Handpicked Typefaces
Pool Tells the Story of the New FF DIN Round, A Typeface Much More Than a Rounded DIN
Is there any type designer who would be better qualified to construct a rounded DIN than Albert-Jan Pool? It’s safe to say no. His FF DIN Round, released this month is 5 years in the making. Pool has been written a 32-page brochure with the fascinating history of round sans serifs in Germany and the behind-the-scenes development of FF DIN Round.
Read moreFoundry Focus: Hubert Jocham
An interview with Hubert Jocham of the eponimous German type foundry.
Read moreEuropean Design Awards 2010 “Original Typeface” Category Winners
An overview of the winning typefaces at the 2010 ED-Awards.
Read moreTDC2 2010 - Display Type
So far we’ve had the introductory TDC2 overview post, Type Systems, Text Faces, and now it’s time for Display Type.
Read moreTDC2 2010 - Text Faces
Judging text faces is always a tricky thing – display type can go for sheer impact, but text type needs to be inconspicuous to a certain extent.
Read moreTDC2 2010 - Type Systems
As the complete list of TDC2 2010 winners is too much to cover in one post, I’m discussing them one category per post. First the Type Systems.
Read moreTDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design
TDC2, the annual type design competition organised by the Type Directors Club of New York, come closest to being the “Oscars of Type”.
Read moreDesignpreis Deutschland 2010 Lauds Malabar (and Lirico)
After TDC2 2009 and ED2009, Dan Reynolds now wins the Gold Award at Designpreis Deutschland for his multiscript Latin and Devanagari typeface Malabar.
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Whether they’re newly released, stalwart classics, or hidden gems, these typefaces deserve special mention.
Related Posts
- New Microsite For FF DIN
- DINfont.com is – after metaserif.com and trixiefont.com – the third “FontFontFocus” website, entirely dedicated to Albert-Jan Pool’s insanely popular information…Read more
- Size-Specific Fonts From Scangraphic
- This post is a follow-up to the recently released FontBooklet No. 2 focusing on optical size mastering and size-specific designs.…Read more
- Łukasz Dabrowski’s FF Pitu Patterns
- Krakow-based designer Lukasz Dabrowski used the sweeping curves and elegant foxtail terminals of FF Pitu to create fantastic patterns.…Read more
- Meta-morphosis: How FF MetaPlus Became FF Meta
- When we see the expansive superfamily that FF Meta has become, it’s hard to believe its beginnings were so humble.…Read more
- Compose Delicious Messages With Typolade
- Typolade is more than just chocolate letters. It’s delicious moveable type in dark chocolate, created by Sandra Kübler and Christine…Read more


Whether they’re newly released, stalwart classics, or hidden gems, these typefaces deserve special mention.
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