Fonts News

P22 Font Playing Cards

P22 type foundry announces the 2008 font playing card deck.

Call For Submissions: TypeGallery2008

Submit your original type designs by July 9, 2008, to be included in this year's traveling show.

New Version of PopChar X

PopChar X 4.0 lets you find and insert special characters across font boundaries. PopChar 4 introduces a new view that allows users to search for special characters in a new, system-wide way, without being limited to the characters available in a particular font. The new version also adds other features like a new command for copying the selected character's Unicode name, support for Unicode 5.1, improved Leopard appearance, and more.

Extensis Universal Type Server Now Available

Universal Type Server™ offers modern approach to centralized font management. New corporate solution delivers for cross-platform workgroups.

Award-Winning Serif Desktop Publishing and Design Software Now Available in U.S. Retail Outlets

Combining pro-level applications with extreme usability, Serif’s PagePlus x3, WebPlus x2, PhotoPlus x2 and DrawPlus x2 enable users to achieve professional-quality results for business needs.

TypeCon2008 Registration is Now Open!

The event features more than 70 legends and innovators and explores type for the screen, printing history, Dutch design, type in motion, the American Arts and Crafts movement, Arabic calligraphy and typography, and much more.

Signs and Symbols: New Book from Rotovision

Book is part of the Comunicating with Pattern series.

A Summer Camp for Type Lovers

Type Camp Galiano will be held 3-8 August 2008 on Galiano Island, British Columbia

Linotype Releases Frutiger Serif Font Family

Frutiger's classic namesake design earns its serifs.

P22 Type Foundry and the International House of Fonts Announce P22 Sneaky Pro By Award Winning Type Designer Michael Clark

New typeface shares qualities of the popular Pooper Black

Monotype Imaging Enhances its Fonts.com Store

Online font shop is easier to use, more visually appealing and now available in French, German, and Spanish.

Ascender Corp. Offers Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Fonts

Problem solved for Mac OS X users who need fonts compatible with Office 2008 for Mac.

Hermann Zapf's Alphabet Stories Now Available in Embellished Second Edition

First American edition sells out; second edition includes a letterpress-printed broadside designed by Zapf.

Hollywood Sign Meltdown Linked to Global Warming

An inconvenient truth found in the Hollywood Hills

Adobe Announces Font Folio Education Essentials

Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced a comprehensive and affordable OpenType® font collection for teaching and learning about typography.

SneakPeek Pro: The Designer's Quick Look Plug-in, Updated

SneakPeek Pro, the time-saving Quick Look plug-in for graphics files, has been updated with a completely redesigned interface giving Creative Suite users a richer experience.

New Handwriting Fonts from P22/Sherwood

Introducing two new handwritten style font sets from Ted Staunton's Sherwood Collection at P22 type foundry. Both styles are sure to please the fan of P22's collection of handwriting fonts looking for something just a bit different from anything else out there.

Canada Type Releases Historic American Text Font Family

Digital type design and development firm Canada Type is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Ronaldson book face font family. Rooted in rich history as far back as the American Civil War, Ronaldson is the only digitization of the classic best-selling text typeface of the 19th century.

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MOGO Media Announces AskMOGO.com Podcast

MOGO Media, the premier conference and training provider for creative professionals working with Adobe software, today announced AskMOGO.com, the all-request how-to video podcast.