Tag Archives: typeface

Hooked on typography

Posted on December 1, 2009 by g.schmidt@waxcom.com

When desktop publishing entered into the mainstream, so did general awareness — and sometimes obsession — with typefaces. Even for those not in the design business, typeface names like Courier, Helvetica and even good ole Brush Stroke have managed to slide into our … Continue reading →

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Holey font

Posted on September 2, 2009 by c.hatchett

Paper and ink. When analyzing office wastefulness, this dynamic duo builds up quite a hefty list: wasted paper, dead trees and landfills steadily piled up with empty ink cartridges. On the monetary front, printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids … Continue reading →

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The Verdana conspiracy

Posted on September 1, 2009 by c.hatchett

Verdana, a typeface specifically designed for web readability, was released with Internet Explorer 3 for the first time in 1996. Since then, it has taken over the HTML design world as the most popular font used on the web.  But the … Continue reading →

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