Compare Fonts with Typetester

I was Stumbling through the web when I found a really useful tool for anyone who designs, maintains or tweaks web sites. The site is Typetester.

Typetester

With Typetester you enter some sample text then choose up to three different font, size, color, leading, alignment, background color, and decoration combinations. The results of your selections are displayed side by side for you to compare.

File this one away in your bookmarks! It is one of the more useful sites I have discovered lately and it can be a real time saver.

RSS 23. October 2007 (18:27)
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7 Comments»

  1. Lisa

    24. October 2007 | 04:51 h

    I always find such useful tools at your site, Char - - this really rocks. Bookmarked it - thank you! :)

  2. Char

    24. October 2007 | 10:04 h

    Thanks Lisa - it is a really useful tool. I can’t wait to take a peek at your new book next time I’m at Borders!!

  3. digitalnomad

    24. October 2007 | 10:35 h

    Typography is a lost art. There actually used to be a profession known as “typographer”.

    That artform is all but gone, sad to say. Great artists and designers like Herb Libalin, Tom Carnase, and Milton Glaser.

  4. David Airey

    24. October 2007 | 13:48 h

    Bookmarked too. Thanks Char! I’ll test it out later, and I hope you’re well.

  5. SB

    24. October 2007 | 21:28 h

    Wow — another bookmarker here. Thanks!

  6. Emperor

    25. October 2007 | 16:25 h

    I’m not a designer but the site looks really interesting. I’m going to bookmark it, thanks.

  7. Adam Kayce : Monk At Work

    31. October 2007 | 22:06 h

    TypeTester is one of my favs, too… in the time that I’ve been using it, the lists of fonts has changed quite a bit, though. Must be because the OS’s have been changing.

    I recently came across this site, too: Thinking With Type. Not exactly a tool, but it’s a typeface-lover’s dream.

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