![]() By the end of 2008, we could finally declare OpenType the default font format. ![]() ![]() Our list of honorable mentions represents only a small slice of the new fonts published in 2011.Īs always, the other clear trend is new technology. The general public’s interest in typography continues to grow, and with that comes hundreds of new designers who are dabbling in or starting new careers in type making. If 50 seems like a lot, consider the thousands of new releases that didn’t make the list. But these 50 selections do capture a pretty accurate snapshot of where type design is now, and where it’s headed. The result isn’t necessarily the “best fonts of the year”, or even those most used or ballyhooed. The reviews range from the academic (like Paul van der Laan on Zizou or Jens Kutilek on FB Alix) to the theoretical (such as Jan Middendorp on Agile) to the personal (like Carolina de Bartolo who reviewed Calibre and Periódico after firsthand experience with a redesign of WIRED magazine) to the playfully unexpected (Microsoft’s Si Daniels praises Apple Color Emoji) to the exclamatory (Matthew Butterick on Neue Haas Grotesk). The idea is simple: I invite a group of writers, educators, type makers, and type users to look back at 2011 and pick the release that excited them most. Reviewed by Typographica on January 25, 2012Īfter a long hiatus (inexcusably skipping 2009 and ’10) we’re back with our annual review of the year in type. ![]() ← Next Feature Prev Feature → Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011
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