Typography News

Fonts on Friday: Influenced by the '70s

Bookmania and Herbie

Fonts on Friday: Crafty Handmade Fonts

Knit, Sown, Grown, Bent, and more!

Font Bureau's Readability Series Goes Retail

Previously only available to private clients, now available to public

Don Quixote, Wilco, Illustrator, Veer — and You

T-shirt design contest with all of the above will benefit non-profit.

Fonts on Friday: Food Fonts

It's the real thing: cookies, chocolate, candy, pasta, and soup!

Fonts on Friday: Nothing Fancy

Regular and Prosto

InDesign Font Plug-in Lets You Try Before You Buy

FontGazer connects to Fonts.com database of 150,000+ fonts

The "Original" Helvetica

Font Bureau releases Neue Haas Grotesk

A Font "Dating" Game

Test your skills as a type matchmaker.

Fonts on Friday: Three indie typefaces to add to your collection

Abraham Lincoln, L.C. Smith, and Malleable Grotesque

Fonts on Friday: Three Indie Typefaces to Add to Your Collection

Abraham Lincoln, L.C. Smith, and Malleable Grotesque

"100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design"

New book chronicles design as bursts of creative thinking

"The History of Graphic Design" Comes to iPad

Study aids for Meggs' definitive textbook also available.

Robert Slimbach: Type Designer for the Digital Age

Influential font "Original" celebrates 25 years at Adobe.

Linotype Film Premieres in NY, Travels to Other Screens

This type-centric documentary comes to San Francisco on February 21 and Seattle on March 7.

Cutting-Edge Conference for Print and Digital Publishing

Whether you're looking for the latest tips on publishing to tablets and ebooks, want details on the upcoming Adobe Creative Suite 6, or just need tips to optimize your print workflow, PEPCON is the place. The conference takes place in San Francisco on May 14-16.

When It's Safe to Use Free Fonts

Type foundry FontShop explains the ins and outs of font licensing in a free, downloadable guide.

Type Is Everywhere

Help to preserve the vernacular typography that makes a place unique by supporting this Kickstarter project.

Try These Type Webinars from Ilene Strizver

If your print or online projects use type, you can benefit from this series of webinars designed by CreativePro.com columnist and type expert Ilene Strizver.

Hand-Lettering Lovers, Rejoice

Lisa Congdon (known for her Collection a Day and her work as an illustrator/artist) is at it again. She's committed to creating and posting an example of hand lettering for every day in 2012.