Postscript is all but gone, and today, newer font standards such as TrueType and OpenType rule the roost. Here's how we got from desktop PostScript in the early '80s to today. When the Mac first ...

SFNT was designed to be open and a container for other font types and which supports PostScript, TrueType, OpenType, Web Open Font Format (WOFF), and others. However, due to early use of C programming ...

If you create documents or graphics for your clients in your business, you can install and use custom fonts to make your designs more interesting. TrueType technology -- TTF extension -- was developed ...

Fancy typography doesn’t require expensive software. Thanks to the OpenType font format, the newest versions of everyday software (and the pro stuff) can tap into a ...

Adobe Systems Inc. has rolled out a new version of Adobe Font Folio featuring the Adobe Type Library in OpenType format on one CD-ROM. The Adobe Font Folio (OpenType Edition) product contains over ...

A font handling bug in OS X 10.6.7 has resulted in printing and PDF creation problems when using OpenType PostScript fonts. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...

Improvements to CSS3, in particular a revival of the @font-face directive for linking to server-based fonts, promise to allow designers to deliver richer and more nuanced typography on the Web. And ...

Adobe has announced that they will end support for creating content with Type 1 fonts by January 2023. Here's how you can prepare to make the shift to more widely supported formats. It's always ...

This month’s Patch Tuesday security bulletins called attention to vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel’s font-processing engine, which had been exploited previously in Duqu and other targeted attacks ...

The ability to install custom fonts on a Mac has been available for ages. The feature is a lifesaver for designers and other creative professionals who want to make their projects better or ...