- 01.27.12
Neue Haas Grotesk
Erik Spiekermann: That, Matthew, is why Helvetica was so successful: nobody except a few Swiss & German designers would have ever dared order t… - 01.27.12
Apple Color Emoji
Christoph: You can find a complete overview of all the Apple Color Emoji characters here. (Works only with Safari. Hover to see Unicode … - 01.27.12
Sutturah
Marian Bantjes: I love this! My highest compliment: envy.… - 01.26.12
Changing
André Mora: I would love to read a 5,000 word review by Paul Shaw on this typeface. Though something tells me he'd only need 5.… - 01.26.12
Ambicase Fatface
Stephen Coles: Celebrating its inclusion on this list, Ambicase Fatface is now 30% off at MyFonts.… - 01.26.12
Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011
Stephen Coles: Jason Santa Maria just posted a nice summary of highlights from the list.… - 01.26.12
Reina
Marian Bantjes: Whoa. Fantastic!… - 01.26.12
My Favorite Font Sources: A Shortlist of Trusted Foundries and Retailers
Josh Farmer: What about Underware and TypeTogether?… - 01.26.12
Elena
Fredrik Jönson: I remember seeing Elena in an early specimen (from the MA?) some years ago already. Loved it instantly. Now I feel there are …

ITC Zapf Book
Hermann Zapf is usually hailed for his calligraphy or Optima or Palatino. I’ve recently discovered the beauty of his fat serif faces. Check out the heavy weights of ITC Zapf Book and International. Chew-worthy!

Kismet
John F. Cumming
Also digitized by Richard Beatty as Spiral.

Cabernet
Jason Walcott‘s delicious Cabernet is just sick with ball terminals. Honestly, check out the superfluous swash on the ‘u’ up there. Mmm, hurts so good. The font is a revival of an old tricked-out Caslon. These high contrast, decorative vintage types are all the rage these days, showing up on tee shirts and album art.

Fling
Michael Gills
Recently used for the logo and innards of Martha Stewart’s Blueprint magazine, Fling is taking homemakers of America by storm.

Farnham
Christian Schwartz returned to the sparkling types of punchcutter Johann Fleischman for this family. Fans include Sports Illustrated and Rolling Stone.

Perla
Gareth Hague‘s teardropped Didot shows up on the Typophile Type ID Board a few times a year, and for good reason. It’s still largely an undiscovered gem.

Miserichordia
I’m not sure whether to call this new face from Rian Hughes Victorian or Deco, so I shall call it Victodeco!

Stilla
François Boltana

Coquette
Mark Simonson’s aptly-named Coquette is the typographic equivalent of a young Anna Karina. He describes his creation as “the result of a happy marriage between Kabel and French Script”. So true. Incidentally, it’s her geometric sanscestory that makes Coquette the perfect feminine companion for the ever-popular Neutraface. C’est magnifique!

Miller
Matthew Carter
A “scotch roman” is a sturdy newspaper type. A little old school, but handsomely exudes importance. Matthew Carter’s Miller is the most complete scotch available. Cuts for text and headline sizes, and styles for every occasion. Web designers can think of it as a Georgia for print.

Julia Script
David Harris
Beautifully buxom. A throwback to both art nouveau and the flower-power ’70s.
ITC Modern No. 216
Ed Benguiat usually did things in a big way, and he certainly wasn’t going to hold back on the ball terminals in this English Modern.

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I love this post. My favorite font is Stilla. Dig that “Gin” ligature!
Thanks.
Thank you, Alex! That’s really just a “Gn”, but I immediately saw the ‘i’ in the ‘G’, so I imagined a ligature out of it. The lime leaf is a curvy bracket.
BTW, thanks for bringing my attention to this post. Many of these old links were broken and are now fixed.
Tasty picks and the usual fine commentary. Keep ‘em coming!
Love the “Sesame Street” reference! :-)