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Typography is everywhere, from the web to the print industry. In fact, there’s a lot of talk about beautiful typography in web design, but let’s not forget about the print industry – this is where it all comes from.

Today we’re showcasing 25 excellent print ads that feature great typography. What most of these ads have in common is that they use typography in a very interesting manner in order to get their message across. Of course typography alone is great, but here we’re featuring some ads that combine type and images to convey a strong and influencing message. Enjoy!

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Design in general is always evolving and changing. From the dull, lifeless days of bland, boring websites to the age of color and excitement when it comes to web design – all in the space of just a few short years. There’s no doubt that design trends, styles and techniques are changing rapidly, and that as designers, it’s our responsibility to keep up and build on this change.

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Just came across a new website for the all you typofiles out there.

The site is relatively new but already has some great content, and examples of great typography.

typegoodness was created by Frederik Samuel to focus on all the beautiful typography around the world. This is a showcase, as well as a resource of inspiration and finding anything related to type. We cover anything from Digital, to Print, to showcasing free fonts.

Together we can create one of the best typography related resources on the internet. Once you register for free, you can comment and post articles to the site. Please understand that all posted articles will be in moderation to avoid spam or inappropriate content.

Visit: typegoodness

In this post I put together a list of 31 websites using huge type to achieve its visual goals and keep it simple yet attractive and professional.

A new typography site was officially launched today, in there words:

Typedia is a community website to classify typefaces and educate people about them. Think of it like a mix between IMDb and Wikipedia, but just for type. Anyone can join, add, and edit pages for typefaces or for the people behind the type.

It was created by some well known folks, so should have some legs:

Jason Santa Maria, Mark Simonson, Liz Danzico, Dan Mall, Mark Huot, Brian Warren, Ethan Marcotte, Stephen Coles, Ryan Masuga, Aaron Gustafson, Garrett Murray, and John Langdon.

With assistance from: Khoi Vinh, Shaun Inman, Kristin Dooley, Grant Hutchinson, Ryan Irelan, and Dan Cederholm.

I really enjoyed reading this article about how the logo for the website was designed.

The servers are getting hit pretty hard at the moment, but you should take a look around.

Typography is a very important part of web design, but where do you find out about the latest and greatest happenings in the world of typography? Check out this list of 8 great blogs for your typographical inspiration.

I Love Typography

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Typographica

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Typophile

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DailyType

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Typographer

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FontShop: FontFeed

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Fontlover

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Type For You

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An interesting look at some lovely designs, that are let down in the writers opinion by illegible type.

The primary objective of type, for example, is not to look pretty, but to convey information. There are times however, when this rule isn’t adhered to as it ought to be, and type becomes more of a detail or texture, than a medium to ferry information.

Typesites is a biweekly showcase of websites with interesting typographic design.

Designed and coded by Kyle Meyer, with design critique courtesy of Elliot Jay Stocks and Rett Martin.