Myriad pro "ys" printing bold on windows printer
I recently designed a huge media kit for my newspaper. The project was created in InDesign v.2 on my Mac and the only font I used was versions of Myriad Pro - regular, bold, condensed, etc. I made...
View ArticleArno Pro SmText
This is a very straightforward question. Can anyone tell me what the "Sm" in "SmText" for Arno Pro means, please? Thanks!
View ArticleHelvetica font looking distorted on website
I am using the "Helvetica Neu LT 35 Thin" (ttf format) which is looking great on my website (iOS) but horrible and distorted when the website viewed on windows.I heard that otf is better for web so I...
View ArticleArno 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 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 Articlewhat word spacing?
I am reading this tutorial here on typography: http://webtypography.net/Rhythm_and_Proportion/Horizontal_Motion/2.1.1 /http:// In chapter 2.1.1 makes a reference to word spacing, it mentions some...
View ArticleWhat 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 ArticleAFM Files & Kerning
I am on a mac snow leopard working mostly in Illustrator. Others apps InDesign, After Effects, Premiere. Can someone please explain AFM files, how and when to use them? Please correct or confirm, but...
View ArticlePlease Recognize this font
Hi,Thank you all for your help in advance. Here is the font I am searching for. I have used all the website which search it for you and match but non of them worked....
View ArticleWhat does "LT" stand for?
Looking over Adobe's font list (http://www.adobe.com/products/fontfolio/pdfs/fontfolio11_font_list.p df), I noticed that many fonts have "LT" attached to their names, e.g. "Helvetica LT Std Black."What...
View ArticleWhat display fonts would pair with Verdana body text?
Hi everyone, Hope you don't mind me asking this question, and sorry if it's been asked before. I'm developing a site and since it has a dark background I decided to use Verdana as body text since it's...
View Articleblackletters
Do blackletter faces belong to one of the "standard" font families such as sans serif or serif or consitute a separate font family on their own. I am little confused as to what exactly applies.
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...
View ArticleCS5.5 Design Premium Fonts
After installing I noticed that ROCKWELL font is missing. There may be others but I used this one regularly so it is really missed. I have checked the system font folder and the old font storage folder...
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 ArticleBody copy font to go with Aachen?
Hi, I'm using Aachen Standard for my headlines in a brochure. Can anyone recommend a good font for the body copy? I usually use a serif like Adobe Garamond for the main text but am thinking maybe...
View ArticleFonts for RedHat Linux
The Adobe font store lists fonts for Windows and Mac. What about fonts for Linux? We are using LaTeX on RedHat Linux and a requirement is to use the Adobe Univers 57 Condensed font family in a report...
View ArticleWhere can I find Alaska font ? With Bold, ExtraBold
I have a design that contains Alaska font in it (PC TTF) andnow cant find it. Have no idea where I got it to begin with... and cant find it doing a search online. Can you help ? If you have it by...
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...
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