The nominees below didn’t make the final list for 2008, but are worth a mention nonetheless. The editor’s favorites are at the top of each category.
Suite/System
- Tempera
- Hebdo
- Romain BP [FontShop]
- Breuer Text [MyFonts], Headline [MyFonts]
- Prelo [FontShop]
- Tycho [FontShop] [Veer]
- Satero
- Perfetto
Serif
- Novel [FontShop]
- FF Tisa [More]
- Athelas [FontShop] [Veer] [MyFonts]
- Beaufort Pro [FontShop] [MyFonts]
- Stuart
- Prospero Pro
- Andrade [FontShop]
Slab Serif
Display
- Moderno [FontShop]
- FS Sinclair [FontShop]
- Black Slabbath
- FF Polymorph [More]
- MEgalopolis Extra
- Shàngó Chiseled [MyFonts]
- SangBleu Display
- FS Alvar [FontShop]
- FS Kitty [FontShop]
- FS Pele [FontShop]
- Silverland
- Filmotype Glenlake and Ginger
- Love
- Facebuster
- Heroic Condensed
- Graph Paper
- Beans
- P22 Sniplash [FontShop]
- Muralista
- Elephantmen [FontShop]
- Cooter Deuce
- Dioptical
- Iron
- Sigma
- Barricada
Sans
- Deva Ideal
- FF Netto [More]
- Geogrotesque [MyFonts]
- Co Headline & Text [FontShop]
- Replica
- FF Chambers Sans [More]
- Adam BP [FontShop]
- Corpid III [FontShop]
- FF Utility [More]
- Router
- FF Cube [More]
- Iwan Reschniev [MyFonts]
- FF Nuvo [More]
- Caput
- Modena
- FF Unit Rounded [More]
- Foco [FontShop]
- Scout [MyFonts]
- Soho Gothic [Linotype]
- FF Enzo [More]
- Eva [FontShop]
- Neue Sans [FontShop]
- Standard CT [MyFonts]
- Haptic [MyFonts]
- CamingoDos [MyFonts]
- Helsinki [MyFonts]
- Excellent
- Lettera
- Tondo [FontShop]
- Bentwood [MyFonts]
- Konsens
- Orenga
- Akagi
- Aaux Next
- Houschka Rounded
Script
- FF Mister K [More]
- Duffy Script [MyFonts]
- Montague
- Whomp
- Coffee Service
- P22 Sneaky [FontShop] [MyFonts]
- P22 Albemarle [FontShop] [MyFonts]
- Ventura [FontShop]
- Diane Script [MyFonts]