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to “Our Favorite Typefaces of 2007”

1. Chris says:

   03.07.08 at 4:06 am

   Brilliant, as usual. If Typographica did nothing but this yearly round-up I’d still be happy.

   Personal favs, Greta and FF Meta Serif.
2. johno says:

   03.07.08 at 4:36 am

   Another great list. Thanks for all your hard work. A truly inspirational list of typefaces (some nice fonts too ;) )
3. Dav(id) says:

   03.07.08 at 5:31 am

   Finally. ;) Nice.

   Thanks, as well. My personal favs out of the winning ones: Graphik, Malaga, Minuscule and Los Niches.
4. Vicente Lamónaca says:

   03.07.08 at 6:25 am

   Thanks for highlighting a font of Uruguay (Economica).
5. Lukas says:

   03.07.08 at 8:37 am

   Nice List. Thank you. You got my del.icio.us bookmark!

   My favorite is Graphik by Christian Schwartz for web.
6. JLT says:

   03.07.08 at 9:10 am

   BTW, if everyone could digg this story here:

   http://digg.com/arts_culture/top_fonts_of_2007

   that would bring us plenty of extra-type-insider traffic.
7. stefan Hattenbach says:

   03.07.08 at 11:17 am

   Wow! A wonderful bunch of new fresh typefaces. well done everyone. Also thanks guys for mentioning Brasserie.

   Cheers
8. Ivo says:

   03.07.08 at 12:18 pm

   2007 was a good year for typography. Beautiful list.
9. Chris Lozos says:

   03.07.08 at 2:32 pm

   A good crop this year! Thanks for pulling this together.

   ChrisL
10. Michael Markman says:

    03.07.08 at 5:32 pm

    Thank you for trying to restore the distinction between typeface and font.
11. Kevin says:

    03.07.08 at 8:34 pm

    Boy, it sucks to be a web designer! Such beautiful work.
12. Jacques Le Bailly says:

    03.08.08 at 2:12 am

    Chapeau ! and Merci !

    Jacques
13. Nick Sherman says:

    03.08.08 at 11:11 am

    The way I relate the difference between typeface and font to my students is by comparing them to songs and MP3s, respectively (or songs and CDs, if you prefer a physical metaphor).

    As an interesting side note, music also has some awkward terminology jumbles very similar to the font/typeface thing: Most people (including myself) use album and record interchangeably, but I’ve heard discriminating music nerds scoff when someone refers to an album reproduced in CD form as a record (which, they argue, is a term reserved only for the grooved vinyl discs which are played with a turntable and stylus).
14. Typesetter Maven says:

    03.11.08 at 9:21 am

    I tip my hat to your selection and shared it with the typesetting community on typesetterforum.com
15. thomas says:

    03.11.08 at 1:32 pm

    Would be nice to have the best public domain or GPL’d typefaces of 2007. As you know the quality of the free stuff can be hit & miss. Sometimes per glyph. ;P
16. Stephen Coles says:

    03.11.08 at 2:49 pm

    That would be a very short list indeed, Thomas.
17. Kenneth Pilo says:

    03.12.08 at 7:43 am

    Great work! Thanks for putting the super trouper on Pilo.
18. Carolyn says:

    03.12.08 at 2:15 pm

    Hi Stephen.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. And thank for the explanation of typeface vs. font. You said ‘clear as mud’, but your ’song vs. MP3′ explanation was crystal clear. Makes sense to me now. Cheers, eh!
19. Galen King says:

    03.12.08 at 5:20 pm

    Nice collection. Thank you for this. It’s always hard straying away from one’s favourites and finding new ideas. Cheers.
20. James Dehnert Sr says:

    03.12.08 at 5:41 pm

    You forgot Champion Script Pro.
21. Terry Biddle says:

    03.13.08 at 9:28 am

    Ahhh. I look forward to this list every year.
22. James Arboghast says:

    03.22.08 at 4:24 am

    Great, tasty, lucid and luscious. Thanks and thanks again to all who helped pull this list together.

    Thanks too for mentioning Amity and Sibyl. Being in such illustrious company is rocket fuel to me.

    To infinity and beyond!

    2007 was a good year for typography.

    It sure was man.
23. Design Nature says:

    07.17.08 at 7:50 pm

    beautiful.
24. Carmen A Pop says:

    10.03.08 at 12:45 pm

    Alida has such an attitude, snap girl!

    I used her in a logo design for a local food chain. We had each letter printed on a 42″x35″ canvas from and put in their regional offices, they loved it and the white font just went pop on the colored background.