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FF Jackie by Dario Muhafara for FontFont

FP Dancer by Morten Olsen for Fontpartners

Naiv

MeMimas

Frankie

Thesis

Le Monde Courrier

Anglia Script

The Making of FF Unit Slab
Like FF Meta Serif, FF Unit Slab is a collaboration between Erik Spiekermann and Christian Schwartz with Kris Sowersby. Read the creation story of this addition to the FF Unit family.

ScreenFonts August
This month’s review of movie poster typography examines Public Enemies, Brüno, I Love You Beth Cooper, Soul Power, and In The Loop.

ATypI’09 Preview: Mexico, Forging The Character
Isaías Loaiza Ramírez’s slides give a concise overview of the history of type and lettering in Mexico.

Optima Alternatives
Hermann Zapf’s elegant Optima has become synonymous with cosmetics and luxury branding, but it᾿s not the only sans serif with stroke contrast. Here are some less common options.

Staff Picks: August
Each month we pick the typefaces that we’ve seen put to fine use — and undiscovered gems we wish were used more often. Here are selections from FontShop.com designer Michelle Nguyen.

Constructivist
Typefaces inspired by the strong, square forms from Russia’s social art movement of the the early 1900s offer a simple, stereotypical way to evoke communism.

FontShop’s Education Page

Good morning, class. Today we’re going to be discussing typography, a subject that I’m sure you are all familiar with. Please take out your books and turn to the chapter on Education. There are two parts to this chapter: one for Students, and one for Educators. You’ll find that there are a whole bunch of great resources, links, and information that will help prepare you for the semester.

Oh, and FontShop is currently offering a 10% discount on all of your class materials! Simply make sure your FontShop.com account email address ends in “.edu”, and use the promo code EDUCATE10 during checkout. For you students who don’t use a .edu address, send an email to education@fontshop.com with an attached image of your current campus ID or class schedule and we’ll enable your account to receive the discount.

There will be a quiz at the end of class, so be sure to study up, get the materials you need, and you’ll be on your way to mastering typography.

Bestsellers 
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FontBook
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