Fonts for designer – It's like heaven!
Designed by Alexandra Korolkova, Olga Umpeleva and Vladimir Yefimov. Released by ParaType in 2009. PT Sans is a modern humanist sans serif font. Imperfect bowls, slightly tapered spurs, a tear-drop shaped counterform on the g, and a soft foot terminal on the l all make PT Sans feel slightly more hand-written than manufactured. It has […]
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A humanist sans serif font designed by Erik Spiekermann and published by FontShop. Meta was originally a print font designed for small text. The same elements that helps Meta stay readable at small sizes in print helps Meta Web Pro stay readable on screen: open apertures, a generous x-height, generous closed counterforms, and slightly loose […]
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A serif font designed by Erik Spiekermann, Christian Schwartz, and Kris Sowersby. Published by FontShop. Meta Serif (for print) was originally designed as a companion font to Meta. Meta Serif Web Pro is not merely a print font repackaged for web use—it has been carefully hinted and looks great on screen. I classify Meta Serif […]
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A serif font by Eben Sorkin. I categorize Merriweather as an “Other Serif” font, because it does not fall neatly into any of the general historic categories commonly used to describe serif type. Merriweather gracefully mixes-and-matches various historic approaches to font design. Head serifs and some terminals feel pen-formed, while foot serifs are reminiscent of […]
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Designed by Steve Matteson, Type Director of Ascender Corp. Droid Serif is a transitional font; it feels more “idealized” than “written.” It has a slightly condensed, “square-feeling” bowl, contrast between thick and thin strokes, a vertical stress, and terminals and serifs that don’t look pen-formed. It has a significantly larger x-height than Georgia. According to […]
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