FontShop has a helpful selection of free, brief PDF booklets relating to fonts and typography. Some of the topics include:

• Webfonts: a Designer’s Guide
• Licensing 101: Free Fonts Are Not Always Free
• What is OpenType?
• A Field Guide to Typography
• Common Type Terminology
• Seven Rules for Better Typography
• Type Selection: Beyond the Look of the Letter

Get them at www.fontshop.com/education

Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.