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[[Image:dax_sample.png|frame|left|FF Dax]] Morrisons uses FF Dax for most of its instore promotional materials. | [[Image:dax_sample.png|frame|left|FF Dax]] Morrisons uses FF Dax for most of its instore promotional materials. | ||
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=== Links to articles about fonts === | === Links to articles about fonts === | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 27 October 2009
Contents
Important fonts
Important realist san serifs:
- Akzidenz Grotekz
- FF Dax
- Gill Sans
- Univers
- Helvetica
- VAG Rounded
- Frutiger
why is it that england doesn't have a fancy classic font and people had to assemble it from documents here: http://www.cbrd.co.uk/media/fonts/ ?
>> research more on the history of the Transport font:
Although developed in the United Kingdom, the typeface has been used in many other countries around the world. As well as the Crown dependencies, British overseas territories and some limited residual usage in Commonwealth states, the typeface is also used in Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal, and in much of the Middle East.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_(typeface)
Extra junk info
DID YOU KNOW WINDOWS DONT COME WITH LUCIDA GRANDE?? which is, incidentally, the first choice font for facebook meaning there are LOTS OF PEOPLE out there who see facebook in TAHOMA???
Digital type
- Aliasing - Jagged edges on bitmap fonts
- Anti-aliasing - Smoothed edges on fonts
Cases of fonts being used
Oh i miss the morrisons discount self and the dented tin food.
