TYPE: Past and Present
FONT Sources
DESIGN Zines

Type Classification
**Adobe's take on it.

Fontbonne University
Typography

Evolution of Latin Alphabet. Great visual, take a look.

Counterspace: dedicated to type and its history. Fascinating timeline.

Just plain fun: Type and Image

F O N T
M A N A G E M E N T

Extensis Suitcase

Font software for Windows
Extensis Suitcase

Shareware for font management / PC platform
Lose Your Mind Development: Printer's Apprentice

Font-related software
Software choices and prices



My Fonts
One of Robin’s favorites font sites. Here's another: Veer.com oooh la la!

**House Industries
I enjoy their styles! Click the small linkword LetterSetter at the top of the site. Try your own name in different fonts. Also view the
inspiring typography in the “View fonts in use” links.

LetterPerfect
Follow the Letterspace Nexus link for links to other great type sites.

**Emigre
Very cool type. You can order a free catalog. Check out these ligatures!

**p22
Check out this great site. Please peruse an article in the "Terminal" and comment on it on your handout.

The Font Fairy
Like a Valentine. Good place to know about. Go visit.

Bitstream

Monotype
Monotype offers good quality fonts at good prices. They also accept font designs for consideration in their library.
They offer articles and reviews of type:
Articles & News
They have a "Mix and Match" Typeface chart too.

Linotype
Lots to explore. Go directly to the **Font Lounge!

Retro Fonts & Clip Art
(thx Sarah Holt!)
Havana Street

Mister Retro
Font Diner

Foundries and Fonts on the Web
An awesome compilation of links to font sites.

 

Typophile
Visit the**Will-Harris House. This is a really great site. Quite a lot to see and do. For a delightful assortment of type “characters” click here: Atlas.

The Design & Publishing Center
Full of information about type: &type.
If you are interested in books on typography be sure to follow the link to the Best Typography Books.

T R A D EJ O U R N A L S

Publish Magazine

Communication Arts

How Magazine

**Before & After
I recommend subscribing to the PDF version. Interesting topics, clear, concise and complete explanations.
Project 1 inspiration: Read the free article How to design a logo of letters.

Print Magazine
6 issues, 37.00 includes an Annual Design issue. Nice to curl up with in a comfy chair or the bathtub.

J U S T F O R F U N

**Bembos Zoo

the Alphabet Book
thx fred for sending me this link.

Henrich Weustoff: Art with wooden and copper letters.

TYPE Designers
USING a Search Engine
BARB & Friends

Hermann Zapf

Margo Chase
What style!

Don Barnett
A playful style.

Calligraphy Centre
Gorgeous hand lettering.

To successfully surf the Web (and do it without wasting lots of time) you’ve got to learn to use a search engine.

Try using **Google (a search engine) right now to look up info on your favorite topic. Just type the words your heart loves best to hear in the edit box and then press Search. Click on any of the links that come up. The information highway has no stop signs. Be sure to log out and go home sometime today.

If you have time for a tale, try this one: The Tale of Thunder and Lightning, written for my nephew Devin when he was 5 and afraid of thunder.

My friend and mentor, Robin Williams, and Url’s Internet Cafe

 

Good job!
I hope you enjoyed this little web excursion. This is just a small slice of what is available on the web. If there is this much info about design and fonts, imagine what you can find on chocolate, or chocolate, or chocolate, or whatever your passion may be. It is very empowering to feel a world of information at your fingertips—any time of day or night!)


Extra Credit: When you find a great font or dtp site (or you put up your own web page!) be sure to e-mail me a link:

ohbarb@sonic.net

updated 1/29/08