The Muse

Kevin Purdy over at Lifehacker has posted a piece about the Periodic Table of Typefaces. For a freelance writer and editor, this is nothing short of invaluable. For anyone else who has touched a keyboard at least once, it is nothing short of invaluable. I see typefaces mixed and poorly chosen often, and I have pined for quick comparison of assorted typefaces arranged in some meaningful way. (The WYSIWYG display in the latest editions of programs such as Microsoft Word is nice, but it’s arranged alphabetically, which is about as useful as arranging hundreds of books alphabetically by title.)

Print this table out and plaster it on your desk. Better yet, make it your desktop wallpaper.

        

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