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Everything about Computer font
Digital description of a typographical font
A computer font or digital font is a digital data file containing a set of graphically related glyphs, usually designed and created using a font editor. Such a font specifically designed for the computer screen, and not for printing, is termed a screen font. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Computer fontA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The complete guide to digital typeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Embroidery Font Digitizing SystemCited 1 times
- Go sideways: MetafontA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Fonts on MacintoshA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
The complete guide to digital typeAndy Ellison · 2004
CSS FontsEric A. Meyer · 2013
Adobe Type Library Reference BookAdobe Systems Inc. · 2002
The Macintosh font bookErfert Fenton · 1989
Free fontsKathleen Ziegler, Nick Greco · 2002
Typography for lawyersMatthew Butterick · 2010
Digital typeface libraryHarvey Karp · 1985
The designer's guide to PostScript text typeJean Callan King · 1993
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