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Lenses with Type Style

If you are looking for ways to make your lenses look more original, you might consider using type or font design to make your pages stand out and be more your own.

Here are some ideas for making your lenses look more unique. All you have to do is use your imagination and get out your favorite graphics tool, create, and enjoy.

Yes, if you don't know anything about your graphics software, there will be a learning curve, but it really is something you should know how to do at some point in time. Not that I am formally schooled in it or anything, but I do enjoy learning more about it every day.

See if any of these ideas get you started with your own font and type designs for making your own pages unique.

Free, and highly recommended:
Inkscape for creating your text art.

Three Examples

The following three sections are Squidoo Text Modules with an image illustrating ideas for ways of using word art to make your page stand out, as well as make them look unique to your style.

I've used Lorem Ipsum paragraphs to fill in where your text would be. I do hope this lens proves helpful to you.

Lorem Ipsum!

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed rhoncus accumsan arcu in blandit. Maecenas mi lorem, tristique in venenatis nec, pulvinar eu mauris. Suspendisse eget nunc lacus.

Sed pellentesque nisi et massa condimentum sit amet molestie felis aliquam. Aenean sed dui augue, in rhoncus dui. Curabitur semper ligula ut dolor fermentum id imperdiet enim eleifend. Mauris id nisi sem.

Cras sed velit purus, vitae aliquet mi. Pellentesque aliquam urna vitae lacus interdum eget sagittis dolor vestibulum. Quisque libero dolor, pretium id euismod in, cursus id est.Nulla elementum, dolor ut auctor vulputate, augue risus tempor felis, a accumsan leo urna ut diam. Proin quam odio, suscipit at feugiat iaculis, tempus tincidunt sem.

Top 10

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed rhoncus accumsan arcu in blandit. Maecenas mi lorem, tristique in venenatis nec, pulvinar eu mauris. Suspendisse eget nunc lacus.

Sed pellentesque nisi et massa condimentum sit amet molestie felis aliquam. Aenean sed dui augue, in rhoncus dui. Curabitur semper ligula ut dolor fermentum id imperdiet enim eleifend. Mauris id nisi sem. Cras sed velit purus, vitae aliquet mi. Pellentesque aliquam urna vitae lacus interdum eget sagittis dolor vestibulum. Quisque libero dolor, pretium id euismod in, cursus id est.

Nulla elementum, dolor ut auctor vulputate, augue risus tempor felis, a accumsan leo urna ut diam. Proin quam odio, suscipit at feugiat iaculis, tempus tincidunt sem.

Scanners

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed rhoncus accumsan arcu in blandit. Maecenas mi lorem, tristique in venenatis nec, pulvinar eu mauris. Suspendisse eget nunc lacus. Sed pellentesque nisi et massa condimentum sit amet molestie felis aliquam. Aenean sed dui augue, in rhoncus dui. Curabitur semper ligula ut dolor fermentum id imperdiet enim eleifend.

Mauris id nisi sem. Cras sed velit purus, vitae aliquet mi. Pellentesque aliquam urna vitae lacus interdum eget sagittis dolor vestibulum. Quisque libero dolor, pretium id euismod in, cursus id est.

Nulla elementum, dolor ut auctor vulputate, augue risus tempor felis, a accumsan leo urna ut diam. Proin quam odio, suscipit at feugiat iaculis, tempus tincidunt sem.

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Thank you again for stopping by and spending time with me. I hope you enjoyed your visit. —MiMi

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aesta1 Jan 4, 2011 @ 8:06 pm | delete

Glad I found this lens. I was just getting bored with the only html I know re fonts. Will try inkscape. Thanks.

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Pastiche Jan 4, 2010 @ 2:53 pm | delete

Yeah, I'm a font freak - I was actually a typographer back in the last century. I make art from fonts and font outlines ... I do love Adobe Illustrator. This is a wonderful type lens, Mimi. Lensrolled to Free Fonts and I think this year I'll explore Inkscape. I'd love to also learn to make my own fonts. Aha, another 2010 goal.

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Tipi Aug 15, 2009 @ 7:22 pm | delete

Thank you for a good point in a different direction...I'm always happy to try things and update lenses with design. ~ You are such a great happy. Wonderful resource!!!
Susie

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JaguarJulie Jul 21, 2009 @ 2:41 pm | delete

When I have time or when I'm asked by friends, I do some designing of company logos -- and love working with STARS in the fonts/logos. Nice resource -- it is so amazing thinking back to our courier days eh???

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mukunda22 Jun 3, 2009 @ 12:28 pm | delete

Guess this is a bit over my head--but I am graphically, CSS and HTML challenged!!

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Michey May 31, 2009 @ 9:27 pm | delete

Hi! This was a missing part, I enjoy it and I start to use it.
Thanks Mimi

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Charlyjl May 22, 2009 @ 3:46 pm | delete

Like the effects MiMi - certainly something to consider.

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pmolinero May 22, 2009 @ 12:50 am | delete

That's cool! A perfect lens with useless text. :) 5*

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GrowWear May 21, 2009 @ 3:18 pm | in reply to OhMe and Spook | delete

I don't have the foggiest idea of what it says, y'all. LOL It's just there to act as filler to showcase the type-art ideas. :)

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OhMe May 21, 2009 @ 3:10 pm | delete

Oh me! I haven't had Latin since about the 7th grade so have no idea what you are talking about but then I am in the fog a lot of the time. I do want my lenses to look pretty and have one sitting at the bottom that needs sprucing up real bad. I like the font and type designs here but how do you do them? Your lenses always look so inviting.
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