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2008 Honorable Mentions
Typeface Review

2008 Notable Releases

Reviewed by Typographica on April 3, 2009



The releases 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

Jubilat
Museo [MyFonts]
Defender [MyFonts]

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]

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Typographica is a review of typefaces and type books, with occasional commentary on fonts and typographic design. Edited by Stephen Coles, also of Fonts In Use and The Mid-Century Modernist.

Founded in 2002 by Joshua Lurie-Terrell. Relaunched in 2009 by Coles and Chris Hamamoto.

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