Handpicked Typefaces
New FontFonts: FF Suhmo, My New Favourite Typeface
Jürgen Siebert takes a look at the playful typewriter-style slab serif FF Suhmo, and talks to its designer Alex Rütten.
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Fountain: A Conversation with Göran Söderström
This interview is the first in a series of portraits showcasing type designers who publish typefaces through Fountain, the friendly Swedish type foundry.
Read moreHalloween Special: Scary Type – The Sequel
This sequel to the 2008 FontFeed post “Post-Halloween Special: Scary Type” adds a couple of cartoon and pulp-inspired scary fonts to the mix.
Read moreFoundry Focus: Bold Monday
An interview with Paul van der Laan en Pieter van Rosmalen of the Dutch Bold Monday type foundry.
Read moreFontCast #17 — Amman: The City, The Typeface, The Film
The bilingual Latin/Arabic sans/serif type system FF Amman was developed by Yanone for the capital of Jordan at the occasion of its centenary celebrations.
Read moreThe Rediscovery of Boudewijn Ietswaart
Inspired by Boudewijn Ietswaart’s book covers, the Círculo de Tipógrafos converted his hand lettered alphabets into digital fonts.
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FontCasts #13, 14, 15 — FontFont Designers
FontFont represents some of the most talented and interesting type designers in the world. In celebration of FontShop’s 20th Anniversary, FSI’s Ivo Gabrowitsch took an opportunity to talk with seven FontFont designers for a special FontCast series.
Read morePool 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.
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