I Love Typography: So interesting. Clearly this person is one after my own heart. But it's hard not to look at all the articles and not feel overwhelmed. I LOVE all of these fonts. How can you pick just one, or just a few.? They are all beautiful! This website is like a candy store!
Typographica: Interesting. The annual reviews for each year are very interesting -- most interesting to compare the differences from year to year. I wish I could spend all day analyzing trends. Alas, I have a website that I must create at some point.
Microsoft typography: More than I really want to know about fonts. I earnestly explored this site, even though it was Microsoft, and left less than impressed. I guess some of this is just beyond what I feel like I need to know at this point. Or, maybe it's just the site. Too businesslike, nothing to really draw you in. But, then what can you expect from Microsoft?
ABC Typography: Fascinating! It's interesting how obsessed some people are with type. I explored this site and found that not all the links worked. Not a good sign. An interesting idea though. Quite frankly, I find the available fonts more than adequate for whatever I need, so I can't really see myself downloading any fonts.
A List Apart: Very zen-like. I did not find this site particularly useful. It looks lovely, but perhaps my obsession with getting the basics down first is coloring my critique.
TypoGraphic: I love the historical context, which I have not seen elsewhere. The timeline is fascinating. I wish they would relate it to some things other than type faces, though -- like other historial events? The headline is quite interesting, but I find it ultimately a little too busy for my taste.
Digital Magazine: CSS Typography: Interesting article about the limits of CSS. Ah, if only I could figure out CSS I might appreciate this more. A site to return to after scaling that wall.
Noupe.com: Now is not a good time for me to be reviewing anything having to do with CSS. Not until I get that under my belt, at least. Love the Typetester, though. I'm definitely bookmarking that!
Design snips: Interesting. I don't really have a lot of thoughts about this website. Maybe I need more than a snippet. I like the concept, but I'm not skilled enough to understand these categories.
Chapter 13 & 14: Frankly, I'm just trying to keep up here, and I feel like I'm still on first base, so the concept of making money with my site and interactivity is just not resonating with me very well right now. I have one goal as far as interactivity on my site, and that is to imbed the Meebo tool -- so I can chat with people -- that is, once I actually have a site that works. Which seems quite far beyond my reach right now. I guess I will keep reviewing Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 until I figure it out.
Principles of Beautiful Web Design chapter on Typography: Very useful information, and presented in a manner which is not overwhelming to me right now, as clearly some of the websites were just too much information, too many examples, etc. I'm very open to playing with type and experimenting, and it's wonderful to know there are so many options available, but again, if I can just stick with the basics, right now, I'll be doing great.
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