www.linyangchen.com Typography of the universal coconut duty plate
The custom fonts on the coconut definitive postage stamps of Malaya, by Lin Yangchen.
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca cm0002 @lemmy.world 
www.nytimes.com Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ TombstoneIrregularly spaced letters spelling “F R A NCISC VS” have caused a stir among typography nerds who specialize in spacing and fonts. One called them “an abomination unto design.”
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca cm0002 @lemmy.world 
css-tricks.com "Pretty" is in the eye of the beholder | CSS-TricksYay, let's jump for text-wrap: pretty landing in Safari Technology Preview! But beware that it's different from how it works in Chromium browsers.
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www.rollingstone.com Are Em Dashes Really a Sign of AI Writing?Viral posts and clips on social media suggest the em dash is the product of AI chatbots, with some calling the punctuation mark a 'ChatGPT hyphen.'
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca cm0002 @lemmy.world 
blog.glyphdrawing.club Why is there a "small house" in IBM's Code page 437?There's a small house in the moddle of IBM's Code Page 437. Why?
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca cm0002 @lemmy.world 
blog.adobe.com More than 1,500 new fonts – including all-time favorites – come to Adobe Fonts | Adobe BlogExplore 1,500+ new fonts now available in Adobe Fonts—featuring iconic typefaces like Helvetica, Avenir, and Times New Roman. All included with your Creative Cloud membership
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webkit.org Better typography with text-wrap prettySupport for text-wrap: pretty just shipped in Safari Technology Preview, bringing an unprecedented level of polish to typography on the web.
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca cm0002 @lemmy.world 
www.devonlive.com Exeter's unassuming Co-op worker leads astonishing 'double life'Christophe has designed logos for the likes of Rihanna
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nebulasans.com Nebula SansNebula Sans is the brand typeface for Nebula, available under the SIL Open Font License.
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca Cris @lemmy.world Introducing Adwaita Fonts (crosspost)
I quite like the new adaita font, though it has a bit less character than that new font open suse published a little while back.
But something more neutral isn't strictly a bad thing for an interface font I suppose
Hope y'all are having a good day :)
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca arakhis_ @feddit.org You should know there's a font designed to make reading easier, especially for people with low vision. It's called Atkinson Hyperlegible Next. It's free for personal and commercial use.
www.brailleinstitute.org Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille InstituteRead easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/27410537
Note that there still have been no studies on its efficacy. At worst, it is a great font to avoid ambiguity between characters.
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Typography & fonts @lemmy.ca Cris @lemmy.world The hardest working font in Manhattan – Aresluna (xpost)
aresluna.org The hardest working font in ManhattanA story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/8032101
From the author of the "Shift Happens" book that came out a little while ago.
This is now several crossposts deep but I wanted to share here :)