November 25, 2011 – 10:23 AM
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Thankful for Type
While we enjoy our turkey hangovers in the US, here’s what we’re thankful for this year.
Thankful for Type History
David Sudweeks explores Pilgrim Type.
Thankful for 2011
Make sure to submit your picks for the Best of 2011 before the end of the month. You could win a free FontBook app for iPad!
Thankful for Award-Winning Typography
Last chance! Ends Wednesday! Use promo code Letter211 to save 10% off the Letter.2 winners on FontShop.com.
Thankful for Good Design
Yves Peters publishes a new edition of Screen Fonts on the FontFeed this week.
Friday Five Fonts: Novel Mono Pro Extra Bold and Novel Mono Pro Extra Light Italic by Büro Dunst
November 18, 2011 – 11:21 AM
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Improved Dingbats
Erler Dingbats get a facelift and you get them for free!
New Newsletter
November’s second issue came out this week. Chock full of new font goodness.
Improved Explanations
David Sudweeks explores the question, What is a Foundry?, while Theresa’s Tips explains other sites in the FontShop family tree.
New Staff Picks
Check out what we’re liking in November.
Impressive Trailer
The FontFeed highlights an impressive feat in kinetic typography.
Friday Five Fonts: Sketchwriter OT by Baseline Fonts and Abril Complete OT by TypeTogether
November 11, 2011 – 4:47 PM
We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Below please find five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.
Inspiring April
TYPO Connect arrives in San Francisco this April. Register beginning December 1 for a conference that’s sure to inspire.
Inspiring Archives
Theresa’s Tips guides you through the archives on FontShop this week.
Inspiring Branding
David Sudweeks explains how to use typography across platforms to keep your brand consistent.
Inspiring Tunes
The latest installment of My Type of Musicis up on the Font Feed.
Inspiring Winners
Yves Peters takes us behind the ISTD International Typographic Awards 2011. Speaking of award winners, don’t forget you can save 10% off Letter.2 award winners on FontShop.com with promo code LETTER211 through November 30, 2011.
Friday Five Fonts: FF Strada by FontFont and Alwyn New Rounded by Moretype
November 4, 2011 – 5:19 PM
We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Below please find five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.
New Font Review
Check out what typefaces came to the ’Shop in October.
New Newsletter
Big award news for FontFont in this week’s newsletter, as well as new fonts from Moretype and URW.
New Discount & Contest
Use promo code Letter211 to save 10% off the Letter.2 winners on FontShop.com. Also, let us know your “Best of 2011” picks and be entered to win the FontBook app for iPad.
New Look for Category Page
We’ve made some changes to make it easier for you to navigate the thousands of fonts on the site. Browse fonts by Category.
New Gift Idea
Theresa’s Tips reviews giving typeface licenses for the holidays.
Friday Five Fonts: FF Legato by FontFont and Justus by URW
October 28, 2011 – 4:40 PM
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TYPO Thrills
TYPO comes to SF in 2012 and we reflect on London 2011.
October Staff Picks
Our San Francisco crew picks some of their favorites for the month.
Grab these Winners Before the Month Ends
Use promo code ISTD11 to save 10% off FF Dagny, FF Milo Serif and FF Spinoza, which recently received certificates of excellence from the International Society of Type Designers. Hurry! Discount ends October 31.
Theresa Explains it All
Theresa’s Tips covers licensing this week and how it varies based on platform.
Scariest Typeface?
Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter and let us know if you’re dressing as a typeface for Halloween.
Friday Five Fonts: Kozmetica Script by Sudtipos and Quatro Ultra Slab by psType
October 21, 2011 – 4:31 PM
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TYPO London 2011 “Places”
Can’t make it to Typo London? Don’t fret! Follow @typoconf and #typo11 via Twitter to get updates from the conference. There are also two live streams scheduled for each day.
Mobile and Web FontFonts
With the introduction of Mobile FontFonts, you can now move your online brand to mobile.
New Foundry, New Fonts, and ISTD 2011 Award Winners
Read the latest newsletter to find out who won and then visit our new foundry, psType.
Tip Roundup
Have you been following Theresa’s Tips? If not, then here’s your chance to catch up! Read it here.
On the FontFeed
Yves Peters covers “French Advertising Alphabets from 1946“.
Friday Five Fonts: Neplus Ultra OT by psType and FF Dagny by FontFont
October 14, 2011 – 6:03 PM
We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Please find below five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.
Octmobilefest is here
FontShop International introduced Mobile FontFonts for iOS Apps. Check them out at MobileFontFonts.com, then bookmark the Mobile Fonts list on FontShop.
New Typefaces
David Sudweeks recaps the fonts joining our library in September.
Language Support
Theresa’s Tips takes you through the steps of finding out if a typeface supports a specific language.
On the FontFeed
Read ScreenFonts, the monthly review of movie poster typography.
KernType
Have you read about KernType? Try it out over the weekend and tweet @FontShop your score!
Friday Five Fonts: FF Karbid and FF Karbid Slab by FontFont
October 7, 2011 – 5:28 PM
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Remembering a Legend
Our SF staff reflects on what Steve Jobs meant to them.
Foundry Finds
David Sudweeks takes a look at some of the new additions to FontShop – Storm Type Foundry and Astype.
