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Fonts to keep an eye on. | Fonts to keep an eye on. | ||
Apparently, '''Baskerville''' is a trustworthy font. | |||
See [[#Articles]] below. | |||
(Thanks to André David ([https://twitter.com/DrAndreDavid Twitter]) for the pointing me to these.) | |||
Baskervald is an alternative available with <code>TeX</code>. | |||
== Texts on fonts/typography == | |||
=== Articles === | |||
* [https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/hear-all-ye-people-hearken-o-earth/ Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth (Part 1)], ''Errol Morris'' – [https://web.archive.org/web/20200217133523/https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/hear-all-ye-people-hearken-o-earth/ Wayback archive from 2020-02-17] | |||
* [https://medium.com/design-ibm/how-fonts-influence-what-users-think-of-your-product-238874c593d7 How fonts influence users’ perception of your product], ''Design at IBM'' – [https://web.archive.org/web/20200217133526/https://medium.com/design-ibm/how-fonts-influence-what-users-think-of-your-product-238874c593d7 Wayback archive from 2020-02-17] | |||
** '''Warning''': hosted on Medium | |||
* [https://typespec.co.uk/doves-type/ The Doves Type®] – I learnt about it at a recording of [https://www.theallusionist.org/ The Allusionist] in [[Bristol]] | |||
* [https://robhorning.substack.com/p/font-activations Font activations: A note on the type] | |||
* Articles by Lino Ferreira | |||
** [https://www.lfe.pt/latex/fonts/typography/2022/11/21/latex-fonts-part1.html My favourite fonts to use with LaTeX (part I)] – and [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44011686 the Hacker News discussion] | |||
** [https://www.lfe.pt/latex/fonts/typography/2022/11/28/latex-fonts-part2.html My favourite fonts to use with LaTeX (part II)] | |||
=== Books === | |||
* [https://practicaltypography.com/ Practical Typography], ''Matthew Butterick'' | |||
** Available to read for free on the [[World Wide Web|Web]], but [https://practicaltypography.com/why-you-should-pay.html payment is recommended] | |||
* [https://imperavi.com/books/ui-typography/ User Interface Typography], ''Alex Baranov'' | |||
** Available to [https://imperavi.com/books/ui-typography/intro/why-this-book/ read for free] on the [[World Wide Web|Web]] | |||
== Free fonts == | == Free fonts == | ||
* [https://pampatype.com/reforma Reforma] – Need to register to download | |||
** [https://pampatype.com/blog/reforma The story of Reforma] | |||
* [https://github.com/polarsys/b612 PolarSys B612] | |||
** Designed for Airbus for legibility on cockpit screens. | |||
** Available on [[Ubuntu]] with <code>apt get install fonts-b612</code>. | |||
* [https://webonastick.com/fonts/routed-gothic/ Routed Gothic] | |||
* [https://typeof.net/Iosevka/ Iosevka] · [https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka GitHub page] – I have defaulted to using this font, specifically the <code>Iosevka Fixed SS05 Light Extended</code> variant. | |||
* [https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont Atkinson Hyperlegible] – Has reasonable EULA | |||
* [https://github.com/psb1558/Junicode-font/ Junicode] – Font for medievalists! Looks really pretty. | |||
* [https://github.com/dse/old-timey-mono-font Old Timey Mono] – Looks quite nice! | |||
== Paid fonts == | == Paid fonts == | ||
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* [https://pampatype.com/ PampaType], [[Argentina]] | * [https://pampatype.com/ PampaType], [[Argentina]] | ||
* [https://www.huertatipografica.com/en Huerta Tipográfica], [[Argentina]] | |||
* [https://www.latinotype.com/ Latinotype], Chile | |||
* [https://www.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/ The League of Moveable Type] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:08, 22 May 2025
Fonts to keep an eye on.
Apparently, Baskerville is a trustworthy font.
See #Articles below.
(Thanks to André David (Twitter) for the pointing me to these.)
Baskervald is an alternative available with TeX.
Texts on fonts/typography
Articles
- Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth (Part 1), Errol Morris – Wayback archive from 2020-02-17
- How fonts influence users’ perception of your product, Design at IBM – Wayback archive from 2020-02-17
- Warning: hosted on Medium
- The Doves Type® – I learnt about it at a recording of The Allusionist in Bristol
- Font activations: A note on the type
- Articles by Lino Ferreira
Books
- Practical Typography, Matthew Butterick
- Available to read for free on the Web, but payment is recommended
- User Interface Typography, Alex Baranov
- Available to read for free on the Web
Free fonts
- Reforma – Need to register to download
- PolarSys B612
- Designed for Airbus for legibility on cockpit screens.
- Available on Ubuntu with
apt get install fonts-b612.
- Routed Gothic
- Iosevka · GitHub page – I have defaulted to using this font, specifically the
Iosevka Fixed SS05 Light Extendedvariant. - Atkinson Hyperlegible – Has reasonable EULA
- Junicode – Font for medievalists! Looks really pretty.
- Old Timey Mono – Looks quite nice!
