Fonts News

Web Fonts: The Experts Speak

Imagine you could design a Web site using typefaces beyond the boring usual system font choices and be sure viewers would see what you intended.

FlipFont Adds Fonts, Features, & Phones

Monotype Imaging debuts 10 new fonts and enhances its FlipFont mobile font solution with expanded availability, new application features and new phone support.

Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2 Now Windows 7-Compatible

The popular font manager adds compatibility with the latest Microsoft operating system.

Use Real Fonts on Web Sites

Typekit bills itself as the "easiest way to use real fonts on the web." It's now out of beta and open to everyone.

New Type Suite Is a Study in Contrasts

ITC Chino is a newly released suite of 12 designs that range from fanciful, script-like display fonts, to typefaces with a decidedly judicious demeanor.

Type Luminaries Speak on PRI

Jonathan Hoefler, Tobias Frere-Jones, Matthew Carter, and Tracy Honn discuss typefaces past and present in a recent episode of "To the Best of Our Knowledge." Thanks to the Internet, you can listen to it right now!

New Fonts from Independent Foundries

These two new typefaces are thoughtfully designed. Premiéra was created with small sizes in mind; Ingeborg is a Modern face that's readable at any size.

Mega Prizes for Veer's Logo Contest

Retailer Veer will give a grand prize package worth almost $8,000 to the winning re-creation of the Veer logo using real-world objects or materials.

Extensis Universal Type Server 2 Improves Font Compliance Management, Updates OS Compatibility

The 2.1 update to the font server adds functionality, administrator enhancements, and compatibility with the Apple Snow Leopard and Microsoft Windows 7 operating systems.

Mrs Eaves Gets a Hubby

Type foundry Émigré has released the typefaces Mr Eaves Sans and Mr Eaves Modern.

19 Top Combos of the 19 Top Typefaces

Would you pair Helvetica with Garamond? What about Minion with Gill Sans or FF Din with Baskerville? Check out the list and let us know what you think!

TypeStyler for Mac OS X Finally Ships

TypeStyler, which creates special effects using PostScript and TrueType fonts, now runs natively on Intel Macs in both Leopard and Snow Leopard, as well as on PowerPC Macs running Tiger or Leopard.

New Typeface Family Well-Suited to Newspapers, Periodicals

Monotype Library's Ysobel Pro typeface suite has the soft, inviting letter shapes of Century Schoolbook but contrasts these with more angular serifs.

P22 Gets Spooky

This chilling new font is evocative of the type in horror films and posters.

Greek Font Inspired by Roman Column

Monumenta Pro is a serif titling face available as Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek alphabets. It comes with interesting alternates for each language.

Les Kerning Disses Mrs Eaves

Extensis plays on sibling rivalry in a new series of videos promoting its Suitcase Fusion 2 font-management software. It's all fun and games until someone falls asleep.

Linotype FontExplorer X Pro Now Compatible with Snow Leopard

The new version 2.0.3 of Monotype Imaging's font manager is compatible with Apple’s Snow Leopard OS (Mac OS X 10.6). The update is free to registered users.

Enjoy the Daily Drop Cap

You can use these drop caps online for free as long as you follow their Creative Commons license guidelines.

Multi Style II XT for QuarkXPress 8 Now Available

This Mac-only software lets you auto-apply complex typography with a single click.

Alphabet Soup: A Tasty Font Foundry

FontShop has added some delicious typefaces from Michael Doret's font foundry, Alphabet Soup.