Just like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon the new FontShop website transitioned from its public beta phase to “officially launched” status on December 1st. Since then our team of fearless developers have not been idle. On the contrary – apart from squashing the occasional bug we tirelessly continue to add improvements. We tried to create the most elegant and enjoyable fontshopping process possible, and now we are fine-tuning it. Some of the changes happen under the hood and are unnoticeable to the casual visitor, yet some features are specifically designed to make your FontShop experience even smoother and more enjoyable.

Our monthly review of album sleeve design and typography looks at the artwork for Black Messiah by D’Angelo and The Vanguard. As usual some other albums too, but honestly, this month that’s all you need to know.

On January 14 the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle/Saale launched its 100th anniversary with an exhibition that features over one hundred posters of its rich graphic design history.

Now in its fifth year, the Communication Arts Typography Annual has become a staple amongst the typeface design awards and Best Of lists. With the largest international circulation of any trade journal on visual communications, having work selected for the Communication Arts Typography Annual is considered a significant professional milestone to the creators and publishers of these award-winning projects.

For the latest FontShop FontCast, David Sudweeks caught up with Letterform Archive’s Rob Saunders to get a better picture of what makes him tick …