Janson is a serif inspired by a style created in the Dutch Baroque era. Intended for body text, it's an excellent style you can use in marketing or advertising. As a popular search item here at YouWorkForThem, we want you to appreciate the deep history of of this stylistic font. There's been som...
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March 2, 2016
The Fascinating Font That Inspired URW Clarendon
URW Clarendon is a version of one of the world's most ubiquitous font families. Clarendon, named after the Clarendon Press in Oxford, England, was designed in 1845 by Robert Besley for the Thorowgood and Co. foundry. The typeface was registered under Britain's Ornamental Designs Act of 1842, the...
Refrigerator Deluxe is a very popular font that brings back a particular retro style seen in the mid-20th century. Its inspiration comes from block-style lettering commonly seen in lettering manuals during the era. Created by font designer extraordinaire Mark Simonson, this font is a versatile w...
February 24, 2016
Exo Soft – Rounded, yet serious.
Exo Soft is rounded all around, but it means business when it comes to legibility. This geometric type design is slightly organic, but with carefully crafted edges. Designed by NDISCOVERED in 2015, Exo Soft contains extended language support (both in Latin and Cyrillic) and comes loaded with a g...
February 22, 2016
YouWorkForThem WebFonts: Pay Once, Play Forever.
At YouWorkForThem, we think the dominant subscription-based model of WebFonts is nothing short of highway robbery. The Fontopoly charges a monthly fee for the use of the WebFonts they resell–all while refusing to give their customers access to the font files themselves! Instead, they host the fi...
February 19, 2016
Proxima Nova – The Greatest of the Helvetica Killers
Designer Mark Simonson revamped and expanded upon his six original Proxima Sans designs to create the insanely popular Proxima Nova font collection that designers around the world know and love today. With clean, modern lines and easy legibility even at very small point sizes, it's no wonder tha...
February 18, 2016
Inspired by Futura & Akzidenz Grotesk, this is Pantra.
Pantra, recently published by Nicolas Desle, is a minimal and clear geometric sans that we think many of you will enjoy. Drawing strong influences from Futura and Akzidenz Grotesk, Pantra is a new and unique approach to the geometric font genre. It's clear, approachable, and effective in both he...
February 18, 2016
Tom Chalky Fonts: Handcrafted Font Options for Your Media Project
Tom Chalky Fonts are some of the most beautiful handcrafted fonts around, and for the next month you can save 50% off all his designs. With 88 individual fonts available and sale options starting as low as $2, you'll find something that caters to every manner of design project. Many of his fonts...
February 16, 2016
Semplicita Pro – Bringing Back The Elegance of Calligraphic Letterforms
Looking for a very creative sans-serif font that is easily readable at any size? Sempletica Pro is a very eclectic, powerful choice. Designed by the talented and popular CanadaType, the font was created in part by reappraising Semplicità, Alessandro Butti's 1930 design for Nebiolo. Toronto-based...
February 12, 2016
Historical Impact and Modern Application: Canada Type’s Gibson
Canada Type's Gibson font family has quickly become the one of the company's most popular products. Perfect for branding and design, Gibson's eye-catching boldness pays homage to an intrepid man and his legacy. The typeface was named by its creator Rod McDonald for his close friend and colleague...
February 4, 2016
What is a Large Volume Commercial Extension?
If you're planning on using a font for any purpose that will result in more than 250,000 combined instances, then you are not covered by the Standard Desktop license. If your use results in more than 250,000 print and/or digital instances, you will need a Large Volume Commercial extension, as de...
February 4, 2016
The Prolific Work of PintassilgoPrints
PintassilgoPrints (pin-tas-sil-go-prints) is an experienced, independent type foundry founded in the seaside city of Vitória, Brazil, an epicenter of the Brazilian typography scene. Currently located in Florianópolis, Brazil, PintassilgoPrints has been run by the prolific couple Erica Jung and R...