55 Examples of Huge Typography in Web Design

Posted by Gisele Muller on Feb 22, 2010 | 40 Comments

Choosing the correct typography for your website is a very important part of the design process. And as a website is also a communication tool – a very powerful one – you can use the typography to help you on exposing your ideas! Using HUGE typography, for example, you will get the attention you want and your site will also look cool. You can use huge typo only in a word, a sentence, everything… it’s up to you. Here we will show a selection of very nice usage of huge typo in web design to inspire you to go a little wild on your website typography! (more…)

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20 Do’s and Don’ts of Effective Web Typography

Posted by John Stone on Nov 16, 2009 | 54 Comments

In a previous article here on Web Design Ledger, I broke down 20 do’s and don’ts of effective web design and today I would like to keep up with that topic and go over 20 do’s and don’ts of effective web typography. It’s an important part of designing for the web, yet it’s often overlooked (even by me previously). Below are the 20 do’s and don’ts and in the comments section, you’re free to let us know of any of the items we might have missed. (more…)

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10 Useful Text Enhancing Plugins for WordPress

Posted by Henry Jones on Nov 9, 2009 | 15 Comments

Out of the box, WordPress is an amazing product and comes loaded with tons of features. However, one area that might be lacking is text formatting. There’s not really any tools built in to do things like dynamic image replacement, code highlighting, and other styling to improve the look of your text. Luckily there is a community of talented developers that have created plugins to fill this need. I’ve listed here 10 of the most useful text enhancing WordPress plugins. (more…)

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14 Best Online Typography Tools for Web Designers

Posted by Henry Jones on Sep 28, 2009 | 28 Comments

Since typography is one of the most challenging and important aspects of web design, it’s important to have useful tools that can make things easier. Here’s a list of tools that will be a big help in making your typography beautiful, and you won’t even have to leave your browser. (more…)

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33 Epic Works of Typography Art

Posted by Henry Jones on Sep 4, 2009 | 13 Comments

If your creative typography juices aren’t exactly flowing, you’re at the right place. The impressive works of art below are all focused on typography and showcase a wide range of type treatments that are guaranteed to inspire. (more…)

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14 Most Impressive Photoshop Typography Effects

Posted by Henry Jones on Apr 1, 2009 | 27 Comments

In web design, there are often times that you will have text to which you want to draw extra attention. We all know the power of Photoshop. So why not use it to add an impressive effect to that text that will be sure to get peoples attention. (more…)

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12 CSS Tools and Tutorials for Beautiful Web Typography

Posted by Henry Jones on Feb 25, 2009 | 41 Comments

Achieving beautiful typography with CSS on the web is no easy feat, and there are many limitations to what can done with type on the web. However, there are generous people out there that have taken the time to build tools and write tutorials to help you overcome these limitations and create websites with beautiful typography. (more…)

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40 Super Sleek Fonts for Clean Web Design

Posted by Henry Jones on Feb 10, 2009 | 73 Comments

A few weeks ago, I showed you some of the best fonts for use in grunge style design. Creating grungy designs can be fun, but sometimes a site requires a cleaner approach, one where artsy design elements take a back seat to clear presentation of content. Typography plays a big role in this type of design. (more…)

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Turn Off Your Computer and Go Read a Book

Posted by Niki on Jan 12, 2009 | 22 Comments

I know what you are saying. What do you want me to do? Turn off my computer? What? Yes! Turn it off and step away. Sometimes we need to disconnect from the internet and revert to a more basic technology: Books! (more…)

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50 Most Extreme Free Grunge Fonts

Posted by Henry Jones on Jan 6, 2009 | 54 Comments

Grunge style has been popular for a while now, and it doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon. So if creating grunge style designs is your thing, then you are in luck. Here are 50 free grunge fonts that should fit almost any of your grungy typographic needs. (more…)

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