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Ultimate list of Typography resources: inspiration, tutorials, tools and books

by Sebastiano on 11/06/09 at 9:41 am

Typography is a fundamental field of graphic design. Here I have collected lots of useful resources that can allow you to learn the basis of typography: books, inspirational works, tutorials etc. So…good work!

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1. Inspiration

2. Tools

3. Blog

4. Books

5. Tutorials

6. Download Free fonts

1 – Inspiration

Unique examples of typography power

Typowall ♠ Love For Retro Typography  by Themis Was Here

typography by Thiago Trigo

Pentagram’s 2009 Typography Calendar by Jason Permenter

Steven Paul Jobs by dylanroscover

Black out poster by Steve Goodin

magazine illustration by CHIN2OFF

Scarlett by Nik Ainley

Vacanthree Promo’s by Craig Shields

Blackhole Snowboards by Murilo Maciel

The Ability by Theo Aartsma

razangraphics Typography by razangraphics

Arabic Typography IV by Qa9ed2000

experimental typography 2 by aariman

Prestige Typography by bella-elizabetta

2 – Tools

Useful resources and applications about typography

Typechart

“Typechart lets you flip through, preview and compare web typography while retrieving the CSS.”

Typetester

“The Typetester is an online application for comparison of the fonts for the screen.”

Fontstruct

“FontStruct is a free font-building tool brought to you by the world’s leading retailer of digital type, FontShop.”

FontBurner

“Font Burner is a website enhancement tool that makes it easy for you to add new fonts to your website.”

CSS Type Set

This tool enables you to test and choose the content style of your blog.

TypeNavigator

“Typenavigator is the World’s first interactive visual font search system.

WhatTheFont!

“Seen a font in use and want to know what it is? Submit an image to WhatTheFont to find the closest matches in our database.”

3 – Blog

The best blog about typograpghy

Typographica

“Typographica is a review of typefaces and type books, with occasional commentary on fonts and typographic design.”

Typography Served

Typography Server is an inspirational gallery that showcase amazing typography works

Use Typography

“Use Typography is mainly focused on showcasing websites that have good typography. Its purpose is to inspire and encourage good typography principles in web design.”

I Love Typography

“I love Typography (iLT) was born from a desire to bring the subject of Typography to the masses.”

Nice Web Type

“Nice Web Type began as an unfinished guide to web typography. It was my 2003 BFA Graphic Design thesis at SUNY New Paltz. Since then, I have followed advancements and experiments put forth by many generous individuals, made known to me by countless other generous individuals.”

4 – Books

It’s time to read a book!Here are the best book avaible about typography:

Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design

“New in paperback, The Typography Workbook provides an at-a-glance reference book for designers on all aspects of type.”

The Complete Manual of Typography

“Beautifully designed and richly illustrated, The Complete Manual of Typography is an essential reference for anyone who works with type. Designers, print production professionals, and corporate communications managers can go straight to the index to find focused answers to specific questions, while educators and students can read it as a textbook from cover to cover.”

The Fundamentals of Typography

“The Fundamentals of Typography offers an overview plus incisive insight into the use of type and stunning examples sure to inspire typographers and designers in the field.”

Thinking with type

“Theory+practice,how+why:a new approach to typography education”

Designing with Type

“Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography is a unique combination of textbook and professional reference. It presents a complete overview of the field of typography, from the origins of the alphabet through contemporary design.”

5 – Tutorials

Learn from the best how to create great typography works

Awesome Milk Typography Effect in Photoshop

How to Create a Richly Ornate Typographic Illustration

Create 3D text with some extreme lighting

Awesome Floral Type in Fireworks and Photoshop in 5 minutes

How to create explosive typographic effects in Cinema 4D

How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop

Creating a Typographic Wallpaper

Create a Dream Design with 3D Typography

Create a trendy typographic poster design

The new way to create 3D text

Design a Rocket-Powered Retrofuturistic Digital Illustration

Typography Wallpaper in Photoshop

Designing a Typographic Concept Poster

6 – Download free fonts

Best places where to download free fonts for your works

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