Monthly Archives: March 2014

Buyer’s Guide: DynaComware EULA

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Founded in 1987 (as DynaLab), DynaComware provides high definition Asian fonts. Check out DF Hei and DF Gothic Japanese on FontShop.

Basic EULA Rights

  • Desktop use supports up to your designated licensed users at 1 location.
  • You are allowed to make one backup copy of the font software.

Restrictions

  • You cannot share the font with users that do not have a license for the same font.
  • You cannot embed the font software into a Website or Application.

See DynaComware EULA

If you have additional questions you can always email FontShop’s Support Team for help.

EULA highlights will be posted every other Monday. Next up is Red Rooster.

New FontFonts This Week

FF Antithesis by FontFont, Webfonts Available

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FF Ginger by FontFont

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FF Good Headline & FF Good by FontFont, Web Available
4 New Widths and 2 New Weights

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Continuing Promotions

Shentox by EmType30% off until 31 March

Showcase family pack by Latinotype80% off until 10 April

Anglecia Complete Pro, Anglecia Display Pro, Anglecia Title Pro, Anglecia Text Pro by Mint Type80% off until 15 April

Courtesy Script Family by Sudtipos30% off until 20 April

Nitti Grotesk by Bold Monday30% off until 30 April

Coco FY and LolaLola FY by FONTYOU50% off until 4 May

Exquise FY, Kaili FY, Bruum FY by FONTYOU70% off until 4 May

Marianina FY by FONTYOU80% off until 4 May


Want detailed showing of new fonts straight to your inbox? Make sure you’re receiving them in your inbox. They maybe getting lost in the promotions section. If you use Gmail then you can drag and drop the FontShop Newsletter from your Promotions Tab to your Primary Tab.

Pinterested: March Madness

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March Madness returns to FontShop this year with a selection fresh off the drawing tables. Several new releases join us as strong and underdog contenders face off in each round of single-elimination madness. Who will take it all?

While the serifs fight it out today, the madness ends April 3, so make sure to vote for your favorite typefaces! Meanwhile, stay up-to-date with our new Pinterest board!

Serifs Finish Off Sweet Sixteen, Now!

Final Final Final Final
37 Nitti Grotesk 31 Today Sans 28 FF Mark 31 Program
21 Helsinki 17 Metro Nova 21 FF DIN 19 FF Netto

Decisive victories last night in a showing of superior stamina and underdog strength. Turning now to today’s match-ups: Get a closer look at each typeface by following the links just above each match graphic, or look it up in FontBook. Polls close tonight at midnight Pacific. You know what to do from here. Final 8 starts Tuesday!

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Henriette vs. FF Videtur

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Elena vs. Arek

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FF Tisa vs. Colvert

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Marat vs. Alda

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Special thanks again goes to to Miller and Sutro Deluxe for setting the title graphic, and to MVB Solano Gothic for reffing the proceedings.

Sanses Face Off in Sweet Sixteen!

Final Final Final Final
27 FF Tisa 30 Colvert 27 Marat 35 Turnip
23 Fedra Serif B 27 Maiola 23 FF Quixo 15 Alda

And it’s game on for the remaining sanses in today’s single-elimination madness! Some real squeakers last night on the serif side, including Colvert’s tight 3-point win over Maiola. Okay—from here it’s all up to you. Polls close tonight at midnight Pacific. Serifs fight it out tomorrow.

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Helsinki vs. Nitti Grotesk

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Metro Nova vs. Today Sans

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FF Mark vs. FF DIN

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Program vs. FF Netto

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What’s all this? It’s March Madness. Special thanks again goes to to Miller and Sutro Deluxe for setting the title graphic, and to MVB Solano Gothic for reffing the proceedings.

Southeast Serifs Vie for Final Spots in Sweet 16!

Final Final Final Final
30 Trola 28 Quiosco 26 Elena 32 Arek
26 Henriette 16 FF Videtur 20 FF Unit Slab 20 Richler

This last round determines who advances to the Sweet Sixteen. Get to it! All polls close at midnight (Pacific).

FF Tisa vs. Fedra Serif B

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Maiola vs. Colvert

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FF Quixo vs. Marat

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Turnip vs. Alda

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Buyer’s Guide: New Product Pages

Our last installment of the new product page series is here. With features that incorporate elements from the Fonts Like This Tab , the Related Tab will help you find the perfect alternate. Let’s go over the two options you have in the tab; Similar and FontList.

The Similar section will recommend alternate fonts that have related qualities. For popular typefaces, like Neue Helvetica, you may see suggestions that that are curated by FontShop’s experts first.

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If the product you selected appears in a FontList, then that list will show in Related Tab’s FontList section.

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We hope this makes licensing a font easier on FontShop.

If you have additional questions you can always email FontShop’s Support Team for help.

Northeast Serifs Compete in Today’s Face-off

Final Final Final Final
31 Helsinki 36 Nitti Grotesk 29 Metro Nova 26 Today Sans
23 Telefon 18 MVB Solitaire 19 Baton 22 Frutiger

Henriette vs. Trola

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FF Videtur vs. Quiosco

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Elena vs. FF Unit Slab

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Richler vs. Arek

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Pinterested: Typographica’s Favorite Typefaces of 2013

Pinterested: Typographica's Favorite 2013

 

Type designers, educators, historians, engineers, and users select the year’s best new font releases in this annual review from online journal Typographica.org. Check out the broad range of diversity from designers all over the world in our newest Pinterest board.

