DIY
The 24th March 2009 edition of Digital Planet explored some of the latest DIY trends in technology.
DIY animation
Computers are valuable creative tools. Unleash your artistic side with our guide to DIY animation.
Maps without boundaries
Maps aren't the preserve of the Ordnance Survey, or Google for that matter. Tony Hirst explains how you can make a map.
![Arduino close-up [by Randomskk under CC licence]](images/arduinocloseup_progfront_7995.jpg)
The DIY heart
They're helping drive the new wave of DIY projects, but what are they? Tony Hirst introduces Arduino.
Put your face next to Gareth's
Why type in Times when you could be using Gareth's handwriting to make a statement? Or even make your own font.
![Curiosity Killed the Cat [Photo: Dave Chatting under Creative Commons 2.0 licence]](images/makerfaire_progfront_7993.jpg)
Other DIY sites
There's lots more online to allow you to explore and work with fonts. Here's just a few links that we enjoyed:
Personality traits and font preference - what does your choice of font say about you?
Type navigator - a visual font search system
Typesetter - want to see the effects of changing and tweaking fonts? This tool lets you compare screen fonts side-by-side.
Identifont - want to know what a font you've seen is called? Answer some simple questions, and all will be revealed.
Readability - how much difference does font size and line spacing make to the ease of reading?
Typeface anatomy - want to sort your kerning from your leading and your glyphs from your tabular figures? Start here.
Spell with Flickr - for example: Digital Planet
Find out more
Interested in design? Then maybe the Open University short course Design and the Web is the one for you? The course is delivered online and available worldwide.
Content last updated: 24/03/2009
