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Fonts on Friday: Crafty Handmade Fonts
Fri, 11 May 2012 11:01:28
What better time to round up new typefaces than on Friday. Not only is "Fonts on Friday" alliterative, but showcasing new fonts also seems like a good way to end the week.
While I love classic and tasteful text typefaces with famous names attached to them like Garamond or Caslon, I also enjoy seeing display fonts that push the boundaries of taste, or at least usefulness.
Fonts on Friday: Three indie typefaces to add to your collection
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:26:01
What better time to round up new typefaces than on Friday. Not only is "Fonts on Friday" alliterative, but showcasing new fonts also seems like a good way to end the week as well.
Here are three typefaces that caught our eye in the past week:
Reviving a Victorian-American Typeface
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:52:37
Today's Fonts on Friday is a little bit different: we're letting you know about a Kickstarter project for a typeface design. Kickstarter, for those of you who may not know, is a way to get money for product development through what's called crowdfunding. Everyday people like you and me provide the funds to "kick start" an idea, product, service, and so on. The developer can only uses that money on the advertised project, and only when the financial goal is realized.
Font Bureau's Readability Series Goes Retail
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:52:10
The Font Bureau announced that it's much coveted Readability Series of typefaces will be joining its retail collection.
Previously, the fonts in the Readbility Series were sold exclusively to select Font Bureau customers like Sports Illustrated, the Poynter Institute, and the Boston Globe, among many others.
The Readability Series was created with changing technologies in mind. The Font Bureau's clients needed fonts that adapted to new trends and methods for printing on paper.
Fonts on Friday: Nothing Fancy
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:54:00
What better time to round up new typefaces than on Friday. Not only is "Fonts on Friday" alliterative, but showcasing new fonts also seems like a good way to end the week.
I'm in a plain-speaking, no-frills mood today, so I've chosen sans-serif fonts with those same characteristics. That's not to say that Regular and Prosto aren't beautiful fonts — they most certainly are — but they're genuine enough to become your go-to typefaces.
Fonts on Friday: Decorative Display Type
Fri, 06 Apr 2012 02:08:00
What better time to round up new typefaces than on Friday. Not only is "Fonts on Friday" alliterative, but showcasing new fonts also seems like a good way to end the week.
This week's roundup consists of fonts that are reminiscent of the first half of the 20th century.
The "Original" Helvetica
Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:42:00
What we know as Helvetica is not really Helvetica. The font that was Helvetica before it was "Helvetica" is Neue Haas Grotesk, a revival released by the Font Bureau this week.
Case Study: Designing a New Logo
Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:58:00
Developing a new logo for an established brand is always a tricky thing. You want to present a fresh to the prospective clients without alienating or confusing your current customers. Extensis, the company that produces the font-management application Suitcase Fusion, recently decided to replace its dated logo with one that's more in step with what its customers have come to expect from the company — creative thinking, type expertise, and technical know-how.
Fonts on Friday: Geometry and Line
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:43:00
What better time to round up new typefaces than on Friday. Not only is "Fonts on Friday" alliterative, but showcasing new fonts also seems like a good way to end the week as well.
This week's round-up consists to fonts that are thin, angular, and illusory. These typefaces definitely fall into the category of experimental.
Because of their strong personalities, these three typefaces seem well-suited for posters and other projects where unusual display type won't distract from the message.
A Font "Dating" Game
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:22:00
They say that opposites attract, but then again, similar values and shared histories often lead to the best matches. Those axioms have held true for people, and what's true for people is also true for typefaces.
Fonts on Friday: Three Indie Typefaces to Add to Your Collection
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:26:01
What designer isn't looking for new typefaces? Using a new font is one way to stand out from the crowd — as long as it's a good typeface. Today there are a gazillion (perhaps I'm exaggerating) typefaces a designer can choose from. Contrast that to Gene Gable's article today in which a typographer from the 1940s laments that 10,000 typefaces is too many.
TypeTalk: Investigating Insouciant
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:22:31
TypeTalk is a regular blog on typography. Post your questions and comments by clicking on the Comments icon above.
Insouciant is the latest typographic offering from the talented James Montalbano of Terminal Design. Montalbano has been designing type for more than 20 years. From his one-person studio Terminal Design, he has created more than 1,000 custom and retail fonts.
Robert Slimbach: Type Designer for the Digital Age
Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:56
Today, Friday March 2, 2012 is a special day for modern typographers and designers. It is the 25 years to the day that Robert Slimbach came to work at Adobe Systems. To put it in perspective, Robert joined Adobe in 1987, just two years after Aldus PageMaker, Adobe PostScript, and the Apple LaserWriter came together to start the desktop publishing revolution.
Pentagram Designs New Windows Logo
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:47:00
By now you've probably seen the new logo for Microsoft Windows. The blogosphere has been buzzing about it, and some of the commentary is less than flattering.
Linotype Film Premieres in NY, Travels to Other Screens
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:39:03
A documentary film about the Linotype machine — called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison — premiered in New York on February 3 and is making its way across the country. The West Coast premiere is Tuesday, February 21, in San Francisco.
According to the movie's website, the first SF screening is sold out but a second screening has been added. Other stops on the tour include Seattle on March 7, Springfield, MO, on March 19, and Baltimore on May 3.
