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Bergsland Typography Releases New Font Families
News: Written on August 5, 2008
Amitale Book and Amitale Wide are new typefaces for book design.
Font Conference Disrupted by Kidnapper
News: Written by Terri Stone on July 24, 2008
During a debate on whether to allow Zapf Dingbats to join the conference, Ransom interrupts with a dire threat to Courier and Curlz MT.
RTF Stern: A New Font in TrueType, PostScript OpenType & Hot Metal!
News: Written on July 21, 2008
Digital font maker P22 type foundry announces "Stern," a new 16 point metal and digital type design by multi-faceted artist and craftsman Jim Rimmer. Watch a trailer of the documentary!
FontEmbedding.com Web Site Launched
News: Written on July 21, 2008
The new Web site and blog, developed by Ascender Corp., will be a resource for designers, developers, and typeface creators to address font usage, technology, and licensing issues.
New "Smart" Studio Lettering Collection from House Industries
News: Written on July 11, 2008
The collection features cross-cultural, hand-lettered styles with "smart" font capabilities.
Plus International Design Festival Call for Exhibitors
News: Written on July 10, 2008
This year's theme is "Hybrid." What does that mean to you?
P22 Font Playing Cards
News: Written on June 23, 2008
P22 type foundry announces the 2008 font playing card deck.
Call For Submissions: TypeGallery2008
News: Written on June 18, 2008
Submit your original type designs by July 9, 2008, to be included in this year's traveling show.
TypeCon2008 Registration is Now Open!
News: Written on June 4, 2008
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.
A Summer Camp for Type Lovers
News: Written on June 2, 2008
Type Camp Galiano will be held 3-8 August 2008 on Galiano Island, British Columbia
Linotype Releases Frutiger Serif Font Family
News: Written on May 21, 2008
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
News: Written on May 2, 2008
New typeface shares qualities of the popular Pooper Black
Monotype Imaging Enhances its Fonts.com Store
News: Written on April 29, 2008
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
News: Written on April 24, 2008
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
News: Written on April 14, 2008
First American edition sells out; second edition includes a letterpress-printed broadside designed by Zapf.
Hollywood Sign Meltdown Linked to Global Warming
News: Written on April 1, 2008
An inconvenient truth found in the Hollywood Hills
New Handwriting Fonts from P22/Sherwood
News: Written on March 3, 2008
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
News: Written on February 29, 2008
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.
Quark and The Art Institutes Annual Design Competition Honors Students' Tribute to Typography
News: Written on February 20, 2008
Quark Inc. today announced the winners of its annual graphic design competition conducted in association with The Art Institutes. This year, contest participants were asked to create an original design in QuarkXPress{reg} that addresses typography in an informative, historical or humorous way.
P22: New Fonts From Norway
News: Written on February 4, 2008
International House of Fonts welcomes Mr. Sverdrup to its roster. He has been a freelance graphic designer for more than 20 years. Since 2005, has spent most of his time working on type design.