[mkinsella]

Typography has always been a bit of a black art for me. In the end, I usually just settle on something that (I think) doesn't look terrible. Anyone have some basic and intermediate tutorials/guides, sites, and book recommendations?

[oneplusone]

The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst is an amazing book. It is a very easy read and very educational.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elements_of_Typographic_Sty...

[eswat]

Yeah, it’s a great read and reference afterwards.

Here’s a companion site for applying the book to the web: http://webtypography.net/toc/

[ugh]

(By the way, “black art” is a old fashioned term for typesetting. Good choice of words there!)

[roel_v]

Despite the name which makes it sound like it's only for lawyers, I learned a lot from this website: http://www.typographyforlawyers.com/ .

[mahipal]

This is my go-to reference for web typography. It's simple enough that I can re-read the whole thing whenever I need to make things that aren't completely hideous.

http://www.slideshare.net/jeff_croft/elegant-web-typography-...

[eagleal]

typographica.org has type classifications (plus reviews). It's a good resource if you need to use a typeface somewhere (apps, pubblicatios). But I have to note that it's mainly used by designers for "inspirational purposes".