Farewell John, we hardly knew ya
The Web - 17 November 2008
Looks like we’ll have an opening in the font group if this photoshop mockup can be believed.

Dutch goes corporate
designworkplan - 17 November 2008
The blogs are abuzz with details of the new Dutch corporate identity and fonts. See Sander Baumann’s blog, and discussion at Typophile.

On CamelCase
csmonitor.com - 17 November 2008
Ruth Walker on one of typography’s few laugh-out-loud moments.

Ride the type coaster
core77 - 17 November 2008
From “crazy idea to raging success.”

The UK's Minister of Type
The BBC - 17 November 2008
John Berry may be the first United States minister of type, however in Britain MP Liam Byrne is making news in demanding 16pt type.

Type trends
Digital Arts - 6 November 2008
Sean Ashcroft takes the pulse of the type design scene.

Berlin Typostammtisch
TypeOff - 6 November 2008
Dan Reynolds reports from last nights type gathering in Berlin.

Herb gets the credit
New York Times - 2 November 2008
New York Times issues correction.

Scanahand 2.0
high-logic.com - 29 October 2008
High-Logic announces the availability of Scanahand version 2.0. More details...

Flip that font
London & Woburn - 29 October 2008
Monotype Imaging announces that their FlipFont solution will be accessible from Vodafone live, allowing Vodaphone users with certain phones to UI switch fonts. More details...

Emigre offer
Oakland, CA. - 28 October 2008
Pick up a free book if you spend more than $150.

CBS design guru dies
Hollywood Reporter - 28 October 2008
Lou Dorfsman, the designer behind CBS Didot and the CBS cafeteria wall of type, past away last week aged 90.

New Release
typophile - 28 October 2008
Typophile’s Release forum is always a good place to find new fonts, such as the tasty Tomate, Miles Newlyn’s Modena, the free sans Quicksand and the typewritery Lacrima.

Text talk
Sydney, Australia - 27 October 2008
Short article on screen fonts from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Nice book, shame about the tittle?
New York Times - 27 October 2008
NYT reviews on the dot.

Mayberry Pro forever
Elk Gove Village, IL. - 27 October 2008
Ascender Corp announces Mayberry Pro, a new OpenType font family for screen display and print publications.

Robert Fones it in
Toronto - 26 October 2008
The Globe reports that today is the last day to see Robert Fones exhibit of 3D letters. A prize for the first person to name the font.

A to Z in neon
Seattle - 25 October 2008
Gather, our local art gallery, is currently exhibiting a complete alphabet of cast off neon letters, assembled by artist Jeremy Bert. Great stuff.

Mad Men creator on font nerds
Hollywood - 24 October 2008
Or should that be “font wonks”? Apparently jibes from the typorati have gotten to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner… “But if you’re person who loves fonts, fantastic.” Via typophile, via Joe Clark.

Heller: Font Wonk?
The New York Times - 24 October 2008
Steven Heller coins a new phrase… “unless you’re a designer, an art director or a font wonk, you probably don’t know his name, or how to pronounce it”. Referring, of course, to Jan Tschichold.

The N is nigh
Mexico - 24 October 2008
As posted to the ATypI list. Can you spot the subtle error?

ABC3D
The Web - 24 October 2008
“Easily the most innovative alphabet book of the year, if not the decade”. The Washington Post. Via typophile.

My type of stamp
Cambridge, Mass. - 22 October 2008
Type designers go postal. Via typophile.

Hoefler proves science wrong
New York, NY. - 21 October 2008
Apparently italics hold the key.

John D. Berry joins MS typography
Redmond, WA. - 20 October 2008
We’re pleased to report that John D. Berry has joined Microsoft as the latest member of the Microsoft typography team. John is not a stranger to Microsoft, working closely with the ClearType group a few years back on the “Now Read This” book. John was also a Microsoft employee for a spell back in 1984, and we’re sure he’d agree the company has changed very little in the past two dozen years. More details...

Face The Nation
St. Paul, MN. - 20 October 2008
Craig Eliason announces a new web site supporting the Face the Nation exhibit on type design and national identity.

Montague Script
Veer.com - 20 October 2008
A new brush lettering font from Stephen Rapp.

Beyond ASCII
FontShop - 20 October 2008
FontShop puts OpenType character set coverage on the map. Via FontBlog.

I’m a Max, and I’m annoying
The Web - 20 October 2008
Max Kerning is Extensis software’s new, slightly irritating, online pitch man.

Barnbrook to headline Plusfest
digitalartsonline - 20 October 2008
The speaker slate for the Plus International Festival has been published. Headlining the event is the controversial designer and typographer Jonathan Barnbrook.

TypeCulture releases Expo Serif Pro
typeculture.com - 19 October 2008
A new typeface family pairs up with a popular sans-serif type to create a formidable typographic duo.

Frank exchange on ClearView
Canton, OH. - 19 October 2008
New highway signage fonts not popular with everyone.

Comic Sans and Mr Bill…
The Web - 17 October 2008
Priceless.

The Si is the limit
The Web - 16 October 2008
Researchers reach the limit of tiny text.

3D type on the way?
The Web - 16 October 2008
Is NEC enabling 3D ClearType with this new display technology? Maybe.

Can’t pin this on H&FJ
NYT - 13 October 2008
Article discusses and displays US presidential pins in Hebrew. No Hebrew support in Gotham? No problem.

Meet Vinnie
Design Week - 9 October 2008
Vincent Connare gets profiled in Design Week.

Fantastic Georgia
magculture.com - 9 October 2008
Fantastic Man mag features article on Georgia by Alice Rawsthorn. Thanks to Joe Clark for the link.

Ale Paul tribute
Veer.com - 9 October 2008
Veer posts a slide show in honor of Alejandro Paul’s latest effort, Compendium… “pure calligraphic wonder.”

Bad Helvetica gets their goat
typophile - 9 October 2008
Lithuanians distressed by ogonek placement.

Frutiger compressed
The Web - 8 October 2008
In the font world you want Adrian Frutiger in your corner.

Gutenberg reviewed
Boston.com - 8 October 2008
Another entertaining write up on Gutenberg! The Musical.

Font of (BBC) Entertainment
BBC News - 6 October 2008
Monotype’s Seb Lester hits the BBC Entertainment section with a feature on movie poster fonts.

Spanish Bringhurst
Latin America - 25 September 2008
Marina Garone Gravier reports that the Spanish version of The Elements of Typographical Style, by Robert Bringhurst, has gone to press. This edition will be co-published by Libraria and Fondo de Cultura Económica.

Font embedding explored
fontembedding.com - 28 July 2008
To coincide with the TypeCon panel discussion on the subject Ascender has unleashed fontembedding.com, a one stop shop for all your embedding news, discussion and explanation.

Objectified via Helvetica
objectifiedfilm.com - 28 July 2008
Gary’s follow-up to Helvetica, Objectified takes on industrial design. We wonder who’ll play the part of Erik Spiekermann in this sequel?

More Corbel?
San Jose, CA. - 1 July 2008
Miguel Sousa, who knows a thing or two about cool shirts, has designed this one, in honor of one of Microsoft’s finest new fonts. Thanks Tiffany for the link.

NYT on DIY fonts
New York Times - 26 June 2008
Peter Wayner explores the world of do-it-yourself fonts.

Amen to that
Business Week - 25 June 2008
The ten commandments of web design. Number six … “worship at the altar of typography.” Via Daring Fireball.

webfonts.info
opentype.info - 19 June 2008
Ralf Herrmann has launched a site to discuss all things related to web font downloads.