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Reviving a Victorian-American Typeface
News: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on April 27, 2012
Cristoforo and H.P. Lovecraft come together in Kickstarter project
Extensis Updates Suitcase Fusion
News: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on April 22, 2012
Version includes new browsing panels
What's That Web Font?
News: Written by Terri Stone on February 6, 2012
WhatFont is a free tool that works with your Web browser to identify webfonts.
Use Webfonts in Photoshop for Free
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 9, 2011
Do you use Photoshop for website mock-ups? If so, check out the new Web Font plug-in for Photoshop from Extensis. It works with the company's WebINK webfont service to give you a trouble-free (and legal) Web-design workflow from start to finish.
Download Second Dot-Font Book for Free
News: Written by Terri Stone on September 2, 2011
Topics in the free book by John D. Berry include "the pleasure of old type books," "warm modernism," "industrial cool," and "where type designs come from."
Updates to Font Explorer X Pro
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 24, 2011
Monotype Imaging made changes to all three versions of its FontExplorer X Pro font manager: FontExplorer X Pro 3.1 for Macintosh, 2.3 for Windows, and FontExplorer X Server 1.6.
Fire Up FontDropper 1000 and Test WebINK Typefaces Online
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 2, 2011
For a quick and free way to preview any WebINK web font, try the new FontDropper 1000 bookmarklet.
Extensis Font Managers Support Latest OS, Creative Software
News: Written by Terri Stone on July 29, 2011
A free update makes Suitcase Fusion 3, Universal Type Server, and the Universal Type Client compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), Adobe CS5.5, and QuarkXPress 9.
FontAgent Pro Updates for Creative Suite 5.5, QuarkXPress 9, and Lion
News: Written by Terri Stone on July 20, 2011
The Mac version of Insider Software's font manager, FontAgent Pro, has updated to version 4.2. The company says that FontAgent Pro 4.2 is the first font management software to support Lion, the new Mac operating system.
Google Improves Its Web Fonts Interface
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 29, 2011
Google is about to roll out a major change to its Web fonts library interface. Currently clocking in at 180 fonts, the interface changes will make it much easier for you to find the fonts that are the best fit for your needs.
Control Font Usage Across Companies with Universal Type Server 3
News: Written by Terri Stone on May 25, 2011
The new update to Extensis's server-based font manager helps organizations avoid the costly legal problems that can come with violating font licensing.
TypeDNA Now on Windows
News: Written by Terri Stone on May 10, 2011
TypeDNA manages fonts, yes, but it also helps you look at your type library with fresh eyes. Now it's available for the world of Windows.
Major Update to Mac Font Manager
News: Written by Terri Stone on May 5, 2011
The new features in Bohemian Coding's Fontcase, now at version 2.0, include a new user interface and a font previewer. Fontcase is Mac OS X-only.
Snow Leopard Update Squashes OpenType Bug
News: Written on April 28, 2011
If you installed the Mac OS X 10.6.7 update and then noticed problems printing or displaying certain documents, this bug fix may be for you.
Smasher 2 Ensures Better Font Performance
News: Written on April 15, 2011
The new features and streamlined interface assure proper font operation in Mac OS X and creative applications.
Customize Historical Photo-Lettering Online
News: Written by Terri Stone on April 15, 2011
The always-innovative House Industries is going back in time with Photo-Lettering.com, an online service that lets you create headlines using alphabets unavailable anywhere else. While the workflow is akin to photo type's, the end product is all-digital.
FontExplorer X Pro 3 Debuts for Mac
News: Written on April 14, 2011
Version 3 introduces several new innovative tools.
Zoom, a Version Cue Replacement, Upgrades to 2.8
News: Written on April 8, 2011
Press Release Evolphin Software announced the immediate availability of Zoom 2.8. Incorporating direct feedback from Evolphin user community, Zoom 2.8 provides major improvement in usability, performance, tighter integration with popular creative tools, enhanced Adobe Creative Suite plug-ins for InDesign and Flash, large previews and a new MacOS X Finder plug-in. The new features make for a more intuitive user interface for artists and designers upgrading from Adobe Version Cue or those who are completely new to version control.
TypeDNA Is New Kind of Font Manager
News: Written on January 31, 2011
This new font software, which runs on both Mac and Windows, is just $29.
Version 8 of Mac-Only FontDoctor Now Available
News: Written on January 24, 2011
This software can diagnose and repair common font problems, and organize your fonts into a new, clean font library. Version 8 introduces an updated interface, faster diagnosis and repair, enhanced reporting with charts, updated font cache cleaning, and a new font comparison tool used to contrast the unique properties of separate font files side-by-side.
