"Future of Reading" conference announced
Rochester, NY - 3 November 2009
The conference will be held at Rochester Institute of Technology on June 9th through 12th. More details...

Dr. Peter Karow Award winner announced
's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands - 29 October 2009
The second Dr. Peter Karow Award for Font Technology & Digital Typography has been awarded to Thomas Milo for the development of the ACE layout engine (the heart of the Tasmeem plugin for InDesign ME) for Arabic text setting. More details...

Typotheque launches web service
The Hague - 20 October 2009
Typotheque has become one of the first commercial type foundries to license its entire font collection for use on the World Wide Web. More details...

Technology Review article discusses fonts on web
web - 20 October 2009
Joshua Friedman's article "A Note on the Type", imagines a better-looking Web More details...

DTL FontMaster Conference announced
The Hague - 19 October 2009
On the 18th of November 2009, the 4th DTL FontMaster Conference will take place in The Hague. More details...

Introducing Mr Eaves Sans and Mr Eaves Modern
Berkeley, CA - 19 October 2009
Created by Zuzana Licko, this latest addition to the Emigre Type Library expands the versatility of the original Mrs Eaves. More details...

Details announced for Web fonts talk at Atypi
Mexico City - 12 October 2009
Web fonts are one of the hot topics of Typ09, the conference of ATypI in Mexico City later this month. More details...

Scientific study on Typeface personalities
Seattle, WA - 12 October 2009
Know Your Typefaces! Semantic Differential Presentation of 40 Onscreen Typefaces More details...

News from Chank
Minneapolis, MN - 7 October 2009
Chank announces new fonts and video interview. More details...

New font from Typofonderie
France - 30 September 2009
Allumi PTF Extended is a sleek typeface designed with technology in mind. More details...

Matthew Carter and Hamilton Wayzgoose
Two Rivers, Wisconsin - 28 September 2009
Matthew Carter unveils his first-ever wood typeface at Hamilton’s first-ever Wayzgoose weekend. More details...

Designcast: Fonts on the web
Web - 28 September 2009
On September 29th, designer Christian Swartz will present a live webcast titled Fonts That Click: The Present and Future of Using Type on the Web More details...

New typography book from Hyphen Press
UK - 25 September 2009
The new book, titled Modern typography in Britain: graphic design, politics, and society, contains a collection of eleven essays by the Department of Typography, University of Reading. More details...

Typotheque 10 year Anniversary T-shirts
The Hague - 25 September 2009
To celebrate, Typotheque asked four of their most respected colleagues to design t-shirts they would wear themselves. More details...

Typotheque anniversary sale
The Hague - 21 September 2009
On September 22nd, Typotheque celebrates its first 10 years. For 24 hours, they will offer 50% off all their fonts. More details...

German Type Foundry announces new font, Secca
Germany - 16 September 2009
German Type Foundry announces the release of Secca and the availability of a free demo version. More details...

Fontworks UK announces release of new G-Type font
London - 16 September 2009
Organon comprises two distinctive new families from type designer Nick Cooke, Organon Sans & Organon Serif. More details...

Verdana and Georgia grow-up
Web - 16 September 2009
idsgn blog posts article on Verdana & Georgia updates More details...

Gabriola video posted
Redmond, WA - 9 September 2009
Learn more about Microsoft's new font Gabriola in this video featuring Geraldine Wade. More details...

Enhancements to Georgia and Verdana announced
Elk Grove Village, IL - 8 September 2009
Ascender Corporation, Carter & Cone and The Font Bureau, Inc. announced that they are working on a project in conjunction with Microsoft to extend the Georgia and Verdana typeface families. More details...

Indian Type Foundry Announced
Mumbai, The Hague - 8 September 2009
This new font foundry specialises in developing and distributing Indic fonts. More details...

Typedia has landed
The Web - 28 August 2009
Aiming to be the Wikipedia of fonts, Typedia launches this week.

The business of type
commarts.com - 26 August 2009
Allan Haley pens Communication Arts article on how type designers earn money.

IKEA picks Verdana
ikea.com - 26 August 2009
Global retail giant IKEA enters the Web age, switching their branding fonts from a Futura variant to Matthew Carter's Verdana typeface.

Farewell Spiderfont
gameguru - 26 August 2009
Sony reveal why the PlayStation signature Spiderman font had to go.

Typotheque announces Irma
The Hague, NL. - 24 August 2009
Typotheque announces Irma, an elegant capital-only display typeface in 9 weights that is available in simple Sans & geometric Slab. More details...

Keyman Desktop and Windows 7
Hobart, Australia - 24 August 2009
Keyman Desktop has been tested to meet all of the technical requirements to be "Compatible with Windows 7". More details...

E7: Windows 7 for a Global Market
Redmond, WA - 9 July 2009
Learn more about new fonts and international support in Windows 7. More details...

ClearType in Windows 7
Redmond, WA. - 29 June 2009
Read the E7 blog entry on ClearType in Windows 7. More details...