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  • Manage and View Fonts

    A brief overview of font management. Various apps and their features …

  • The German Capital Letter Eszett

    On June 29, 2017, the Council for German Orthography endorsed the optional use of a capital sharp s. That means the most controversial of letters, and (within the type design community) one of the …

  • Alfred Workflow

    In my opinion Alfred 3 is a very handy tool for macOS that boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more. One of its core functions is the ability to use and create so called …

  • The Best Fonts of 2015

    The new year isn’t that new any more, yet I don’t want to do without the established look back. Again, the focus is on overviewing all remarkable releases of the year, flavoured with some personal …

  • The Best Fonts of 2014

    The list has grown long. Too long? I don’t hope so! The lengths has two reasons: On the one hand, I decided to create specimens not only for my personal highlights, but also one-liners for all other …

  • The Best Fonts of 2013

    A Best-Of list is just like a football team. You shouldn’t only take into account the best players as individuals, but the best team; the players that harmonize best. In my list of the best typefaces …

  • The Best Fonts of 2012

    It’s the same every year: So many new fonts, and no one keeps track of them. Okay, nearly no one. Enjoy my little selection, unsorted, subjective and independent as always, bilingual (sort of) and …

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