Jeremy Pettis on Typographica Feb 14, 08, 12:30 a.m.

My interview with the creator of the brilliant lettering project "Twenty-Six Types of Animals".

FF Meta Serif Nov 13, 07, 2:28 p.m.

The most influential sans of the digital revolution just got a serif sister.

New font features in OS X Leopard Oct 16, 07, 11:05 p.m.

Sorry, Apple. Papyrus Condensed and Wingdings do not qualify as "features".

TypeCon2007 Seattle Jul 17, 07, 12:35 p.m.

Registration still open for the only North American conference dedicated to type. Speakers include Matthew Carter, Robert Bringhurst, Modern Dog, Marian Bantjes, and a showing of the annual Typophile Film Fest and Helvetica.

TypeCon2007 Seattle Jul 5, 07, 6:07 p.m.

Register now for the most affordable design conference in the US. Bringhurst, Bantjes, Matthew Carter and more.

FF Mt™ Apr 1, 07, 8:28 a.m.

April 1, 2007 — FSI FontShop International proudly announces FF Mt, Erik Spiekermann's most economical typeface ever. Employing obscure but powerful techniques like vwl mmssn and cap reduction, FF Mt uses up to 50% less paper, screen, and wall space than other text faces without a single condensed letter. Now you can generate buzzwords, product names, and Web 2.0 domains as you type.

The Germans have already taken to it:
http://translate.google.com/tran…

ARS Type & Emtype Mar 23, 07, 12:18 p.m.

Two new foundries at FontShop.

Alternatives to Helvetica Feb 6, 07, 2:05 p.m.

Helvetica is a classic. Helvetica is played out. Each of these statements is true to an extent, but Helv isn't always the right face for the job. FontShop recommends our favorite alternatives.

QBN Typecase 1.0 Feb 1, 07, 11:44 a.m.

Ye olde Typecase in its entirety, updated with a few extra links and images. Sometime soon I'll replace these with some larger images.

The Art of Type Jan 25, 07, 1:08 a.m.

Audio recording from a little panel I sat upon at the Macworld Extensis booth.
Content may be a little elementary for some of you, but we talk about font creation a bit and it makes for a good primer if you'd like to get started.
Thomas Phinney joined me on stage for the first few questions and is more experienced. Had to go it alone for the remainder. Hope you get something out of it.

Gotham Rounded Released Jan 10, 07, 5:45 p.m.

Commentary at Typographica.

Fonts with Ball Terminals Sep 19, 06, 7:34 p.m.

My favorite balls.

Photorealistic Perspective Sep 18, 06, 11:21 a.m.

Take a photo of your work without even printing it up. A new tutorial by Yves Peters at FontShop.

Packaging Fonts Sep 6, 06, 11:09 a.m.

FontShop wraps up a three-part series on the typography of package design.

The Anniversary Inn in Salt Lake City Jul 27, 06, 10:51 p.m.

One of the things about my former hometown of which I am most proud, this novelty hotel goes hilariously overboard with its theming.

Massive Tangled Up Tubes! Jul 17, 06, 10:16 a.m.

Senator Ted Stevens' hilarious description of how "that internet" works, set to techno.

Poll: What is the best font for reading on-screen? Jul 15, 06, 2:46 a.m.

An experiment. My first topic on the new survey site Grupthink. Log in and vote, will ya?

TypeCon2006 Registration Open Jun 22, 06, 7:33 a.m.

Registration is now open for North America's only conference dedicated to typography. Early bird pricing is in effect through June 30, 2006.

Boston, Aug 9-13
I'll be there, but don't let that keep you from coming.

New Dwell.com Jun 21, 06, 4:49 p.m.

New Dwell.com designed by my very good friends at Punchcut. Beautiful remake feels like a true companion to the print version.

H&FJ Present Verlag Jun 14, 06, 12:05 p.m.

New family in the spirit of Metro, Nobel, and Neutraface