Since the age of 12, Jim Wasco has possessed a passion for lettering. Whether through calligraphic endeavors or type design, his work presents a keen understanding of the symbiotic nuances of both disciplines. A type designer with Monotype Imaging for 10 years, Jim’s recently released Neue Aachen typeface family is available in 18 styles and is […]
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With over 250 locations, DoubleTree by Hilton provides full service lodging across the globe. The hotels strive to provide all of the familiar comforts of home — including guests receiving the hotels’ signature (and delicious) chocolate chip cookies upon arrival. The DoubleTree website features the Monotype Garamond typeface for both its headlines and subheads. The […]
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Here’s a ranked listing of Fonts.com Web Fonts’ top 100 most used Web fonts for June 2012
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Tags: @font-face, Avenir, fonts, frutiger, futura, garamond, helvetica, Neue Helvetica, trade gothic, web fonts, webfonts
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TED is known worldwide for providing a myriad of programs featuring innovative and influential speakers from a wide swath of disciplines. TED-Ed is an extension of that mission of disseminating knowledge, focused specifically on assisting educators with interactive teaching materials; whereas the TED motto is Ideas Worth Spreading, the mission of TED-Ed is Lessons Worth […]
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Over the past few months, we’ve unveiled several new tools for type enthusiasts including the redesigned Fonts.com, our Fonts.com Web Fonts Extension for Adobe Photoshop and our FontGazer plug-in. All three were designed to make it easier to browse, experiment with and license type. FontGazer was introduced first, premiering as the first plug-in to enable […]
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The Aachen typeface dates back to the late 1960s when Colin Brignall designed it for Letraset dry transfer lettering sheets. Named after the German city where many believe Gutenberg first used moveable type, Aachen’s bold weight and short, slab serifs made it a natural choice for display typography. A lighter (medium) complement was drawn in the late 1970s but the bold design continued to be the most popular design. Aachen was made available as phototype fonts in the 1970s and digital fonts in the early 1990s – but the family retained its diminutive size.
Realizing that more weights would dramatically increase Aachen’s range of use, Jim Wasco – a senior type designer at Monotype Imaging – put together a proposal that would bring the family into the 21st century.
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We are proud to announce the availability of the Bitstream Type Library as Web fonts from Fonts.com. This collection of fonts includes a popular range of classic text faces, elegant script fonts and expressive display fonts. Iowan Old Style – designed by John Downer The Bitstream Type Library dates back to 1981 when Bitstream was formed as the […]
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Founded in 1968, Intel has been at the forefront of technology development for over 40 years. The company brought the first microprocessor to market in 1971, and continues to be a leader in computing technologies today. The Intel website features a customized version the Neo Sans typeface family exclusively, employing light, regular, and medium weights. While […]
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New Fonts, New Technology and Predictions For The Future
The pages of U&lc Volume 21 ushered in a typeface family extension, two new complete families, four single-weight display designs, eight Cyrillic family additions and a suite of fonts that took advantage of a new technology. Volume 21 also predicted the future of typeface design, and announced ITC Design Palette, a digital distribution center that preceded the Internet – but not by enough.
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With over a dozen of his typefaces available on Fonts.com, Carl Crossgrove crafts intelligent designs which possess decidedly unique – as well as varied – personalities. His recently released Biome typeface family, which Carl describes as “both futuristic and organic, with a sense of calm,” is available in 46 varieties and is quickly rising on […]
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