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Editor's Corner: Name that Font!

About eight years ago, creativepro.com published an article with advice on identifying fonts. Author Kathleen Tinkel recommended that readers buy at least one of five "font detection bibles" to help name mystery fonts. Yes, she meant books. Large, printed books you would leaf through, page after page after page.

Nowadays, we still need to identify fonts, but free services on the Internet have usurped those books. Here are my favorites:

At What The Font?!, you can upload a GIF, JPEG, TIFF, or BMP with a few characters of the mystery font. A few seconds later, the site gives you its best guesses. For the most accurate results, follow the site's usage tips.

Identifont takes you through a series of questions about the font, such as "Do the characters look handwritten?" You can also find fonts that look like another font, and search for picture and symbol fonts that match keywords, such as "silhouette" or "bird."

FontShop's TypeNavigator narrows your search with a series of visual choices.

Happy hunting!

— Terri Stone, editor in chief

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TypeTalk: Practical Tips You Can Use

Ilene Strizver answers your questions about breaking long URLs, when to use em dashes versus en dashes, making fractions look good, and whether to indent paragraphs.

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Review: Canon PowerShot G9

The G9 is the most sophisticated point-and-shoot Canon offers. Is it best for hobbyists looking a camera with room to grow, or for the serious shooter searching for an SLR alternative? Ben Long has the answer.

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In the camera market? Read this before you buy:
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Photoshop Wears the Layered Look

Chad Neuman shows you how easy it is to stack several shades of a color to create one very cool illustration.

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Another handy Photoshop trick:
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How Does Color Work?

Do you want to better understand color theory? Or do you want practical ways to fix undesirable color palettes? Bruce Heavin's video demonstrates how changing value, hue, and saturation can unite seemingly incompatible colors.

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Speaking of color, do you know how to use Photoshop for color balancing?
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Whar Be the Buried Quark Treasure?

Anne-Marie Concepcion digs up deeply hidden booty on Quark's Web site, including video tutorials and in-depth PDFs.

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Cap'n Concepcion is the best at uncovering buried treasure:
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News from the Past Week

Image Source invites you to listen to its images
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Ricoh unveils the Aficio SP C400DN color laser printer
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onOne Software announces compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard
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2008 Macworld Conference & Expo to feature new training and educational programs
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The Industry Measure releases its latest survey of graphic design and production companies
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Wacky Web Site of the Week
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