Font and typography appreciators, here is a new resource for you: The FontFeed. The FontFeed once existed in a different form at FontShop.com with posts by Stephen Coles, but now combines the insightful voices of prominent design writer Jürgen Siebert and typography expert Yves Peters, with occasional contributions from Herr Spiekermann himself. And what would a font resource be without a discussion about the differences between fonts and typefaces?

The Man in Blue, Cameron Adams, asked some well known typographers to send him scans of their handwriting, and then compares it to the fonts they have created. In these days where looping strokes have been replaced by keyboard clickety-clack, typographers define the style and tone of our missives. Would you like to be elegant, modern, childish or ... disturbed? Then you can choose between Garamond, Montag, ... Read full entry

Typographica's Favorite Typefaces of 2007 The article also includes a quote from Mark Simonson which sets out the difference between fonts and typefaces, for those (er, such as myself) who didn't realise there was a distinction... You've got a collection of letters, numbers, symbols, etc. that can be used together to form words, paragraphs, tables, etc. The physical embodiment of such a collection (whether it's a case of metal ... Read full entry

Helvetica is one of my favourite fonts. Mine and a billion other people most likely. If you have "helv" installed on your computer then you are looking at this classic font as you read this post. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Helvetica typeface, Linotype is hosting a contest to celebrate the milestone, and has created a ... Read full entry