Here are 40 of the best sites, resources, tools & tutorials we found to help you understanding typography basics in print or web designs. You are welcome to add to the list or vote on which one is #1 in your opinion in the comments section below. Here goes:
Great Reads / Articles:
Meet Your Type – A Field Guide to Typography (PDF) via FontShop.com
Font Anatomy Wallpaper (1920 x 1200 JPEG Image) via Font.is
Typeface Anatomy and Glossary via FontShop.com
Periodic Table of Typefaces (3150 x 2100 JPEG Image) via SquidSpot.com
Typographic Rules to Remember Checklist adapted from The Mac Is Not a Typewriter by Robin Williams
So You Need A Typeface (1983 x 1402 PNG Image Infographics) via JulianHansen.com
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Typeface adapted from Seventy-nine Short Essays on Design by Michael Bierut
Best Practices of Combining Typefaces via SmashingMagazine.com
8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your (web) Designs via SmashingMagazine.com
Mixing Typefaces Cheat Sheets (PDF) [#1 - Combine at will. #2 Not a conservative choice. #3 Think again]
10 Common Typography Mistakes via TheDesignCubicle.com
Additional Typography Mistakes You Might Be Making via TheDesignCubicle.com
Resource Pages:
Smashing Magazine – Typography Tag
WebDesigner Depot – Typography Category:
I Love Typography – Typefaces and All Things Typographical:
SpeckyBoy – Typography Category:
Web Design Ledger – Typography tag:
Typographica – Type Reviews, Books & Commentary:
Typophile – Typographic Collaboration & Active Discussion Board:
UpscaleTypography – Design, News, Trends, Comments:
The Type Directors Club – International organization supporting excellence in typography:
Typefaces / Fonts:
Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces
Adobe Type Library / Font Finder
Font Managers / Tools:
Apple’s Font Book – Font Manager (Mac / Free)
FontExplorer X Pro – Font Manager (Mac / Paid)
NexusFont – Font Manager (PC / Free)
Typetester – Compare fonts side by side
WhatTheFont – Identify what font is used in an image
Books:
Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students by Ellen Lupton
Type Rules!: The Designer’s Guide to Professional Typography by Ilene Strizver
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Thank you! fantastic… Indeed very helpful…
Great titles, inspiring. The only thing I do not understand is that you advertise it to learn ‘the basics of typography’. Aren’t we as being ‘the premier LinkedIn community for art directors, copywriters, account planners and other advertising professionals.’ supposed to already know the basics of typography and desgn? Yes, I am passionate about typography too and love new input, thnaks. But it is a professional tool and not something you just do at the sideline.