Fonts2015Our Favorite Typefaces of 2. Typographica. Welcome to our tenth annual celebration of what is fresh and interesting in type design. Who decides what meets that standard No single writer. No editorial board. No consensus by committee. No superstar studded jury though there are some luminaries in this bunch. Those formats all have value. But what makes this list different  and maybe a little weird but, to me, always insightful  is that each contributor makes their own pick. They bring their own views and voices to their selections. They speak from a range of experience in nearly every facet of typography from letter drawing to font programming, from print publication to UX design, from education to art direction. Of the thousands of typefaces released in 2. If there is a common thread among the selections, it is  as often seems to be the case  variety. This year, though, we benefit from an exceptional diversity of gender in both contributors and type designers and scripts writing systems beyond Latin. Im especially pleased with and humbled by the non Latin reviews. Typographica primarily reaches a Western audience, but globalization affects everyone who makes or uses fonts. Napoleonic Total War Iii. We all can gain from learning about what makes a good Arabic, Cyrillic, Devanagari, or Hebrew typeface. This year, weve enlisted some experts to guide us on that multiscript path, both throughout the main selections and in a special addendum to the Other Notable Releases. The Year in Type. If you are into geeking it out with projects of the electronical kind, then you have likely wanted to create a dot matrix display or a POV. To do this you will need. What are Optotypes About the history of eye charts and their fonts. In typography, a serif s r f is a small line attached to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol. A typeface with serifs is called a serif typeface. I am missing fonts after Windows 10 upgrade. I have tried to reinstall the one of the fonts which is an open type font, but now the font shows up as. In this post we are bringing top 30 free monogram fonts for creating elegant wedding invitations, cricut explore, silhouette, machine embroidery, etc. Welcome to I Shot the Serif, the webby home of Matthew Welchs fonts. My fonts are all free and available under an MITstyle license. Aside from the ever expanding crop of fine new typefaces, other exciting typographic developments unfolded in 2. Alphabettes, a collaborative blog and showcase for women in type, came onto the scene. The writing on the site is approachable, smart, and often hilarious. The bettes even picked their own Favourite Typefaces of a certain year. I cant wait for 1. The group is incredibly active, pushing out new content every week, yet maintains a high standard. Although it has only been around for a few months, Alphabettes has already established itself as a force in the typographic community. Another new platform launched last year, this one commercial Fontstand. Designers Andrej Krtky, Peter Biak, and Ondrej Jb teamed up to respond to several needs of the market. The core selling point is a try before you buy and rental system that makes testing and short term font use effortless and inexpensive. That wasnt an entirely novel idea  font subscriptions and cloud activation for desktop app use were already available via services from Monotype and Adobe   but what sets Fontstand apart from most retailers is what it doesnt offer. Its all about quality control. Fontstands initial group of twenty or so foundries reads like a whos who of premium, independent labels. The collection has grown since then  but slowly and deliberately. Nearly every major foundry now offers fonts in a web format or service, and by the end of the year WOFF was well on its way to becoming the de facto standard webfont format. Housekeeping. Our annual arrives a bit late this year. ITBf5mfEgns/VRSn9SpkW5I/AAAAAAAAAzE/Pa7eZ1YyRXs/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/mls%202015%20font.jpg' alt='Fonts 2015' title='Fonts 2015' />The main reason for the delay is that we just rebuilt the place. Most of these pages should look familiar, but the seven year old code behind the site was substantially rewritten to improve the experience on mobile devices and facilitate future updates. Each of the 2. 01. Commentary archives, are phone friendly at last. So now you can read about type while sitting on the toilet, as God intended. Finally, a note about Typographicas editorial policy and values. This site does not make anyone a living. It is largely a labor of love for the three people you see in the colophon. We are supported by our nameplate sponsor and the Deck. We also receive nominal affiliate fees from font retailers such as Fontspring and My. Fonts. When a selected typeface is available from these shops, we link to them. I believe distributors provide useful services for both makers and users when they treat type designers fairly, they can play a constructive role in the industry. That said, I recognize that editorial publishers are not the only creators struggling to remain independent. I strongly endorse indie foundries and recommend licensing fonts directly from their makers whenever possible. In these annual reviews, our policy has always been to link directly to foundries from the bold typeface reference in the main text. Starting this year, we also include foundry sources in the sidebar. Those who sell their type directly from their own site will now be first on the Get the Fonts list. Read more about our policy. Stephen Coles, Editor. Floor Plan 3D V10 Serial Number'>Floor Plan 3D V10 Serial Number. Caren Litherlands deft editing helps make this feature possible. Huge thanks to Chris Hamamoto for his significant work on the redesign. Our new headline and text face is Contemporary Sans, kindly donated by Ludwig bele, who indulged and continues to endure my many customization requests. It joins Eksell Display for the Type of 2. Florian Hardwig and Tnia Raposo also pitched in, helping with the list of nominees, creating specimens, and linking to our sister site, Fonts In Use. Most of all, thanks to the contributors for lending their expertise and patience.