Some symbols work fine as is needing nothing more than resizing to fit your layout. But most dingbats can be improved on with a few simple techniques.
5 Ways to Use Dingbat Fonts
By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide
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Dingbat Fonts Are Like Mini-Clip Art Collections
Dingbats, like templates, can jumpstart your graphic and logo designs
Graphic © J. Bear
The simple shapes and pictures found in dingbat fonts make them especially useful in logo design or as icons or symbols in newsletters, books, brochures, or other types of publications.
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- Dingbat Fonts Are Like Mini-Clip Art Collections
- Flip or Rotate a Dingbat Font
- Skew or Distort a Dingbat Font
- Colorize Dingbat Fonts
- Combine Dingbat Fonts
- Unify Multiple Dingbats
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