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I realize this has been out for a while now but what can I say, going through 2300 fonts takes time. As well as including the classics, there are over 170 new fonts shipping with Adobes latest release.

Despite having been released several months ago there’s surprisingly little information or examples ( that I could find anyway… ) on Adobes site, so I thought I’d share a handful of the included fonts.

All the included fonts are in OpenType formats and obviously work for both PC and Mac, here’s a small taste. Continue reading...

Nick over at Think Design Blog was kind enough yesterday to compile a list of great, and better yet free script fonts to view and download.

There are plenty of styles. Thick, thin, clean and grungey so you’re sure to find something you like, here’s a quick sample of some that caught my eye. Continue reading...

As we all know there are thousand and thousands of fonts out there, of the few hundred of good ones you can probably remember one or two dozen, and beyond that you’ll need some reference. This is the post for you. Continue reading...

If you haven’t already seen this BBC documentary by Stephen Fry you’re missing out, it’s fascinating.

Quoted from the BBC – “The printing press was the world’s first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution that shaped the modern age. It is the machine that made us who we are today. Continue reading...

If you’ve done any amount of graphic design or typography you’ve no doubt noticed that the apparent size of type varies greatly between fonts when used at the same point size. Some appearing almost double the size of their smaller counterparts.

The reason is that the point size refers to the body that the character occupies, and although type of equal point size may sit on the same body, they will not occupy the space in the same way. Continue reading...