FFF #2: A Tattoo font, some calligraphy, a weird sans, a slab and even a caps...
Close on the heels of the last fonts surf, we kick off #2 and this time we're concentrating on some very cool fonts you can download and use for free! We're trying to pick through the thousands of new...
View ArticleFFF #3: Antique slabs, Avant Garde twin, a new Goudy, free fonts and more
Moving on into the 3rd surf for the month, we'll see some new stuff, a new Goudy -- a new Avant, and with the help of Steven Heller and Louise Fili we'll visit some historic fonts! Another Marguerite...
View ArticleFFF #4: Rust, Water, Vintage Signs, Scripts, Penmanship, Free Fonts and more
Moving on into the 4th surf, we'll visit some interesting locations and people. The people are what makes this job so special -- getting to meet people and see what's cookin' in the world of fonts and...
View ArticleFFF #5: Font confusion, cool sans, recipes, type on the sidewalk, Free Fonts...
Sometimes we run across something really intriguing and we have to follow up on it -- we were told all about Luc Devroye's article on whether or not Adobe actually created the Cronos font! But there's...
View ArticleThe Fonts Package of the Year: MacAppware just made it a lot bigger and better
We've told you about MacAppware and 128bit Technologies and their Premium Fonts packages before. Well, the 7.0 release of this truly extraordinary fonts collection has added all new Webfont versions --...
View ArticleFFF #6: superb lettering, Deco, tasty food fonts, retro script, Free Fonts...
Fonts and more fonts is what the fonts fest is all about -- but we also love lettering, calligraphy and all manner of doing cool stuff with words and letters. Our special treat this week was meeting...
View Article1000 OpenType Fonts with Webfont versions and international type support
In addition to the 2,000 fonts collection -- MacAppware has now rolled out 1000 OpenType Fonts, including new Webfont versions to the fonts, and international type support for languages! There's also a...
View ArticleFFF #3 : Spec contest for design? A great slab family, and a little Kinetic...
Continue on as we visit a great developer for Monotype with a superb slab, then peek in on what appears to be a contest to design a typographic brochure (Could this be spec work???) then we're loving a...
View ArticleFFF #4 : Making bucks brokering type, Robert Bringhurst tribute and Queulat...
Hope everyone had a great September 1st, and launch into the fall months! School is back in, and we're turning our sights toward the holiday season and 2018 -- but first, we've got a lot of fonts and...
View ArticleFFF #5 : Type Directors Club 'BEST', Coral-Inspired Typography, and trust...
I'm happy to announce the Type Directors Club "World’s Best Typography Exhibition" in this edition, and am lucky to have discovered it yesterday in my typography research. Thank goodness there are...
View ArticleFFF #6 : Fonts this time! See a tall western style, a friendly script, and...
Okay, okay -- letters continue to roll in -- you're right, this is a fonts festival -- so in this issue we'll send you some fonts! Try a western style font, or, perhaps a stunning casual script! Two...
View ArticleFFF #7 : Discover the Legend of Vernon Adams
Vernon brought a ton of fonts into the world, including the Oxygen font. He was licensed to Google and then was killed unexpectedly -- read more
View ArticleFFF #8 : Fonts in Use, Web typography, and a fresh, stylish script font
Here's the eighth edition of our fonts surf, as we roll into October! Such fun in this edition a lesson in web typography, along with the guys from Fonts In Use, and yet another flashy, fresh,...
View ArticleFFF #9 : Groundbreaking typography and lettering books you need to see!
Here's the latest groundbreaking typography book from Alex, that follows the design philosophy that fonts and typography have actual personality, and will "speak" the message if the right face is...
View ArticleFFF #10 : Penny Candy WOW, typography mistakes, Jordan's 3D typography and more
In this edition, we're pushing this year's number of encounters way beyond any years in the past! I'm really enjoying picking up all these leads, and we may even see Penny Candy again in our Designing...
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