I had a few requests for the PSD from which all the graphics were created for the article “Best Practices of Combining Typefaces“. Here it is for anyone interested in how the graphics were made, whether you liked the psuedo-CSS3 embossing or my choice of colors or not :).
New “Font Combination” article at Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine just published my article “Best Practices of Combining Typefaces“. The article expands on some of the principles I’ve covered in other articles here at BonFX, but has a lot of large, original illustrations and uses some of the most popular fonts in design today. Stop by and take a look!
Free copy of Font Combinations Book by Smashing Magazine
Smashing Magazine is featuring a giveaway of 2 free copies of “The Big Book of Font Combinations“. Just visit either of these pages to find out how to enter.
On another note, we just passed 100 posts at BonFX. It took 13 months from the date we started, September 2009. Onward and upward, and thanks for stopping by!
The Big Book of Font Combinations is now available in PDF eBook format
I’d like to let everyone know The Big Book of Font Combinations PDF and is now ready for download. All 370 pages of typography goodness is yours for the taking. Enjoy!The Big Book of Font Combinations is an expansive collection of carefully crafted typeface pair samples. The font pairings in BBOFC will inspire you and give you back time you need f
or your design projects. Use the font combination examples straight out of the BBOFC in your next project, with other typeface software, or use them as a springboard for your own creativity. However you use the BBOFC, it’s bound to inspire and is a trustworthy companion to consult for all kinds of design projects and general study of typography.
or your design projects. Use the font combination examples straight out of the BBOFC in your next project, with other typeface software, or use them as a springboard for your own creativity. However you use the BBOFC, it’s bound to inspire and is a trustworthy companion to consult for all kinds of design projects and general study of typography.
Cover art for “Font Combinations” book shows samples of all the typefaces used
If you been following the blog here at bonfx.com you have undoubtedly been made aware of my new book in the works. How do you promote a book? Well, if you have followed any news about the iBookstore for iPad, or the Nook or Kindle, you know that the old school Publisher/Author model is over with, and the new models rushing in like water from a burst dam. The bottom line is that talking about your book on the web is the new model, pretty much. Everything else is a footnote.