Articles & News

The more you know about fonts, the more you realize there’s more to learn. We’ve categorized this section to make it easy to find the information you need or just to browse. Check back often, as we’ll be adding to this section regularly.

What Interests You About Type?

Book Reviews – Books about type, reviewed by one of our own type designers.

Customizing MySpace Fonts - Changing fonts is one of the easiest ways to customize the profile and comment sections of your MySpace® page.

Featured Fonts
Our Featured Fonts showcase everything from classic text fonts to display designs that push the envelope. Click here to see our current headliner.

For Your (Typographic) Information – Learn valuable hints and tricks about using fonts. Each article highlights one topic—complete with illustrations.

Hidden Gems
Sometimes the exceptional designs in our Monotype Library get a little buried. Not a good thing; so every quarter we reacquaint our guests with one of these hidden gems of graphic communication. Click here to learn a little more about a font that should not be forgotten.

Illuminating Letters - A series of newsletters about the most significant and enduring typeface families.

It’s about Typography – You’ll gain valuable insights on how best to use fonts, depending on your message and medium. We’ve also included a Q&A on font licensing.

Letter Series Articles – One of our most popular features takes a look at the history of the letterform and it’s development from early writing to the letters we use today.

Tattoo Fonts - If your next tattoo is going to include text, consider these options. We’ve included a selection of traditional typestyles as well several unconventional designs that will help your tattoo standout.

Type Trading Cards – Type Trading Cards are a new resource featuring important typeface designs from the Monotype and ITC typeface libraries.