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A little over a year has passed since we released the long-awaited fourth edition of FontBook and the praise is still pouring in. If you still haven’t ordered your own copy of the digital type bible, we hope you won’t mind some preaching from the converted.

   
  

Each of the following quotes from real, live FontBook users is set in one of the thousands of typefaces found in its 1,760 pages, followed by a taste of the book’s most useful feature: the famous “see also” see also icon. Reviewer Chris Rugen said of the little eye, “it not only allows for easier comparison of similar designs, but also encourages exploration and diversity in choices”. Explore for yourself. Get yours now.

  
It's billed as 'the largest typeface reference in the world,' and just a single flip through its 1,500 pages leaves one with no reason to doubt that claim.
  

Khoi Vinh  Online Art Director, New York Times
Set in Classica | FontBook page: Serif 77
Aldus, Zapf Renaissance

  
A must have for any designer that is serious about design. When I start my professional career this will be one of the first books I'll buy.
  

Dumitru Tira  Student, Portugal
Set in Longhand | FontBook page: Script 89
Brisa, MVB Calliope, Tiza

  
Don't leave it lying around in the studio. They have a habit of walking.
  

Jezza Robinson  Prepress Designer, London
Set in ITC Caslon 224 | FontBook page: Serif 54
Caslon Black, Caslon Graphique

  
It's been in our reference library pretty much forever and there are almost as many sticky notes in it now as there are pages. It's time for a new copy of the Digital Typeface Compendium from FontShop -- or as we call it, the yellow one. Cha-ching.
  

Jim Coudal  Creative Director, Coudal Partners
Set in FF Super Grotesk | FontBook page: Sans 269
Drescher Grotesk, Futura, Neuzeit Grotesk

  
an essential historical snapshot, a must-have artifact.
  

Kevin Steele  Designer, Toronto
Set in Sloop | FontBook page: Script 135
see also Ballantines Script, Bickham Script

  
This is what I want for my birthday! Seriously, I don't want a pony, I only want this.
  

Steph Meinart  Web Designer, A Commonplace Book
Set in MVB Pedestria | FontBook page: Sans 221
see also Cafeteria, MVB Grenadine, Myriad Tilt

  
I'm using my new FontBook to exercise my biceps. Canceled the gym. The savings from that will pay for the book in four months. Not bad!
  

Bert Vanderveen  Typographer, The Netherlands
Set in Amasis | FontBook page: Slab 2
see also PMN Caecilia, Corporate E

  
The product of a passion for type.
  

John Boardley  Designer, Shikoku Island, Japan
Set in Mostra | FontBook page: Display 322
see also Blakely, Eagle, Nobel, Unovis

  
A very physical reminder that life isn't just about doing things quickly; it's about doing them fully.
  

Chris Rugen  Designer, Philadelphia
Set in Fresco Informal Sans | FontBook page: Sans 109

  
3 kilograms of typographic joy. This will provide me with toilet reading for months!
  

Brett Jordan  Designer, London
Set in Karolla | FontBook page: Display 246
see also Theatre Antoine, Boomerang

  
  

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