TYPOGRAPHY
SITES
Agitprop
Essays and proposals related to the use of fonts and typography on the web, especially in relation to CSS support.
Choosing and Using Type
Discover the basics of typography, including how typefaces can evoke different moods.
Chris MacGregor's Internet Type Foundry Index
Links to type foundries, coverage of typography conferences, and more.
Emigre
Type foundry based in California. Fonts available on the web.
Esperfonto
This useful tool from Will-Harris House will recommend typefaces based on qualities you input.
font iv
An experimental Java applet that lets you preview typefaces from your web browser.
Font Navigator
A font collection. The site owner does not say anything about whether the fonts are freeware, shareware, or other...
Free Chank Brand Rockstar Fonts
Download this collection of free "Rockstar" fonts designed by Chank Diesel.
How to Make Fonts
Chank Diesel explains how to make your own fonts in this Tripod article.
Mac OS: Fonts Included With Major System Releases
A comprehensive list of all the fonts included in major releases of the Macintosh OS, back through system 7.0.
Microsoft Typography
Typography-related links and news, free utilities and fonts, and lists of fonts available with each operating system.
Phil's Fonts
"You can never have too many friends, or too many fonts." Search for and buy fonts online.
rebecca's font resources
A collection of font resources, mostly culled from mentions on the webdesign-l mailing list.
truedoc.com
Information on TrueDoc, a technology for using dynamic fonts on web pages.
typoGRAPHIC
A graphics-intensive exploration of the history, evolution, and current state of typography.
Typography on the Web
Links to web typography, font sizing, CSS, and embedded fonts resources.
The Unicode Consortium
Home page for the Unicode Consortium, which hopes to provide a means of encoding characters from all of the world's major languages.
Web Review: Fonts
Articles on fonts and type from Web Review magazine.
ARTICLES
All About Fonts
Why and how text varies from web browser to web browser, and how to deal with the variations. (9/11/2000 at about.com)
Mastering Flash Fonts
Basic information on how Flash handles fonts. (7/3/2000 at builder.com)
Women in Typography
Blurbs and links on Beatrice Ward, Carol Twombly, Kathleen Tinkel, and Robin Williams, 4 women who've contributed greatly to the typography field. (10/2/2000 at about.com)
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