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Axel
A new typeface by Erik Spiekermann, Erik van Blokland, and Ralph Oliver du Carrois
The first font family published by FontShop AG made its debut last weekend at TYPO Berlin 2009. The spreadsheet-friendly typeface was born out of Erik Spiekermann’s personal need for an economic and readable typeface optimized for use on screen, and a recognition that most users don’t use tables only for numbers, but also for text typically too long for their provided columns.
Narrow, but not “condensed”, Axel (pronounced “excel”) is meant to conserve space. Substantial contrast between bold and regular weights, easily distinguishable characters (l, I, i, 1, 7 etc.), and small capitals for emphasis, increase readability and visual hierarchy. The Axel family includes style linking and ClearType support, making it fully compatible with most office environments.
One of the best features of Axel is its price. The four-weight family is only $19.90 (€19.90, AUD 32.50). As an experiment in accessibility FontShop is excited to offer a professional-quality typeface for such a low price — for a limited time (this offer expires June 30th, 2009).
Spiekermann’s Axel Premieres At TYPO Berlin 2009
Just in time for the relaunch of its website, FontShop Germany releases Axel, an economical, highly legible font family optimized for on-screen use in office apps such as Microsoft Excel.
Łukasz Dabrowski’s FF Pitu Patterns
Krakow-based designer Łukasz Dabrowski used the sweeping curves and elegant foxtail terminals of FF Pitu to create fantastic graphics of repeating glyphs.
ScreenFonts: Fast & Furious, The Escapist, Crank: High Voltage, State Of Play, Obsessed
Our monthly review of movie poster typography.
Trajan Alternatives
Carol Twombly’s digitization of the legendary Trajan column is a classic, but suffers from overuse and isn’t always the best option. Here are others from the inscriptional genre.
Multilinear
A typeface made of multiple lines can add sparkle and flair to a design. We’ve combined all the multilinear fonts from our collection into one handy list.
Wood Type
Fonts inspired by the heavy, blocky, rustic shapes of 19th century type made of wood.
New Font Specimens
Always looking to improve the view of each typeface at FontShop.com, we’ve just improved the design of our specimen pages to reveal design details and shed light on extra features. What’s new:
We’re still tweaking these pages, so your feedback is welcome and important!
Previously available in legacy formats, Alwyn has been a top choice for those seeking an ultra-modern sans serif with just enough quirks to set it apart, but not so much that its clarity is obscured. This new revision, available exclusively at FontShop, is redrawn and redeveloped in OpenType with a full complement of small caps, ligatures, and figures (lining, oldstyle, tabular, and proportional). The new family also offers extended support for Eastern European languages.
Most recently starring in the poster for Jim Carrey’s latest flick “Yes Man”, Houschka is Nick Cooke’s most popular family to date. Straddling the border between a geometric and grotesque sans, the design is marked by its unique curved apexes on the ‘A’ and ‘W’. More conventional alternates are available, and the OpenType flavored Rounded version comes with three sets of additional alternates, plus CE and Cyrillic support.
Designer Paul van der Laan worked for four years to develop a multi-purpose typeface family that works in a variety of contexts. Flex can be classified as a humanist sans serif, sharing proportions and structure with typefaces from the Renaissance period. This gives it an open and warm appearance. On the other hand it has a low contrast, and is devoid of ornamentation and unnecessary details. Each shape in Flex is “down to earth”, drawn in the most logical way possible. These two aspects combined make Flex a friendly, no-nonsense typeface family.
As a full-featured text face, Flex offers typographic refinements like multiple weights, figure styles, and small caps.
 Founded by Erik Spiekermann and Neville Brody in 1989, FontShop is the original independent retailer of digital type. We offer more than 100,000 fonts from dozens of expert-selected foundries, including our house brand: FontFont.
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