this weekend, but need someone to draw it...
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