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Typography is the art of creating and using letterforms as a graphic design tool.


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ATypI ATypI The site of the Association Typographique International, the organisation of the international type community. Information on events, ATypI publications and conferences.
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LetterPerfect LetterPerfect Design services, lettering tours, publications, and fonts available for purchase and download.
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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 alphabet.
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Microsoft Typography Microsoft Typography Typography news headlines, 'link of the day','book recommendations' and a updated database of type and typography related sites.
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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 interviews of type designers and portraits of typefaces.
Google PageRank: 6/10
Typographica. A Journal of Typography. Typographica. A Journal of Typography. News, observations, and open commentary on fonts and typographic design.
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Typophile Typophile Active discussion board with font identification and type design critique forums. Sporadic features include interviews with typographers, news feed, and type design courses.
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Typotheque Typotheque Information about typography, free type utilities, articles on type and type design, and fonts for sale.
Google PageRank: 6/10
Will-Harris House Writing, Design and Typography Will-Harris House Writing, Design and Typography 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's, business cards and illustrations, and the Point Reyes Chipmunk Observatory and Garden.
Google PageRank: 6/10
Arabic typography Arabic typography Arabic typographical experiments.
Google PageRank: 5/10
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?
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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.
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daidala daidala A weblog by Jon Coltz. Features reviews of typefaces and observations from the life of a type lover.
Google PageRank: 5/10
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.
Google PageRank: 5/10
Encyclopaedia of Typography and Electronic Communication Encyclopaedia of Typography and Electronic Communication A short-subject encyclopedia and glossary covering typography, printing, electronic publishing, and electronic communication.
Google PageRank: 5/10
Font Lover Font Lover Font news from around the globe and A+ font links.
Google PageRank: 5/10

Pixel Fonts Explained Pixel Fonts Explained In-depth look at the history of bitmap (pixel) typography.
Google PageRank: 5/10
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, its use in the world of print and digital imagery, its designers, and its admirers.
Google PageRank: 5/10
The Typographic Circle The Typographic Circle Membership organization providing information on committee, events, publications and membership.
Google PageRank: 5/10
Type Books Type Books Resource for publications concerning the letterform arts.
Google PageRank: 5/10
TypeRight TypeRight Mission: to promote typefaces as creative works and to advocate their legal protection as intellectual property.
Google PageRank: 5/10

Types and Typography - A guide Types and Typography - A guide A complete guide to the history and science of types, fonts and typography.
Google PageRank: 5/10
typogRaphic typogRaphic Exploration and experimentation between typography and imagery.
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Typographic Typographic Information on typography from 3500 B.C. to the present day, including evolution, timeline, anatomy, image gallery, studies, glossary and related information.
Google PageRank: 5/10
Arabic Type Arabic Type Research on Arabic typography, its relationship to calligraphy and culture, and the development of new Arabic fonts.
Google PageRank: 4/10
Character Design Standards Character Design Standards General rules for character shapes in Latin based languages in digital fonts. From Microsoft.com.
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DigitalThread: TypeHaus DigitalThread: TypeHaus Contains featured foundries, honorable foundries, type resources, and typography links.
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Fontlover.com Fontlover.com Type news from around the globe.
Google PageRank: 4/10
Greeking Machine Greeking Machine Lorem Ipsum generator supporting Latin and several humorous choices.
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Information Design Associates Information Design Associates Corporate, information design, and web design.
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Name This Font Name This Font Encyclopedia of letterforms. Information on the author plus where to purchase the book.
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The Glory of Chinese Printing The Glory of Chinese Printing Online exhibit that details history of printing in China, from block printing through the invention of movable wood type, brass plates, and two-color techniques.
Google PageRank: 4/10
The International Type Index The International Type Index A directory of fonts and foundries with the ambitious goal of indexing all existing fonts in the world.
Google PageRank: 4/10
The Typophiles The Typophiles Founded 70 years ago by Frederic Goudy, Paul Bennett, and others, an educational association that encourages the appreciation and production of fine typography and bookmaking.
Google PageRank: 4/10
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"
Google PageRank: 4/10
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 designers as well as about the art of graphic design.
Google PageRank: 4/10

Ban Comic Sans Ban Comic Sans Download and print stickers and flyers to campaign against the font, also free comic fonts to use instead.
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