Typefoundries
JY&A Fonts
Surf into our font pages—Australasia’s first digital typefoundry with
an exclusive range of classically designed fonts. Plus e-commerce
links
Adobe Systems, Inc.
The creator of PostScript, and the company behind products ranging
from Acrobat to PageMaker
Boutros
A typefoundry founded by Mourad and Arlette Boutros—a leader in Arabic creativity, typography, calligraphy and design for over 40 years
Dalton Maag
Our colleagues at Dalton Maag in London, specialists in custom type,
have developed this great new web site to show off an all-new range
of retail typefaces. Excellent use of PFRs so you see the site in
the original typefaces and not in Times or Georgia (version 4 browsers
and up)
Font Diner
Absolutely adorable: fonts that reflect postwar US, with typestyles
that’ll remind you of diners, showcards, 1950s’ car badges
and zany American print ads
Hiba Studio
Run by our friend Hasan Abu Afash, Hiba Studio, in Gaza, is a typefoundry
and design studio. Hasan also has some excellent articles on design
online, in Arabic and English
The Hoefler Type Foundry
Jonathan Hoefler’s worked on types for Travel & Leisure, Harper’s
Bazaar, Rolling Stone and others. Some of these typefaces are
now commercially available through his site
Jeremy Tankard Typography
Everything from trendy to classy: Jeremy Tankard’s range has a mixture
of styles but you can always be assured of its quality. His web
site stands up to scrutiny, too
Magicfonts
Magicfonts offers professional services with expertise in image,
signature, handwriting and other custom fonts
Mister Retro
Retro graphics and fonts celebrating 1950s Americana
OurType
Fortunately, letterforms aren’t huge when it comes to Flash,
so Fred Smeijers and Rudy Geeraerts of FontShop Benelux have used
it for their own foundry. Some stunning, classical designs
Tiro Typeworks
John Hudson and Wm. Ross Mills present one of the most well crafted typeface ranges available
Typofonderie (pictured)
The web site for one of France’s leading type designers, Jean-François
Porchez. This is a must-see for anyone really interested in well crafted fonts
Font retailers
MyFonts.com
One of the most comprehensive and largest font distributors online,
with font resources as well as full ecommerce facilities. You can
find a full range of JY&A Fonts at MyFonts.com, sometimes at discounted
prices
Typos
Based in Zürich, Typos serves German-language markets locally
and in Austria, Germany and Italy. The Typos range includes JY&A
Fonts, Berthold, Bitstream and others
Bitmap Software
In the Netherlands, one of Precision Type’s TypeOnSite remarketers,
carrying not only the PT line-up but fonts from most of the major
foundries
FontShop Sweden
The Swedish franchisee of one of the world’s most famous font
retailers, with stock photography as well
Font utilities
FontLab Ltd.
The makers of FontLab for Windows, one of the most versatile font-creation
tools on the market today
Fontscape
A new site from the makers of Identifont, to help users select a
font based on mood, application, period, dimensions and simulation,
complete with ordering links
Identifont
A great tool for designers who wonder, ‘What font is that?’
Identifont lets you use a Q&A method or you can have the online
system identify your font via an image
Typography
ABC Typographie—Musée
Virtuel Typographique
Another great site from Jean-Christophe Loubet del Bayle, who brought
the typographic world the Les Temps Typographiques magazine.
This virtual type museum has typeface samples. While not as comprehensive
as font retail sites, it’s a commendable and growing effort
from M. Loubet del Bayle
Bowfin Printworks
Queens-raised, Washington-state-based Mike Yanega runs a small type
layout service. His site has a strong emphasis on type and a Font
Reference List that ensures designers are properly credited
CAP Online
Our very own CAP Online with articles on fonts and designers—and
also marketing and management issues
Gutenberg Digital
Although the Chinese invented printing and movable type centuries
before, Gutenberg was known for the pioneering use of polychromatic
proportionally spaced type. His landmark 42-line Bible has been
digitalized at this German site
Slanted
A German magazine covering the graphic design profession. The online edition includes a blog and portfolios
Les Temps
Typographiques
Well-written French typography site focusing on international typeface
designers and their works. There is an English counterpart called
The
Typographic Times. Part of Jean-Christophe Loubet del Bayle's
Planet Typography
sites
Will-Harris House
From the noted designer and journalist, Daniel Will-Harris, comes
a comprehensive site with font news, new release info, and a proprietary
font-selection system where you can type in the desired mood and
it will select the right font