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 6 Websites to Inspire typography

 Published by aravind kannan (UX & UI Designer, Front- end developer,graphic designer) 

1.Friends of Type features original typographic design and lettering —fresh visual content — practically every day.

Visuals are essential to creating content that will help your business stand out and draw in an audience.

 visual best practices

• Align your visual story with your content marketing strategy

Posting a photo or video online and waiting for the business offers to start rolling in is not an effective strategy. Neither is hinging your visual content success on creating the next viral phenomenon.

• Know the rules of good design

While the wealth of design tools available online and on social media can give almost anyone the ability to create visual content,they don’t necessarily provide the know-how to do it well.

• Don’t be afraid to get emotional
• Avoid generic stock images
• Re purpose information and insights as visuals
• Stay on brand
• Tailor visuals to the delivery platform
•  Find the right tools to help you get the job done

2.Incredible Types is a curated collection and showcase of outstanding typography and design from around the world. 

We all know how important typography is in web design and design in general. Choosing the right typeface(s) for web, colors and, if necessary, applying the right type of treatment can help tremendously in conveying your message to your audience.

Most of the websites showcased today use large typography mostly in their headers, but also in other places such as subheadings and other elements to draw attention to areas of importance. Let’s take a look at some of the best examples of typography in web design.

Example 

Kidd81, Get Finch, Thisisjamhot, PolarGold, Demotive

Fernandosilanes, Adlucent

3.Typewolf is the absolute best resource available for everything related to typography on the web. Typewolf will always remain an independent site that features typefaces from all type foundries regardless of where the fonts can be purchased.

 

when they gave the Best Picture award to the wrong film? Typography is to blame for that huge mess. As the creative strategist Benjamin Bannister points out, a simple change in the font and the design could have helped avoid such an embarrassing incident.

This is why it’s important to have more options when designing a new project. Don’t settle for those overused default fonts. Be brave enough to try something new.

4.fonts from independent design

Since 2011 Typeverything became the place where you can discover great fonts from independent designers. If you're looking for a display-typeface You're in the right place. 

From single-letter tiles and Gutenberg’s revolutionary movable types to contemporary digital design tools, typography has come a long way since its origins. With the expansion of the web, it found a new avenue for its multifaceted functionality. No longer strictly linear, it outgrew its initial communicational purpose and now bears a strong artistic and aesthetic value. Once merely a tool for conveying a message, typography today is both the tool and the message itself. Because of its value as a means of visual communication, it has an equally important role as the other elements of design.

5.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. 

Typography has the potential to go beyond merely telling a story — it shows the user who is behind the website and what you’re about. The treatment of type creates an atmosphere and elicits a response much the same way as tone of voice does.

You need to ask yourself, what do you want to say and how do you want to say it? Consider the user: What do you want them to feel and experience when the page loads? Typography establishes a mode of communication and, in turn, the personality of the website. The choice of typeface will determine how people respond to your website.

6.An on-going archive of found typography. Photographed & curated by Jonathan Lawrence. 

largely established by the typography. Granted, sometimes they aren’t perfect (unfortunately, performance is often an issue), but they use type to engage the user and generate interest. Good Web typography isn’t just about a beautiful visual treatment, but about speed as well; many designers neglect performance entirely. Please keep in mind that these websites haven’t been tested in old browsers or on mobile devices — that wasn’t the point of this article. Instead, we’ll look closely at interesting treatments and innovative uses of type.