Beautiful typography 

Get inspired by beautiful typography

beautiful typography found on flickr.photos belong to respective photographer.

Basic Typography 

Inspired to learn typography?

Thinking with Type

This site is actually an on-line companion to the book Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students, by Ellen Lupton.

But if you want to learn the basics in a funny way.. this site is it :)

Typography wiki

Learn about typography our wikipedia.

Type basics by Adobe

One of the first site i visited when i first learnt about typography

Tutorials 

done with basic? You need tutorials to guide you

tutorials from before and after magazine (www.bamagazine.com).They offer free pdf design ebook.I love the magazine format and its easy to digest.

Here are two of the free ones that are related to typography.

1. What's the right typeface for text


2. How to design logo of letters
   

Typography Books 

Thirst for more? Books are the best, cuz it hurts when you read on the monitor

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Thinking with Type: A Primer for Designers: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) by Ellen Lupton

This is for the principles of type mainly letter, more...1 point

This is for the principles of type mainly letter, text and grid.1 point

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The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition by Robin Williams

This is people like me , who are not designers but more...0 points

This is people like me , who are not designers but would like to learn design or HAVE to design brochures or flyers as a part of their job require...0 points

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Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type (Design Briefs) by Kimberly Elam

Another important part of typography design is lay more...0 points

Another important part of typography design is layout.. I'm pretty bad at this..0 points

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Inspiring Typography 

Bits and pieces, items of interest

Typography for headlines

Here is a collection of headlines (web banners) collected throughout the web.Terribly helpful if you're a web designer

Helveltica film

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.

typeorganism

A flash based website with the manifesto, 'type is organism'

Typography Catalog

A gallery of typography

Kumi Yamashita's Shadow Works

Using type to create shadow silhoutte of a woman

Typography utility 

helpful for web designers who are worried bout their type setting..like me..haha

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Typography T-shirts 

ARIAL , what better way to say I don't care 

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from Design Onlsaught

Price: 16.99

The Revolution will not be set in Helvetica 

Helvetica Revolution Light T-Shirt

from Stitchmonger Designs: T-shirts & Gifts

Price: 17.99

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