Over the past few years, I kept bumping into something called Hershey fonts. After digging around, I found a 1967 government report by a fellow named Dr. Allen Vincent Hershey. Back in the 1960s, he ...

If there were ever a typeface Mecca, during the sixties it was Photo-Lettering Inc., in New York City. With thousands of photo fonts at the ready, this was where pilgrims and art directors from ...

In the early days of Hollywood, silent films were a boon for a generation of anonymous lettering artists. Hand drawn, black-and-white title and intertitle cards with scene-setting descriptions and ...

As an adviser at the University of Arizona, Ashley White told many students to find a way to turn what they love into a career. Three years ago, she followed her own advice and pursued her passion for ...

Here’s a thought experiment: Close your eyes and imagine the font you’d use to depict the word “Chinese.” There’s a good chance you pictured letters made from the swingy, wedge-shaped strokes you’ve ...

Photoshop CS6 Extended tutorial showing how to make a chalkboard effect for text and free-hand drawings.

Microsoft Word offers a variety of cursive and handwriting fonts (or typefaces, which is the more accurate name for the different font styles), and they’re actually provided by the operating system ...