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Carsonified

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Screenshot of Carsonified

Successfully designing a monochrome site can be a tricky deal, especially when we seem to be drowning lately in a sea of never ending eye candy effects. Perhaps that is exactly why the new Carsonified site manages to stand out so well with its combination of one-color illustrations and large, decorative type.

Typography

First Subpixel Type Family

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An experiment in progress that promises to deliver a complete type family with an x-height of just 3 pixels while maintaining readability.

Typography

Verdana and Georgia Grow Up

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The long-time undeniable web-safe stars, Verdana and Georgia, are due for a complex makeover to be released sometime next year. Combined with the more recent developments in web typography, one can only hope this will bring forth a new era for web designers.

Typography

Ten Common Typography Mistakes

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The following can serve as a basic checklist for every designer to keep in mind when it comes to typography.

Typography

An Unforgivable Sin

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Michael Faber experiments with everyone's most hated font, Comic Sans, with some very interesting results.

“To design is to communicate clearly by whatever means you can control or master.”Milton Glaser

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