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Q. I enjoy CreativePro.com’s type coverage, but I want even more. What’s another way to stay on top of the font world?
A. I recommend subscribing to the email newsletters produced by many font foundries and distributors. These free newsletters cover recent typeface releases and other font-related news and information. Some email newsletters even offer a free font for signing up, in addition to monthly discounts.
Your email inbox is probably already overflowing, but trust me, these e-newsletters will be a welcome interruption that will inform, inspire, and ignite your creativity!
Some of my favorites are below.
Rising Stars by Myfonts.com
This clean and simple enewsletter contains mouth-watering, colorful typeface showings; background information with lots of cool and informative links; and info on discounted fonts.
When you sign up for Rising Stars, you’ll also receive Creative Characters, an interesting monthly enewsletter on “the faces behind the faces”; that is, the designers behind the typefaces.
Sign up.
Archive of past issues.
Fonts.com Newsletter
There’s no enticing name for this enewsletter, but the contents are anything but bland. The Fonts.com enewsletter contains showings of their latest font releases; links to the top-selling fonts and featured foundries; the fy(t)i column (written by yours truly); and other informative typographic articles.
Newsletter recipients receive a free font and are eligible for special offers and discounts not available to the general public.
Sign up.
Archive of past issues.
Phil’s Fonts News
This enewsletter spotlights the “latest and greatest” typefaces displayed in simple but effective showings. Free fonts are available separately from the main website.
Sign up.
Archive of past issues.
Linotype LinoLetter
This enewsletter includes details on new and updated typeface releases, books, fonts sales, font libraries, and other type-related articles and links, such as the fonts used in movie posters. This enewsletter is available in English, German, and French.
Sign up and read archived issues.
Font Bureau News
The Font Bureau’s clean, classy style translates well to its enewsletter, which includes new releases as well as links to noteworthy articles. While more a foundry than a type reseller or distributor, The Font Bureau holds an important and well-respected place in the world of type. Check out its main website for juicy links to blogs, as well as a Gallery, Font Talk, Type 101, and lots more.
Sign up.
Most recent issue.
Also Well Worth Your Time
– FontShop’s Newsletter and The Font Feed
– Hoefler & Frere-Jones
– P22
What are your favorite font e-newsletters? Share them with us in the Comments section.
Love type? Want to know more? Ilene Strizver conducts her acclaimed Gourmet Typography workshops internationally. For more information on attending one or bringing it to your company, organization, or school, go to her site, call The Type Studio at 203-227-5929, or email Ilene at in**@***********io.com. Sign up for her e-newsletter at www.thetypestudio.com.
This article was last modified on May 15, 2023
This article was first published on June 16, 2010
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