LinoLetter 2005/10

Pictograms for Today’s Holiday Season – The Xmas Com Fonts

Annual holiday letter writing time again? Looking for contemporary fonts that are filled with friendly symbols, and which offer unlimited possibilities for modern communication? Look no further: Fuenfwerken, a design studio from Wiesbaden, Germany, has come to the rescue! Introducing the Xmas Com Fonts, their latest Fun-Font family.
Each of the three Xmas Com fonts has more than 60 symbols inside. Xmas Com Story includes the whole figure palette necessary for a classical Christmas story. Customers who aren’t searching for a biblical font should check out Xmas Com Essentials. This font contains typical non-denominational end-of-the-year holiday ornaments, such as snowflakes, decorated trees, nutcrackers, and stars. Last but not least is the Xmas Com Modern font. Like a snowman meeting running out of winter days, this font will make holiday and New Year’s card recipients melt with delight.
Which font should you buy? Our recommendation:

Bubbling Over with Creativity – Kids Value Pack

Linotype’s new Kids Value Pack contains five typefaces full of the same creative spirit found in children the world over. Playful loops and curls adorn the letterforms in these five fonts; text set in them will dance across the page!
This Value Pack is a marvelous cross section of the rich selection of top quality fun fonts from Linotype’s collection. Take advantage of this opportunity, and purchase the Kids Value Pack for the one-time low price of USD/EUR 29.50! (Offer valid through the end of October.)

Transitional Letterforms in a Contemporary Style – Bodebeck

Bodebeck is a new typeface family, design according to old traditions. Transitional-Style typefaces tend to be light and multiple axes, and they have been the rage in England since the 1700s. These types form a bridge between old-style and modern typography.
The Swedish designer and typographer Anders Bodebeck developed the Bodebeck family in 2002. Because of its slightly abstract qualities, such as parts of individual letters that thin out and disappear, Bodebeck is primarily intended for use as a titling, or display face. Fitted with Oldstyle figures, the Bodebeck family is available in the following styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, and Extra Bold.

250+ Fonts for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean – The DynaComware Library

Linotype is pleased to announce that it has begun to carry an extensive library of fonts from the pan-Asian software developer DynaComware. Directly available for purchase and download at Linotype.com, Linotype’s DynaComware library includes 159 Chinese fonts (133 for Traditional Chinese, 26 for Simplified), 98 Japanese fonts, and 4 Korean fonts – all in the cross-platform OpenType format. Each of these fonts contains an enormous character set, many times larger than those found in Latin-based fonts.
In order to better navigate through this new collection, try searching according to one of the following keywords: Chinese Basic, Chinese Calligraphic, Chinese Freestyle, Chinese Handwriting, Chinese Modern Style, Chinese Old Style, Chinese Pop Style, Chinese Stylistic, Japanese Display, Japanese Rounded, Japanese Sans Serif, Japanese Schoolbook, Japanese Script, Japanese Seal Script, Japanese Serif, Japanese Text, Korean

A New Magazine for Type Trends – The Linotype Matrix is Back

The Linotype Matrix was a quarterly newssheet produced in England by Linotype & Machinery Ltd. from the 1930s through the 1960s. The publication carried information about Linotype products and the printing trade, as well as articles on type design and typography. As such, it was a platform where new typefaces were portrayed, and the journal often thoroughly reported the success stories of Linotype originals.
Almost 50 years after its last issue, the Linotype Matrix has returned! This time, it is published in magazine format. Rich in content and graphics, the new look takes into consideration the reading habits and design trends of today. But the purpose is still the same: to showcase the hidden gems of Linotype’s collection, and to provide a vehicle for design discourse and typographic expression.
This month only, save 30% off the issue’s cover price! Purchase Linotype Matrix Vol. 4 Issue 1 for only USD/EUR 8.50 (excl. VAT)

Our Halloween Value Pack

For the Halloween Value Pack, Linotype has pieced together three text typefaces and two symbol fonts, which are sure to offer unbeatable combinations for your Halloween design needs. Five fonts for a frightfully fun Halloween celebration can be yours for just USD 75.00 (excl. VAT) – buy your copy today!

Linotype´s 1st Arabic Type Design Competition

In last month’s issue of the LinoLetter, we featured Linotype’s new OpenType Arabic typeface collection. The volume of positive response to these extensive fonts has only intensified our resolve to continue developing new and innovative solutions for the Arabic script! All type designers are reminded of the coming deadline for our first-ever Arabic Type Design Competition (October 31, 2005). Design guidelines and submission information are available here