Now in it’s eighth edition, Typographica’s Favorite Typefaces continues to showcase fonts that are intriguing and deserve a little more attention from the world.

Northwest Sanses Face Off!

Final Final Final Final
82 FF Mark 61 FF DIN 69 Program 60 FF Netto
13 Nomada 33 Marat Sans 31 Petala 44 ITC Franklin

…And we’re back to the action, finalizing today the western contenders to advance to the Sweet 16. To get a better look at each face, follow the links above each match-up. It’s up to you now; Get voting! Polls close tonight at midnight (Pacific).

Telefon vs. Helsinki

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Nitti Grotesk vs. MVB Solitaire

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Metro Nova vs. Baton

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Frutiger vs. Today Sans

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What’s this? It’s FontShop’s March Madness Face-off! And it picks up with the Northeast Serifs bright and early Monday morning! See you then.

Maiola and Pill Gothic

Today we take a quick look at Veronika Burian’s Maiola with Christian Robertson’s Pill Gothic.

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Maiola-and-Pill-Gothic-2One of the first things you’ll notice about Maiola up close is its rough and expressive texture. At size, this detail becomes hardly anything observable, an interesting proof of concept masterfully carried out all the way. Pill Gothic responds with a more traditional sans construction, but with interesting hard edges included here and there to offer some formal commonality. Together the two take full advantage of the maximum versatility gained through each faces’ extensive range of weights.

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Maiola additionally covers Cyrillic and Greek, offering these as separates, or in an all-inclusive Pan-European set. (At least that’s what I assume Maiola PE means.) That’s it. Great Pairs continues here Wednesday.

The Madness Begins! Southwest Sanses Face Off

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March Madness returns to FontShop this year with a selection fresh off the drawing tables. Several new releases join us as strong and underdog contenders face off in each round of single-elimination madness. Who will take it all? You decide.

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Now comes your part: One vote is one point scored by each face. The full tournament schedule is on the bracket. Stay plugged in here for more updates. Get to it! Polls close tonight at midnight (Pacific).

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Marat Sans vs. FF DIN

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Petala vs. Program

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ITC Franklin vs. FF Netto

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The action picks back up here on Friday. And thanks again MVB Solano Gothic for serving as referee.

New Fonts This Week

Vtg Stencil US No. 72 Alt Rough by Astype
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Vtg Stencil US No. 51 Regular by Astype

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Continuing Promotions

Shentox by EmType30% off until 31 March

Showcase family pack by Latinotype80% off until 10 April

Anglecia Complete Pro, Anglecia Display Pro, Anglecia Title Pro, Anglecia Text Pro by Mint Type80% off until 15 April

Courtesy Script Family by Sudtipos30% off until 20 April

Nitti Grotesk by Bold Monday30% off until 30 April


Want detailed showing of new fonts straight to your inbox? Make sure you’re receiving them in your inbox. They maybe getting lost in the promotions section. If you use Gmail then you can drag and drop the FontShop Newsletter from your Promotions Tab to your Primary Tab.

Buyer’s Guide: Device Fonts

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Device Fonts is the foundry arm of Rian Hughes’ studio. With over 200 fonts, the collection covers various genres with styles that can be categorized as playful to serious. Check out Battery Park, Paralucent, and Dazzle on FontShop.

Basic EULA Rights

  • Desktop use supports up to 5 CPUs in 1 location.
  • You can take a digitized copy of the font software to a commercial printer or service bureau to print documents only if the commercial printer or service bureau has a license to use the font software.

Restrictions

  • You cannot share the font with users that do not have a license for the same font.
  • You cannot embed the font software into a Website or Application.

See Device Fonts EULA

If you have additional questions you can always email FontShop’s Support Team for help.

EULA highlights will be posted every other Monday. Next up is DynaComware.

FontShop Friday Five: FontList & Pop-Ups

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We know you’re busy and the Internet is a crowded place, so we’ll try to give you a little reminder on Fridays of what’s going on out there. Below please find five recent FontShop-related threads that you may have missed.

Great Pairs
This week David discusses Monotype’s Imprint, with Paul Hunt & Richard Kegler’s  P22 Underground in his weekly post, Great Pairs.

New Fonts
Lots of new fonts this week! We welcome new foundry R-Typography.com and great designs from Sudtipos, Mint Type, Latinotype and more!

Buyer’s Guide
Theresa highlights another foundry with ARS Type. See what the EULA rights and restrictions are with this weeks Buyer’s Guide.

FontLists
Have you seen Typographica’s favorite typefaces of 2013? We have a new FontList with all the fonts chosen that are available at FontShop! You can also check out Yves’ thoughts on the FontFeed in his latest post.

Pop-Ups and “Happenings”
So many great things will be going on at TYPO in just a matter of weeks! From the Adobe Typekit pop-up library to the “Happenings” with Us . Get all of the scoops on the TYPO San Francisco blog and purchase your ticket today!

Friday Five Fonts: Font: Walbaum Grotesk by Storm Type and Livory by HvD Fonts