FYTI: The Alphabet Family Tree: Numbers & The Manual: Tips for Scripts

This months fyTi newsletter includes the story of the Latin alphabet Numbers and a Manual on Tips for Scripts. [MyFonts.com]( [View in Browser]( [Hot New Fonts]( [Best Sellers]( [What's New]( [Special Offers]( [Bundles]( [WhatTheFont]( [MyFonts fyTi]( This months fyTi newsletter includes the story of the Latin alphabet Numbers and a Manual on Tips for Scripts. Alphabet Tree The Romans gave us a beautiful and remarkably powerful alphabet – not so much numbers, however. The predecessors to our current numbers were developed in India... [Continue reading]( The Manual Blocks of script copy are not inviting to the reader. While scripts stand out, they also create a busy visual texture that is subtly off-putting to readers... [Continue reading]( Help! I can’t find the perfect font! The ideal font is out there. But finding a font that’s just right for your project can be difficult with thousands to choose from. Here are some tips to help you simplify your search. [Learn More]( The Archives Font Field Guides - [ITC Benguiat® Font Field Guide](: Originally drawn to be a display design, ITC Benguiat works best at large sizes. It’s also a distinctive design, and ideally used in short headlines and for branding. - [Serifa® Font Field Guide](: The Serifa family is a slab serif design that benefits from a humanistic design foundation. The Manual - [Numbers Guidelines Manual](: Letters are the easy part. We were taught what they are, and how to use them, in our earliest experiences with learning. Even before we started school most of us had alphabet books, wooden blocks with letters on them, or magnetized letters that stuck to the refrigerator. - [Manual: It’s About Ampersands](: Typeface design is a relatively technical craft. It is about producing a series of interchangeable tools which always work in harmony no matter how they are combined. For the most part this puts a real damper on how creative a designer can get when it comes to drawing individual letterforms. Morning Read Creative Characters: - [Dwi Ahidian - Lemonthe](: Graphic designer and font creator Dwi Ahidian, the founder of Lemonthe Studio, found himself on a newly creative path just five years after his 2015 graduation from Politeknik Piksi Ganesha, a university in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia’s West Java province, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Information Technology and where he also lives and works. Thanks for spending part of your day with MyFonts. See you next time. — MyFonts Team Monotype Imaging Inc. 600 Unicorn Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 USA London, UK | Berlin, DE | Noida, IN | Seoul, KR | Tokyo, JP | Shanghai, CN The promotions featured in this email newsletter are only valid for purchases made online at MyFonts.com. MyFonts and MyFonts.com are trademarks of MyFonts Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Other technologies, font names, and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ITC Benguiat® is a trademark of Monotype ITC Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Serifa® is a registered Trademark of Bauer Types. Prices are shown in our standard currency (USD), may differ in other currencies, and may also be subject to change due to exchange rate fluctuations. Helvetica® Now is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. ©2023 Monotype. All rights reserved. The text in this email is set in Helvetica® Now. [Unsubscribe]( | [Preferences]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [View in Browser](