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Ecofont Saves Ink!

Ecofont Vera Sans is a free font that’s designed with the environment in mind. The font is studded with tiny holes that are imperceptible at 12 point or smaller type sizes, and the holes cause it to use about 20 percent less ink or toner. The font is based on the open source Vera Sans [...]

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Chart of Windows Fonts

When creating Web pages in QuarkXPress or another application, you may want to know which fonts are available no Windows and on Macs. For a list of fonts common to Macs and Windows, see www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html. That page is a good browser test in itself, as it shows all the font names in their own typefaces. [...]

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Learn To Use Unique Web Fonts

At CreativePro.com, Dave Sawyer McFarland has a two-part article on how to use an online Web fonts service to use custom fonts on your Web pages. He focuses on how to use Font Squirrel’s @font-face kits and its @font-face generator. I like the article because it not only explains the concepts and steps you through [...]

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When and How to Use Old Style Numerals

OpenType Pro fonts (and some older font collections) often include two kinds of numerals: “Lining” and “Old Style”. At CreativePro.com, James Felici gives a clear, useful explanation on when to use Old Style figures, and what the difference is between them and Lining figures. Read it at http://www.tinyurl.com/yjm4h44. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.planetquark.com%2F2010%2F05%2F11%2Fwhen-and-how-to-use-old-style-numerals%2F’; addthis_title = ‘When+and+How+to+Use+Old+Style+Numerals’; addthis_pub [...]

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