I like how Arial looks (especially in large blocks of text) but the capitalized i looks like lowercase l. That's unacceptable.

I've tried:

• Verdana: Large blocks of text kind of blend together
• Consolas: Same as above but also difficult to read
• Tahoma: Decent, I'll use this if I can't find anything else

Any recommendations on Arial except no IlIl issue? Has to be free/default.

I was wondering if anyone knows the font name for the blue text ("The Blue Mask")

Hi people,
I'm looking for a free font that has social media icons as their glyphs
The font SocialIcons it's giving me problems on InDesign
The font FontTypeIcons is not updated
Any solutions?

I've been trying to draw my own font for my school notes, I used calligrapher which mostly worked except a few characters don't seem to work? The ones that dont work are mainly symbols like / and - I tried copy pasting them into the character section to be sure the right symbols are being used when i draw the font but it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?

If you're interested please respond with a link to your website/work.

Hi,

I know typography in HTML is not up to the state of the art.

I am looking for a web font with small capital letters which kerns "You" correctly, moving the "o" closer to the "Y". For my application, see https://perens.com/static/OPERATING.html and look at the first line under "Parties". A font that is Open Source would be preferred. I have already forced kerning on in the style sheet. I could force the letters closer together, but it would be unlikely to work correctly in all instances.

By the way, you folks should stop recommending the SIL Open Font License. The legal text is by ancient language students, a long time ago, who unfortunately did not know anything about licenses. One line of it even comes from cereal box coupons! It is dubious that it could be effectively enforced in a court, which is the only purpose of licenses.

Hey, I am a bachelor’s student in graphic design, and I would like to apply for a master’s program at a different school focused on typography and illustration (since my current school does not offer a master’s program).

Do you have any tips on how to build a portfolio specifically for typography? Does anyone have experience with university admissions in this particular field?

Thank you in advance for any tips!

Hey! I’m a Visual Communication Design graduate, and during university, I had a few typography courses that gave me an amazing introduction to the world of typography. Now, I’d love to keep diving deeper into it. I spend a lot of my free time drawing letters on paper or my iPad, and I feel like it’s time to take it further. What books, courses, or resources do you recommend to help me learn more about typography? Or what advice would you give to someone just starting out in this world? Thanks in advance!

Inspired by the Sanborn map titles of the 1880-1890's. Created with CAD.

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Hello everyone!

At first I'd like to start that I'm new to font making. I've created my very first font. It's a gothic calligraphy to be specific. I want to stress that my font is in development, and it has a roadmap for various Unicode sets and OpenType features.

I need a help with picking the most suitable license for my font which I'll apply to my GitHub repository. I may consider adding the font to Google Fonts in the Future. I've been thinking about choosing OFL. There are however some specifications regarding my font as below:

• I'm okay with people adding new glyphs or variations on their own or changing some features (like metrics or kerning pairs) if they're off for their personal use
• I prefer the font not to be distributed under a changed name
• I don't want my font to be sold by any other person.

From what I know GitHub also allows to create a custom license, but I just need to make sure if OFL, is good for my requirements or maybe there's a better one.

Thank you so much in advance

Can someone help me understand classes in FontLab, and what button do I need to press? I’m confused when looking at it. I understand how they work (they’re groups of characters with similar shapes to make kerning faster), but when I open the software, there are so many things that it’s overwhelming… I don’t know where to start. If possible, I’d like to know the detailed workflow for your kerning process in FontLab 8. Thank you so much, and have a great day!

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Hi all, I have a son who loves all things fonts and typeface. I'd like to purchase him a nice book that covers the history of these, etc. I've had a look online but they are all very pricey (no problem for a birthday gift) - I don't want to commit to one if it's not great.

Any you would recommend? Thanks.