June 14th, 2010
I’ve been hesitant to embrace the font embedding technologies on the web that have popped up recently. The main reason being that the new font embedding would leave my font data exposed and unprotected.
There are several new websites that have popped up that provide protected font hosting services. Their subscription royalty schemes are not much like the way current font licensing works and the service leaves a bit to be desired.
Enter Fontspring. Fontspring sells fonts in the traditional, desktop installable OpenType format. As an add-on to any font purchase, Fontspring offers @font-face ready webserver installable fonts. Using the @font-face tag is a great new way to create more user friendly and accessible websites.
Visit my foundry page on the Fontspring site today and try out some of my best selling fonts!
March 16th, 2010
Now available in OpenType via YouWorkForThem and MyFonts.com
I am in the process of updating all of my fonts, and Variable needed a mild overhaul. As my top selling font family, I wanted to make sure it was living up to its full potential. One of the improvements I made was to use round dots instead of the former vertical lines for periods, accents, and the dots on the i and j. This should improve legibility and avoid confusion. I have also added stylistic alternate characters for the lowercase letters that did not have stems. This gives the font a completely different feel and better readability. I have also done some work to the stroke weight where the bowls hit the verticals. The final improvement I made was to add extended language support.
February 25th, 2010
Now available for purchase via YWFT and MyFonts.com.
This wood type revival is a rare specimen, indeed. Audebaud is a charming and bold Late 19th Century Clarendon of French lineage. With its rounded terminals, and unique proportions; this font will instill a joie de vivre in any design.
The design was inspired by the work of Constant Audebaud. Audebaud was an engraver of wooden type that was used for posters and the like. His work appeared in the 1880s in the Deux-Sèvres département of France.