Accounting for Your Account
Theresa’s Tips this week reviews the “My Account” section on FontShop.com.
Typography Tunes
The latest edition of My Type of Music hits the FontFeed, as well as a follow up.
Numerals: Fireballed
Yves’ two parter on numerals gets a nice mention on Daring Fireball.
Friday Five Fonts: Ambicase Fatface by Teeline Fonts
September 30, 2011 – 4:11 PM
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September Staff Picks
Our monthly picks are up and summarized.
London Calling
Special edition newsletter for our readers this week. Are you going to TYPO London?
Need Help?
Theresa’s Tips this week reviews the help section on FontShop.com.
Octmobilefest is Coming
We’re excited for the new month to begin. Hope you will be too!
The Font Feed’s Got Your Number
Yves posts an in-depth two parter on numerals.
Friday Five Fonts: Font: Walbaum Grotesk by Storm Type and Livory by HvD Fonts
September 23, 2011 – 5:21 PM
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Purchasing Tips
This week’s Theresa’s Tips highlights three areas you should pay attention to before you license a font.
Conference Wrap Up
Our SF staff share their impressions from the Brand New Conference in San Francisco, while Yves Peters covers ATypI in Iceland.
On the FontFeed
Read ScreenFonts, the monthly review of movie poster typography.
New Newsletter
Did you miss our latest newsletter on Wednesday? Read it here.
New Foundries and Typefaces
Visit the new additions to our foundry list: Storm Type Foundry and Astype.
Friday Five Fonts: Reklame by HvD Fonts and Secca by Astype
September 16, 2011 – 7:33 AM
We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Please find below five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.
There’s an App for That
A reminder of how FontBook for iPad is the perfect tool for typographic reference.
Tips Continue
This week, Theresa guides type newbies through the tabs on FontShop.
Find Yourself Reykjavik or San Francisco?
FontShop is pleased to sponsor two conferences this weekend.
Congrats Grads!
Yves Peters covers the graduation of the the Expert Class Type design.
Pop Culture on the FontFeed
Typographic influences on award-winning titles and this month’s crop of ScreenFonts.
Friday Five Fonts: Rubrik by Newlyn and Capitolium News 2 by TypeTogether
September 9, 2011 – 5:15 PM
We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Please find below five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.
Starting September with a Newsletter
Did you miss our latest newsletter on Wednesday? Read it here.
Week of WebFont News
If you have a Typekit account, have you updated to the latest Web FontFonts? Also, here’s a refresher from David on webfonts in general.
Type Newbie? Theresa’s Got You Covered
This week’s Theresa’s Tips takes you through the basics of FontShop.com.
Heading Back to School?
Impress your typography teacher (and class) this semester.
On the FontFeed
Type films and festivals!
Friday Five Fonts: Monroe by Sudtipos and P22 Casual Script by IHOF
September 2, 2011 – 1:54 PM
We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Please find below five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.
New Typefaces
David Sudweeks recaps the fonts joining our library this July and August (including new webfonts).
More Employee Faces
Meet Mayene, the new face on our Sales & Support team.
New Tips Column
Theresa explains it all to type newbies in her new Theresa’s Tips column.
New Album Cover Reviews
Yves Peters’ latest My Type of Music installment is rocking as always in its take on album art.
New Newsletter
We’re starting September with a great newsletter next Wednesday. Put signing up for it on your weekend to-do list.
Friday Five Fonts: Gala Triline and Gala Regular by Canada Type
August 19, 2011 – 3:13 PM
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Brush Up with our Education Resources
Just in time for the start of the school year, we’ve updated our education library with everything you wanted to know about webfonts and how licensing works.
New Foundry & New Fonts in Latest Newsletter
Did you miss our latest newsletter on Wednesday? Read it here. Then check out our new foundry, Canada Type, as well as the great new selections from Sudtipos and Three Islands Press. You can subscribe to newsletters on this page to get this font delight in your inbox twice a month.
A New Perspective on FontBook App
Our new type expert explores the FontBook for iPad.
Be There or Be Square
We’re pretty darn excited for our big designer/developer meetup on Wednesday. Are you coming? Can’t make it? What would you ask our panel if you could?
On the Font Feed
Yves Peters highlights two film projects with a focus on type history. Speaking of film, help Yves show Austin what’s up with Trajan in Movie Posters at SXSW 2012.
Friday Five Fonts: Sugar Pie by Sudtipos and Gibson by Canada Type
August 12, 2011 – 11:10 AM
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Meet David
We’re very excited to have a new type expert on board in our San Francisco office. Meet David here.
Actually Meet David
Join us on August 24 at our Designer & Developer Meetup.
Meet Others
If you’re in The Netherlands in September, Yves Peters recommends you check out the “Now We Are Talking” festival. Then join others in London this October at TYPO London: Places.
If You Can’t Meet, Tweet
Are you following us on Twitter? How about Facebook? Keep the typographic conversations going across platforms!
Or Just Watch a Movie Instead
Yves’ ScreenFonts column returns with some gems, including pointing out a “Crazy Stupid” design mistake.
Friday Five Fonts: Alda by Emigre and Lush Script by TypeTrust
