FontBook is the largest type reference in the world. Since 1991, “the big yellow book” has been the trusted friend of designers, typographers, advertisers, manufacturers, publishers, historians, and anyone else who uses type.
The long-awaited fourth edition of FontBook is the first revision in eight years. Thanks to a streamlined design, it includes thousands of new typefaces with only a slight increase in size.
To kick-off the release of the new FontBook, FSI teamed up with San Francisco-based design firm, Punchcut, to create an online experience that pokes fun at the notorious heft of the book. In the game, players can challenge FontBook in a vintage style boxing ring. See it at FontBook.com.
More About FontBook
FontBook is the only guide that compiles original, digital typefaces from multiple manufacturers and presents them in a systematic way. It is all-inclusive, with typefaces both old and new. It contains all the classics of the art of printing, insofar as they are available digitally, as well as the latest font releases and extensions.
FontBook is more than font showings. It is a type encyclopedia with an abundance of carefully researched notes on type designers, year of publication, similar fonts, and additional language versions.
What’s New in This Edition of FontBook?
- More specimens (32%)
- More foundries (39%)
- More cross-references (300%)
- Less clutter
- One single volume (index and content together)
- Improved specimens (more complete and more relevant to each typeface category)
- More language/encoding information
Further Information:
FontBook is available for purchase at www.FontBook.com.
This article was last modified on January 10, 2022
This article was first published on November 3, 2006
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