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Theorem release
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SUDTIPOS. JULY 09. NEW RELEASE.
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Hello everybody from a really cold Argentina. We are happy to announce the release of Theorem. Its a small breath from the scripts!
Analog Source: Letterpress in an American Design Education (St Bride Library)
* An illustrated talk at St Bride Library
* Tuesday 30 June 2009 at 7pm
* In the Bridewell Hall, St Bride Foundation
* Admission £7; concessions £5; Friends of St Bride £3
* Pay on the door
Many examples of student work from the Visual Communications Program at
the University of Delaware are intended to insight a lively conversation
about the value of letterpress in contemporary design education. Ashley
John Pigford and William Deering will speak about the Raven Press at the
University of Delaware as a place of unbridled experimentation and
phenomenological education.
Professor Ashley John Pigford is an artist, designer, musician and
educator who works across a wide range of art and design media including
Rebus Script - a seriously fun OpenType font introduced by Ascender Corp
Elk Grove Village, IL — June 24, 2009 — Ascender Corporation, a leading provider of advanced font products, today announced their newest OpenType font called Rebus Script to showcase the advanced features available in OpenType fonts for creative applications. Rebus Script is a handwriting style script font that includes a set of pictorial symbols that can automatically replace certain words and syllables. Rebus Script uses the Contextual Alternate feature that is available in many OpenType-savvy applications including Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress and Mellel.
Gerald Giampa R.I.P.
I never had the opportunity to meet him in person but we did exchange email from time to time. The person I got to know was both a gentleman and a character. More information about his passing on P22’s blog.
Read moreTypeTogether releases additional weights for Skolar
The successful typeface Skolar, by David Březina, has been expanded by 2 more essential weights, Bold Italic and Semibold Italic.
We offer an upgrade from the previous bundle for only €30. Please contact TypeTogether for details.
Read moreTypeTogether releases Adele
TypeTogether is proud to present it’s new release. Adelle is a 12-weight slab serif typeface conceived specifically for intensive editorial use, mainly in newspapers and magazines.
It’s personality and flexibility make it a real multiple-purpose typeface. The unobstrusive appearance, excellent texture and slightly dark color allow it to behave flawlesly in continuous text setting. As it becomes larger in print, Adelle shows its personality through a series of meassured particularities that make it easy to remember and identify.
Available exclusively at our online store at www.type-together.com
Read morePowerful Font Editor for Professional Graphic Designers and Hobbyists
De Bilt, Utrecht June 17, 2009 — High-Logic B.V., a leader in providing font editing software, today announces FontCreator 6, the world’s most popular font editor. This version delivers powerful tools such as direct import of both raster and vector based images. With FontCreator 6, font designers can create and modify high quality TrueType and OpenType fonts faster than ever.
Custom Fonts for Business People and Hobbyists
Read moreNew Microsoft Fonts Available from Ascender Corp
Elk Grove Village, IL — June 17, 2009 — Ascender Corporation, a leading provider of advanced font products, today announced the availability of an expanded selection of fonts licensed from Microsoft Corporation. The new offering includes many of the newest fonts included with Windows and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft fonts are renowned for their on-screen quality and extensive character sets. The new fonts available from Ascender comprise a diverse collection of Latin and multilingual fonts including Calibri™, Cambria™, Consolas™, Segoe™ Script, Segoe Print, Gisha™ (Hebrew) and Leelawadee™ (Thai). The Microsoft fonts are available in the OpenType font format.
Read moreModern Cyrillic: Type Design Competion by ParaType
The competition is held by ParaType with support by the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications of Russia. It’s dedicated to the Tercentenary of Russian Civil Type — Peter the Great’s historic reform of Russian typography (1708–1710).
Cyrillic typeface projects and completed typefaces created and/or released after January 1, 2006 are eligible.
Read morePalm Pre Launches with System Fonts by Font Bureau
June 10, 2009 - Boston.
The Palm® Pre™ is already selling out — after great reviews. The revolutionary new user interface is enhanced by new fonts from the Font Bureau.
This past weekend’s notable release of the Palm Pre also saw the debut of custom fonts developed especially for the Pre by the Font Bureau.
To build a unique visual experience for the Pre user, Palm commissioned a suite of fonts from the Font Bureau, a type foundry noted for its many custom designs for major publications and corporations. The fonts, named Prelude, were designed by Font Bureau co-founder David Berlow, who has also developed fonts for Microsoft and Apple.
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