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Alt Key Combinations with PDF cheat sheet

May 11, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

There are a handful of keyboard shortcuts for special characters I routinely need but can never quite remember when I’m working on a PC. Because I split time between Mac and PC, I tend to confuse “alt” and “option” key shortcuts. I put together this cheat sheet of the characters I need the most, plus some other popular international characters.

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Filed Under: Font Combinations, Typography, Web Design

How to try fonts online

February 24, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

Many people don’t know how great the font tryout tools are over at MyFonts.com. Here is a quick tutorial to show you just how easy it is to take a typeface or font for a spin, changing it’s size, kerning, and even sampling its extras like ligatures and fractions. It takes about 1 minute to drill down to exactly what you are looking for and start experimenting. … [Read More]

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Smilevetica – the younger, happier little brother of Helvetica

February 22, 2010 by Douglas Bonneville

What would Helvetica look like if it wasn’t so perfectly stoic, so absolutely neutral? Perhaps it would look like “Smilevetica“, if it took a positive outlook on life. Helvetica, Helvetica, why so serious all the time? Have a chat with Smilevetica and brighten up! … [Read More]

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23 Really Bad Font Choices

December 10, 2009 by Douglas Bonneville

Font choices can make or break a message. In the 23 examples we created below, we broke the message on purpose to highlight how on a conscious or subconscious level, poor typeface choices negatively affect the message in the copy. … [Read More]

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Top 10 Fonts for Graphic Designers with PDF Chart

October 27, 2009 by Douglas Bonneville

Last month I posted an article called 19 top fonts in 19 top combinations which caught the attention of Jacob Cass and Smashing Magazine and quite a few other readers as a result of all the traffic that came in from Twitter. I also got a lot of correspondence over the article with a large dose of “THANKS” included, and even a free virtual beer. Why was this article so popular with some people? I know the topic had been covered before. As the feedback came in, the answer became clear: graphics. Not just any graphics, but specifically the PDF chart attached to the post. … [Read More]

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