- 05.11.12
“Just My Type: A Book about Fonts”
Stephen Coles: As someone who played a small part in this book and even proofed some of the chapters (though not the more historical bits) i… - 05.02.12
Reina
Jackie: I purchased Breathe Pro from MyFonts, and thought that was one of the best I had ever seen, but this really is an exquisite w… - 04.29.12
My Favorite Font Sources: A Shortlist of Trusted Foundries and Retailers
Brittany Nutt: This was very useful. I never realized how many font websites there were. The one I only really new of was Dafont.com. This w… - 04.23.12
Interview: Phil Martin
Nick Shinn: … - 04.10.12
The Average Font
Luke Dorny: This is awesome! Stephen, I'm not sure that you intended it as such, but your brief review of the idea of new glyph overlays … - 04.06.12
Robothon 2012, RoboHint, and the Gerrit Noordzij Prize
Colin M. Ford: Great write up, Dan, and wonderful photos, Tânia!… - 04.03.12
Ain’t What ITC Used to Be
Si: … - 04.02.12
Neue Haas Grotesk
johsahaahr: They probably went with "Die Neue Haas ..." because "Die Sogar Neuer Helvetica" sounded a bit sensational! And then again we … - 03.29.12
Apple Color Emoji
Doug P: Great run down Si. I wasn't aware of the Emoji's tech background. I do remember watching them start coming online on Twitter …

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! :-)