LinoLetter 2005/06

Fonts for Exotic Designs

! Welcome to the Current Issue of the LinoLetter !

Introduction:

Just in time for summer! For the June issue of our LinoLetter, Linotype has created its first Foreign Value Pack, a bargain-priced collection of exotic-looking fonts. Next in our line-up are two hidden treasures from our library: the famous German highway-signage type DIN 1451, and the spirited informal script face Linotype Belle. Rounding out this month’s news is a new addition to our website that allows you to savor all of a superstar designer’s Linotype fonts in one viewing. On display is work from such inspiring names as Neville Brody and Matthew Carter.

Have fonts of fun!

In this Issue:

Fonts for Exotic Design – Our First Foreign Value Pack
The Signage Typeface — DIN 1451
Bad to the Bone – Linotype Belle
All Their Fonts – A Designer’s Collected Work

Fonts for Exotic Design – Our First Foreign Value Pack

We’ve collected five type flavors together into our new Foreign Value Pack. The top-quality faces Linotype Chineze, Mandarin, Linotype MhaiThaipe, Tiger, and Sho are priced right for both beginners and professionals. The whole package is just 29,50 USD/EUR – only at Linotype.com.
This special price is only available through the end of the month.

Download the Foreign Value Pack today!

The Signage Typeface — DIN 1451

The German signage face, DIN 1451, was specially designed for use in the areas of technology, traffic, administration, and business. The exact details of its design came about so that its forms would be easy to reproduce mechanically.
DIN 1451’s quickly features may explain why the design has been used all over Germany’s streets and highway signs for almost 70 years. But DIN 1451 isn’t just for bureaucrats and engineers: since the typeface’s introduction, the design has been appropriated for cultural and commercial uses as well. It is now very popular in the advertising industry, having spread to many other countries. DIN 1451 is one of the most used sans serif faces in the world.

Get to know DIN 1451, Linotype’s digitization of the original face!

Bad to the Bone – Linotype Belle

Break out of the mold and add a personalized touch to your next piece with our informal handwriting face, Linotype Belle. Swiss designer Isabelle Stutz’s letters have a light, informal nature to them that appears to have come out of quick writing with a ballpoint pen.
The Linotype Belle typeface has two fonts to offer: Linotype Belle Plain and Linotype Belle Bonus. Linotype Belle Bonus contains more extravagant, swash-like capitals than Linotype Belle Plain’s characters. When used together, these two fonts can create a varied, lively impression.

Discover the unusual design within Linotype Belle

All Their Fonts – A Designer’s Collected Work

It is always amazing that a single designer can create typefaces with such differing tendencies. Studying a designer’s complete body of work is inspiring, and can often lead to better designs of your own.
Get to know some of our designers better! Surf over to our Font Lounge, and view all of the Linotype faces from Jill Bell, Neville Brody, Matthew Carter, Alessio Leonardi, and Gottfried Pott, as well as many other designers.

Dive into this new category: Designer’s Collected Work

Have you ever seen an interesting typeface on a poster or in a brochure, but weren’t certain of its name or where to find it? Find out by using our FontIdentifier. Last but not least this month is our absolute favorite book: “Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface“. This treasure chest volume contains numerous photos of Linotype’s most famous font in use all around the world.

FontIdentifier

Answer a few simple questions, and the FontIdentifier’s artificial intelligence will help you find the font you are looking for.

Try the FontIdentifier today!

Bookshop – Helvetica: Homage to a Typeface

This book includes designs gathered together in honor of the typeface Helvetica. The photographs were created by a team superb designers and anonymous amateurs from all over the world.

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Your Linotype Online Team

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