Typography

Medieval Unicode Font Initiative Medieval Unicode Font Initiative- Non-profit group of scholars working toward a solution to the problem of encoding special characters in Medieval texts written in the Latin alpha… The Typographic Circle The Typographic Circle- Membership organization providing information on committee, events, publications and membership. National Print Museum National Print Museum- Includes a short tour of the museum, description of exhibits, a brief history of printing in Ireland and visitor information. Creative Pro : Fonts Department Creative Pro : Fonts Department- Font news and software reviews links. Exclusive feature articles on typography from Creative Pro's staff of graphic design writers. Type Directors Club (TDC) Type Directors Club (TDC)- International organization supporting excellence in typography, both in print and on screen. Articles, videos, competitions and membership information. Microsoft Typography Microsoft Typography- Typography news headlines, 'link of the day','book recommendations' and a updated database of type and typography related sites. BBC News: Helvetica at 50 BBC News: Helvetica at 50- The Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th birthday. You've probably seen it a thousand times today. Why? Arabic Type Arabic Type- Research on Arabic typography, its relationship to calligraphy and culture, and the development of new Arabic fonts. Ban Comic Sans Ban Comic Sans- Download and print stickers and flyers to campaign against the font, also free comic fonts to use instead. Commonly Confused Characters Commonly Confused Characters- Unicode and graphic examples of proper quote, hyphen, and space encoding and typographical mistakes. Typolis Typolis- In German and English, this site is an ambitious private project which details the history of alphabets, describes type classifications and provides information about des… TypoBlog TypoBlog- Medium sized article, subtitled "How personal typographic Web sites are giving the musty, elitist field of typography is a stiff kick in the keister" Information Design Associates Information Design Associates- Corporate, information design, and web design. Typotheque Typotheque- Information about typography, free type utilities, articles on type and type design, and fonts for sale. Arabic typography Arabic typography- Arabic typographical experiments. LetterPerfect LetterPerfect- Design services, lettering tours, publications, and fonts available for purchase and download. Society of Typographic Aficionados Society of Typographic Aficionados- Rochester, NY based S{o}TA is an International Organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of type, its history and development… Character Design Standards Character Design Standards- General rules for character shapes in Latin based languages in digital fonts. From Microsoft.com. Dr. Leslie and The Composing Room Dr. Leslie and The Composing Room- MFA thesis project by Erin K. Malone explores the history of typesetting firm located in New York City. ATypI ATypI- The site of the Association Typographique International, the organisation of the international type community. Information on events, ATypI publications and conferences. typogRaphic typogRaphic- Exploration and experimentation between typography and imagery. Planet Typography Planet Typography- This portal dedicated to typography includes directory, news, online manual and free fonts to download. Home of The Typographic Times, a font-related eZine with… Types and Typography Types and Typography- A complete guide to the history and science of types, fonts and typography. Typographic Typographic- Information on typography from 3500 B.C. to the present day, including evolution, timeline, anatomy, image gallery, studies, glossary and related information. TypeRight TypeRight- Mission: to promote typefaces as creative works and to advocate their legal protection as intellectual property. Will-Harris Studio Will-Harris Studio- Home of Esperfonto, the web's only interactive typeface selection system, TypoFile magazine for people who use and love type, a design office with corporate ID… Typo.cz Typo.cz- Information on Central European typography includes foundry listing, software, books and general rules. In English and Czech.