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New Script Face Almost As Individual as Hand-Lettering
News: Written on June 30, 2009
Underware's Liza Pro includes 4,000 hand-crafted characters. The OpenType type family analyzes the text to find the optimal combination of those characters.
Free iPhone and Desktop Wallpapers for Type Lovers
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 26, 2009
I Love Typography has spun off a new site, typenuts, that accepts and distributes free type-themed backgrounds for iPhones and computer desktops.
Rebus Script Is a Puzzling Font -- Literally
News: Written on June 25, 2009
Ascender Corp has released a new OpenType font that uses the Contextual Alternate feature to create rebus puzzles by automatically replacing certain words or syllables with pictures. Rebus Script requires an OpenType-savvy application.
Write Like Ben Franklin
News: Written on June 23, 2009
Type foundry P22 is offering a "Founding Fathers Special": Benjamin Franklin's Caslon and Declaration Pro for $49.95.
TypeCon 2009 Registration Now Open
News: Written on June 22, 2009
The conference and workshop details are now online for TypeCon2009, an amazing annual conference on type and typography. Early-bird pricing until June 29!
Free TypeCulture News Feed Widget
News: Written on June 17, 2009
The digital type foundry and academic resource has released its first widget.
Free For All: 103 Free Fonts!
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on June 15, 2009
Script fonts, modern fonts, grunge fonts, funky fonts -- what's your pleasure? We have them all, and they're all free!
Caffe is a Flavorful New Font
News: Written on June 3, 2009
Designed by Gabor Kothay, Caffe is being released by P22 and the International House of Fonts.
A Love Letter to Letters
Features: Written by Patrick Devine on June 1, 2009
In which a type nerd visiting a museum with his two kids is struck dumb by exceptional signage. What do you think the alluring mystery typeface will turn out to be?
P22's Mayflower Smooth Pro
News: Written on May 27, 2009
The new Mayflower Smooth Pro is ideal for clean design applications and letterpress work. It is evocative of early-Colonial type styles.
Neutraface Slab Is New Release from House Industries
News: Written on May 26, 2009
From fine print and red ink in corporate annual reports to huge three-dimensional signage, House Industries' Neutraface collection of typefaces has become the definitive designers' workhorse. Now this geometric juggernaut boasts even more font firepower with the addition of the Neutraface Slab family.
Friar Pro Is New Goudy Revival
News: Written on May 22, 2009
Ascender Corp is pleased to announce that the new typeface Friar Pro is now available at AscenderFonts.com. In honor of Memorial Day, the company will donate 100% of the proceeds for all font sales through June 30 to the Fallen Heroes Fund.
New Slab Serifs from Hoefler & Frere-Jones
News: Written on May 18, 2009
The Sentinel family includes twelve weights (Light through Black, with italics throughout) that work well small and large.
Four New Linotype Font Families
News: Written on May 15, 2009
Explore a copperplate script, informal sans serif, blackletter, and a contemporary sans serif.
How to Cure Typochondria
How-Tos: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on May 11, 2009
"Typochondria" is the fear that you've selected the wrong typeface. If you've ever suffered from that font affliction, rest easy: This article is good for what ails you.
Type Nerd Alert: Adobe's Changing Faces
News: Written by Terri Stone on May 11, 2009
Adobe is phasing out Minion and Myriad and phasing in a clean new type family designed by Robert Slimbach.
New Font Is Inspired by 1960s Catalog
News: Written on May 6, 2009
Festiva -- designed by Terry Wudenbachs for P22's International House of Fonts Collection -- evokes 1960s TV and pop culture while still having a contemporary feel.
New Fonts Popping Up All Over!
News: Written on April 17, 2009
The Font Bros have released several new faces that can put new energy into your spring projects.
Linotype's New Serif, Script, and Stencil Fonts
News: Written on April 16, 2009
What's your pick: Old style? Script? Realist? Or stencil? All are available now.
Appealing Apparel for Type Nerds
News: Written on April 14, 2009
Can you identify a Helbotica? Do you know the definition of the word "keming"? Check out these t-shirts and you'll know the answers.