CSS Hyphenation
Trent Walton describes his experience with the CSS property for paragraph hyphenation. I am still using hyphenator.js on this site, but CSS hyphenation looks like a cleaner implementation.
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Better web font loading with JavaScript
David Demaree explains the reason behind Typekit’s use of JavaScript to serve web fonts. He gives a brief introduction to Kit JS, a lightweight JavaScript library. (via @typekit)
Typography is about reading — and so are ebooks
The most disappointing aspect of the poor type-setting of electronic publications is not the actual errors, but that publishers just don’t seem to care. (via @DaringFirefeed)
Designing faster with a baseline grid
A serendipitous article on using a baseline gird system. With a focus on setting a typographical rhythm, Pierre Marly details the use of an experimental grid system. (via @Coleran)
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Typography
An exquisite collection of title pages and headings from map publications by the Sanborn Map Company. These are fine examples of turn of the century printed lettering. (BibliOdyssey)
About History of the Book / Amsterdam
Flickr stream of historical images of typographical material of different countries—most of it from the Netherlands for the period 1470–1800 and France 16th century printers. (via @ilovetypography)
Explorations in Typography
Mastering the Art of Fine Typesetting (A Visual Textbook for Intermediate to Advanced Typography) is a vast collection of beautiful typesetting examples by Carolina de Bartolo with Erik Spiekermann.