I'm clearly uber cool as I didn't recognise, or have prior knowledge of, any of the fonts on this list. Even Copperplate Gothic. Then again I'm not exactly a fontwhore... The problem with being a fontwhore is that you begin to recognize some of the tired, overused fonts that no designer seems to want to let go. If you see them, let out a scream and shoot them on ... Read full entry

Australian typography enthusiasts are being sort to help establish The Australian Typography Club, an informal group that will "promote choosing, using, and creating great typography." The mission of our club will be to promote choosing, using, and creating great typography. On a day-to-day level, the purpose of the club would be to create a real-life community for type enthusiasts to meet, collaborate, and learn. Meetings would be held periodically ... Read full entry

Type designer Erik Spiekermann in a recent interview talks about the challenge of designing numbers... as if letters would be much easier. "Anybody can design letters, but numbers are hard. Tech was an interesting challenge that I gave myself: to create a typeface that has no diagonals. When you design numbers, you have to do ABC at least. It's interesting because I realized that what worked for ... Read full entry

Which font family is better for use on the web when it comes to legibility, Serifs or Sans Serifs? What initially seemed a neat dichotomous question of serif versus sans serif has resulted in a body of research consisting of weak claims and counter-claims, and study after study with findings of "no difference". Is it the case that more than one hundred years of research has been marred by ... Read full entry

A look at instances of fonts being named after well known typefounders, which often appear inconsistent with the work of those they are named for. For as long as fonts have had names, they've had bad names. Historical inaccuracies have been common for two hundred years: typefounders of the Industrial Revolution groped for historical labels to apply to newly-invented styles (Egyptian, Gothic, etc.), and it wasn't long before ... Read full entry

60 Brilliant Typefaces For Corporate Design Great list of typefaces especially suitable for use in corporate design projects. Typography is more than being legible and looking good. Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve two important objectives: a) to create an appropriate atmosphere and enable users to develop trust toward the site and b) to make sure visitors get the main message of the site and (if possible) become interested ... Read full entry