Typography & Graphic Design Blog
“Figures are the most shocking things in the world. The prettiest little squiggles of black looked at in the right light, and yet consider the blow they can give you upon the heart.”–H.G. Wells, The History of Mr. Polly
If you have a growing collection of usable free sans-serif fonts, you need free serif fonts to complement them. Serifs are one of the foundational types of fonts — many appear on every best fonts list for good reason. Our recent article on the most popular free sans-serif fonts outlined four criteria we came up with to navigate the morass of free fonts readily available on the web. We came up with the best 14, we think. Take a look at that article so we don’t have to repeat the text here, and so that we can get on with our list of free serif fonts. … [Read More]
“Faces of type are like men’s faces. They have their own expression; their complexion and peculiar twists and turns of line identify them immediately to friends, to whom each is full of identity.”— J.L. Frazier
“A love of letters is the beginning of typographical wisdom. That is, the love of letters as literature and the love of letters as physical entities, having abstract beauty of their own, apart from the ideas they may express or the emotions they may evoke.”– Designing with Type, James Craig
So, Ms. BonFX is getting on board with graphic design blogging and a new focus on typography. I’ve gathered some of the classic typography books and of course, my favorite coffee mug. I’ll be sure to recommend some great reads and resources along the way! Stay tuned…