http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/category/typography/ Posts related to typography, fonts, font foundries, news, websites, weblogs, software, tutorials, tips, resources. en-us Typography Copyright 2000-2008 Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns. All rights reserved. Shirley Kaiser 2005-05-26T14:11:26-08:00 720 daily 2 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://brainstormsandraves.com/xml/brainstorms88.gif http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/category/typography/ 88 31 Posts related to typography, fonts, font foundries, news, websites, weblogs, software, tutorials, tips, resources. Whether or not you know its name, you've undoubtedly seen P22's Cezanne font, a faithful rendition of the French artist's handwriting, used in various media, from TV to CD covers to websites and more. Tuesday P22 announced a new and improved version of this popular font as P22 Cezanne Pro, created by James Grieshaber, longtime collaborator with P22 Type Foundry. Read the complete post for an example of this beautiful font, my review, and P22's press release. (738 words, 10 links, 2 images) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/05/26/cezanne/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2005/05/26/cezanne/ Shirley Kaiser 2005-05-26T14:11:26 If you purchase Photoshop CS, like me you may open the program and initially wonder why you upgraded since the user interface, at least on first glance, is quite similar to the Photoshop 7 interface aside from the new splash screen and logo. There are, however, quite a few major improvements, and I've become increasingly more impressed as I've used it the past few weeks. Below you'll find some highlights with links to reviews, comments, and more information. (453 words, 17 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/01/19/photoshop/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2004/01/19/photoshop/ Shirley Kaiser 2004-01-19T21:14:30 Among the new fonts out this month at MiniFonts.com is "Itsibitsi," the tiniest icons made to date by Paul Wootton. In this set you'll find positive and negative version icons totaling 320 unique icons. You get them all for only US$12. I have a feeling these will start popping up in weblogs especially. Read on for my review and graphic samples. (173 words, 10 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/10/06/fonts/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/10/06/fonts/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-10-06T09:00:40 Today's Feast covers ad-blocking software, a new domain for the RSS feed validator, and a fun collection of typography-related photos to browse. Happy weekend, everyone. (391 words, 21 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/05/friday_feast_58/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/09/05/friday_feast_58/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-09-05T21:02:14 There's plenty of fascinating reading around at the beginning of the week. Here are just a few for inspiration and helpful info: (537 words, 11 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/08/05/design_seo_lots_of_food_for_thought_today/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/08/05/design_seo_lots_of_food_for_thought_today/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-08-05T10:02:29 Today's post title describes what Jeffrey Zeldman's new book, Designing with Web Standards, helps you do. Today's Friday Feast is devoted to this fantastic, must-have new web design book. Designing with Web Standards is packed with valuable and practical details about effective web design that can be beautiful and widely accessible while also being cost-effective and easy to maintain. Using his light-hearted humor with his substantial knowledge and expertise, Jeffrey skillfully guides readers through how we got to where we are today, XHTML, CSS, images, typography, working with browsers, accessibility and government guidelines, and DOM-based scripts. The final chapter... (383 words, 6 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/07/18/friday_feast_52_eyecatching_practical_costeffective_web_design/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/07/18/friday_feast_52_eyecatching_practical_costeffective_web_design/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-07-18T17:52:09 Today's Feast covers three seemingly different topics, but one of the common threads is creativity. There's plenty of it combined with talent in today's link feast. (615 words, 30 links, 1 image) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/07/11/friday_feast_51_web_typography_movable_type_rss_and_comic_strips/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/07/11/friday_feast_51_web_typography_movable_type_rss_and_comic_strips/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-07-11T13:55:17 After reading this past week's Friday Feast that included links to helpful bookmarklets, Oskar van Rijswijk kindly sent me an email about LucDesk's Useful Bookmarklets. I immediately added it to Friday's post, but I wanted to be sure to mention it separately, too. Thanks, Oskar!... (47 words, 4 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/06/08/more_on_bookmarklets/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/06/08/more_on_bookmarklets/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-06-08T13:35:51 The February 2003 issue of Usability News is now available online. As usual, it's packed with valuable, insightful information for the rest of us. Here's just a sampling regarding web design: The Impact of Paging vs. Scrolling on Reading Online Text Passages Breadcrumb Navigation: An Exploratory Study of Usage Cascading versus Indexed Menu Design Examining Web Design Conventions Across Site Types Aesthetics and Usability: A Look at Color and Balance Examining Tolerance for Online Delays There are more articles in this new issue, and their archives are a gold mine. You can also print out the entire issue via... (105 words, 10 links) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/02/10/usability_news_has_news/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/02/10/usability_news_has_news/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-02-10T14:41:25 Today's Friday Feast goes all over the place, much like my week went. New Books Andy King's new book is out, Web Site Optimization, all about optimizing the size and complexity of Web sites. It's already getting rave reviews. The companion site provides lots of helpful tips and information about the book. Search Engine Visibility is a new book out by SEO expert Shari Thurow. Thurow emphasizes the importance of design and content for the visitors while providing tips for high rankings with search engines and directories. The companion site provides helpful tips and resources, too. More on XHTML... (769 words, 36 links, 3 images) http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/01/24/friday_feast_34_books_xhtml_dvd_graphics_small_biz_music/ http://brainstormsandraves.com/archives/2003/01/24/friday_feast_34_books_xhtml_dvd_graphics_small_biz_music/ Shirley Kaiser 2003-01-24T11:28:05