the MyFonts newsletter of features and fonts - Sept ’05 (issue 18)
 |
ur fonts this month are so cool they’re hot! This month’s Rising Stars features a new script font from TypeSETit, a rough cursive font from Positype (currently, the #1 Starlet), and the hip, swinging Sinzano from Typodermic. In this issue’s Focus on Design Trends, we take a look at decorated, initial caps fonts.  IN THIS ISSUE: Three Rising Stars, Did You Know?,
Design Trends, Follow-Up,
Have Your Say
|
|
Three Rising
Stars Every month we provide new, innovative fonts and sign up new foundries. In this 18th issue of Rising Stars, we want to show you three of our top-selling new fonts. With four fonts on our Best Sellers list, TypeSETit continues its release of fashionable new script fonts with Qwigley, a beautiful handwritten face. 
Baka is a fantastic scratchy handwriting font that works well for invitations, posters, and headlines — anywhere you need that informal, casual look. 
Sinzano is an all-uppercase font available in three formats, but only the OpenType version comes with the fancy ligatures. Ever need an album cover or event poster to scream 'Lounge?' Want a poster or movie title you want to make Vegas-smooth? Have product labels that need a 1950s style? Sinzano has you covered all the way! 
|
|
 |
You can keep track of the latest hot releases by checking out our Starlets page. The place to see and be seen, Starlets is where you will find many of our future Rising Stars! |
|
Do you often design pieces with a lot of text, and want to give it a bit more life? One way to do that is with a large initial character. Decorated caps, illuminated type, and initial fonts are a great way to give your newsletters, posters, and other text-based projects a boost.
|
Most of the designs from Nick's Fonts, such as Tintern Abbey, Smackeroo, and Durham Abbey, are based on authentic historical sources, many gleaned from the Library of Congress. |
|
Lanston
Type Company is another foundry that features initial
caps fonts, including LTC
Goudy Initials and LTC
Jacobean Initials. |
||||
 |
 |
 |
||
|
Last month we featured Cilantro as one of our three Rising Stars. Currently #19 on the Best Sellers list, Cilantro is a casual yet fun font with a unique panache. Cilantro is perfect for invitations, posters, picture cards, headlines, and menus.
If you like fonts by this designer, check out Misspink (a decorative, fun script font), currently featured on our Starlets page! |
|
Have Your Say
You can have
your say at MyFonts. Submit your comments. We’re always interested
in your opinion.
“I have been buying fonts for a zillion years.... That being said, I get lots of font-related mailings and e-mails. Your stuff is consistently the best. By far the best designed and most intelligently-prepared, and by far least pretentious (you know those guys — we all do). [Your newsletters] invariably generate a purchase from me. Today’s was no exception. You keep me inspired to work with new fonts!” — Jim from Ann Arbor, August 31, 2005
visit us at http://www.myfonts.com/
Interested in past newsletters? Check out our newsletters archive.
Do you have any comments for us? Please send them to [email protected].
| MyFonts.com,
Inc 245 First St 17th Floor Cambridge MA 02142 USA © Copyright 2005, MyFonts.com, Inc. |
 |
|
MyFonts and MyFonts.com are registered service marks and Rising Stars, Starlets, and WhatTheFont are service marks of MyFonts.com, Inc. Other technologies and brand names are used for information only and remain trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. | |