Posts by Stephen Coles

Netanyahu: Yes We Can … Knock-off Obama

The campaign website of Benjamin Netanyahu, conservative Likud leader running for prime minister of Israel, feels unmistakably Obama-esque.

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Top Ten Typefaces Used by Book Design Winners

The American Association of University Presses honors the best book design in their annual Book, Jacket & Journal Show. We take a look at the most common typefaces seen in the winning entries and offer a thorough list of underused alternatives.

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FontBooklets Put the Tactile Joy Back into Typeface Selection

Like smaller, more focused versions of their mother publication, FontBook, FontBooklets are printed specimens that give ample space and tribute to the best fonts for professional typography.

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Vote. A message endorsed by the letters V, O, T, & E.

We all know that the American President has the power to change the world — for better or worse — so here are some reminders from a few of our most persuasive and compelling communicators.

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National Punctuation Day Reignites Interrobang Passion

National Punctuation Day gives us an opportunity to call attention to two of our most critical typographic causes: the interrobang and the serial comma.

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Join Us at TypeCon2008 in Buffalo

Hundreds of fontheads will descend upon the quiet enclave of Buffalo, NY next week for North America’s only annual conference dedicated to typography: TypeCon.

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In Use: Neo Tech for Drobo

We’ve already given Intel props for modernizing their identity with a suitably modern typeface, Sebastian Lester’s Neo® Sans. Data Robotics, Inc. — makers of the Drobo storage device that is sweeping the tech community — have made fine use of another member of the Neo® family, Neo® Tech.

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A Few Good Words for the Good Book

A little over a year has passed since we released the long-awaited Fourth Edition of FontBook and the praise is still pouring in. We chose a few of our favorite quotes for this week’s newsletter.

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