I’m currently obsessed with typography (!!!) so I decided to make a masterpost on it - this post includes fonts, tutorials for various text effects, guides, useful links, inspiration and (even) a couple of typographic games for your enjoyment! Have fun! :-)
Fonts
favourites: lobster, amplify, carton, mission script, hoefler text (font library), ruritania (for fancy capital letters), levibrush, didot (font library), times (font library), ranger, freshman, geared, ribbon, pompadour numerals, riotsquad, nouvelle vague
behance (free ones - scroll all the way down to find download link)
Guides
Text Effects + Poster Design tutorials
Aeroplane movie poster tutorial
Geometric effect (for numbers)
Hand-drawn typography tutorial
Ice cream effect (yummy)
Inky / splotchy effect (like my banner)
Retro badge design (x / x / x )
Skin effect (for hannibal fans!!)
Smoky effect (or ghost-y)
Tree branch effect (creepy + cool)
Vintage grunge-y poster tutorial
Vintage space-y poster tutorial
3D effect (quick & easy)
Other useful websites / inspiration
Typography Inspiration (from package designs) II.
Typography Inspiration III. aguamentea (simple but very pretty)
Typography Inspiration IV. risarodil (using Illustrator)
Just FYI
Typography tidbits (cool stuff)
Typography in infographics (who doesnt like infographics)
Kerning game (if you have nothing better to do)