Saturday, 01 March 2014 00:00

Doctrine: March 2014 Fav Font

Doctrine is the new typeface from VirusFonts. It is the first to be released by the foundry in three years and found its debut outing on the new David Bowie album The Next Day.

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Friday, 31 January 2014 00:00

Romeo: Feb 2014 Fav Font

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Inspired by romanticism, Romeo is a charming and versatile typeface. By alternating uppercase and lowercase, and mixing them with alternate characters, ligatures, swashes and endings, you obtain endless possibilities of composition, with 810 glyphs available in the Pro font. In case you don’t need all these alternatives, there is also an Essential version consisting of 247 characters. In addition, Romeo has an affordable set of ornaments, connectors and catchwords to complete this attractive display system.

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Wednesday, 01 January 2014 10:12

Gioviale: Jan 2014 Fav Font

Graphic designers with a lust for lettering are constantly seeking scripts balanced neatly on the sweet spot suited for exuberant editorial work and messages of cheer. Neither frivolous nor strict. Gioviale, satisfies that need.

Your work may call for a script that is handsome without being overly formal, that is merry, playful, and, like a good Italian pastry dough, hasn't been overly handled until it is left stiff and flat. Use Gioviale to create something tasty, al dente, a touch ornate yet fluent and full of life. Its versatility is exemplified in its greater readability at small sizes compared to other scripts, as well as the included alternates and swashes.

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Saturday, 30 November 2013 00:00

Trend Hand Made: Dec 2013 Fav Font

Trend Hand Made is a font made of layers, taking as a basis a sans and a slab font. It is the result of observation, search and study of the last global trends. Trend tries to capture the aesthetics of fashion or even fashion itself, integrating elements of a very popular and current trend. It is a typeface designed to be used without need to add anything external to it, because it has all components required for this.

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Friday, 06 September 2013 00:00

Aria: Sept 2013 Fav Font

Aria Pro is a luxuriously crafted display face, drawn from an inscription its creator, Rui Abreu discovered on the frame of a nineteenth century painting. Abreu calls the typeface “lyrical” — it is a font for headlines that sing their content rather than recite it in a neutral voice. Aria is expressive and musical, yet without becoming loquacious or bombastic — its economic and modest ornamentation keeps it feeling useful. We await its companion text family with keen anticipation.

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Friday, 02 August 2013 00:00

Number Five: August 2013 Fav Font

We're always in the mood for a fun script. This one reminds us of Lobster, but works better than Lobster when the need for distressing a font arises. Number Five is pure Americana, suitable for titling, display, logo, signage, and editorial work. Its two versions, Smooth and Rough, are constructed similarly, yet imbued with distinct feelings and uses.

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Friday, 07 June 2013 00:00

Ollie: June 2013 Fav Font

Meet Ollie, a casual signage script whose friendly, bouncy exterior belies a heart of sophisticated OpenType programming. This font is designed to make the most of OpenType savvy applications, and as such is recommended for professional design use. Or to put it another way: Make sure that contextual alternates and ligatures are always turned on!

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Wednesday, 26 September 2012 00:00

Sitemap: What It Is & Why You Need One

The general incentive behind an XML sitemap is to help search engine crawlers (or “spiders”) sift through your pages more efficiently. An XML sitemap is simply an .xml file containing a listing of all your pages and when they were updated.

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Friday, 02 November 2012 00:00

William Lucas: November 2012 Fav Font

Martin Wait's WilliamLucas™ typeface is slightly retro, surprisingly versatile and totally charming. Wait developed WilliamLucas from a handlettering style he had created and then refined over many years. The final free-flowing script is expressive and very easy on the eye.

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Thursday, 01 November 2012 00:00

Get Sticky! (Avoid The Bounce)

Many business owners focus on "improving" the pages with high bounce rates by revamping the page design, changing the page's (or site's) navigation structure, or rewriting copy in an attempt to decrease the bounce rate. But often that doesn't work.

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