fonts – The Graphic Mac

Do You Really Need More Than One Font?

No, I’m not talking about your font collection, I’m referring to your design/layout.

Fix Blurry Fonts on Non-Retina Screens Running macOS Mojave

Among lots of other things Apple chose to abandon lately is a feature called Subpixel Antialiasing. It basically made fonts readable on lower resolution LCD screens. The thinner and smaller the font is, the more it needs the feature. For some reason, Apple chose to turn it off in macOS Mojave. But if you’re running a Mac hooked-up to a non-Retina screen, you’re not out of luck.

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Suitcase Fusion 8: The best font manager, reborn

I’ve been a huge fan of Extensis since long before Mac OS X. In particular, their font manager, Suitcase Fusion, has been one of only two tools I consider mission critical beyond the essential Adobe apps I use.

The recently released Suitcase Fusion 8 doesn’t turn font management on its ear like version 5, 6 and 7 did—but it does greatly improve the experience for designers in lots of little ways.

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Free font: Comfortaa

I love this font in all caps at smaller sizes—It’s so readable. Comfortaa comes in light, regular and bold, and is completely free for personal and commercial use.

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Free font utopia

There are plenty of sites to find free fonts. The problem with most of them is that the so-called “free” fonts aren’t actually free to use for anything beyond the little flyer you made for your kid’s little-league team. There’s just one problem…

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Should you outline your fonts before output?

InDesign offers the ability to outline your fonts before output, much the same way as Illustrator. Outlining the fonts (sometimes known as converting to paths) prevents the potential for missing font errors and a host of other issues. But it’s not without a catch.

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8 tips for combining typefaces

You finally chose a typeface that’s perfect for your next print or screen design project. Good job, but don’t break out the bubbly just yet.

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Font use inspiration

Have a look at FontsInUse for some great font inspiration for your next design job. The examples are large images, complete with the names of the fonts used in the piece. There’s some really great work here, definitely worth checking out.

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Extensis offers free Type Trends Report

Extensis, makers of Suitcase Fusion and Universal Type Server, surveyed thousands of graphic designers, art directors and creative people from around the globe to learn what they think about current trends in typography. The Typographic Trends report is free to download.

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Fonts with the sexiest ampersands

The ampersand is every typography addict’s favourite ligature, but which font has the best? Here are 30 of the best.

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Free font: Atlético

ATLÉTICO is a beautiful bold serif display font, free for personal use. You can also purchase a commercial-use license via a link on the webpage.