Typographica invited a group of writers, educators, type makers and type users to look back at 2011 and pick the release that excited them most. The reviews range from the academic (like Paul van der Laan on Zizou or Jens Kutilek on FB Alix) to the theoretical (such as Jan Middendorp on Agile) to the personal (like Carolina de Bartolo who reviewed Calibre and Periódico after firsthand experience with a redesign of WIRED magazine) to the playfully unexpected (Microsoft’s Si Daniels praises Apple Color Emoji) to the exclamatory (Matthew Butterick on Neue Haas Grotesk).
This is not a juried contest. The result isn’t necessarily the “best fonts of the year”, or even those most used or ballyhooed. But these 50 selections do capture a pretty accurate snapshot of where type design is now, and where it’s headed. read more
Which one is your favorite?
Zizou
Julien
Cala
Outsiders
Supria Sans
Doko
Alda
Reina
Chartwell
Sutturah
Aria
Nouvelle Vague
Mija
Salvo
FB Alix
A2 Beckett
Neacademia
Abril
Bookmania
Calibre
Agile
Alana
Antwerp
Oban
FF Tundra
Detroit
Equity
Azuro
Cassia
Siri
Nassim
Smidgen
Periódico
Libertine
Capitolium News 2
Ambicase Fatface
Acta & Acto
FF Spinoza
FS Pimlico
Realist
Carter Sans
Ideal Sans
Elena
Neue Haas Grotesk
Dane
Swagg
Naga
Changing
Apple Color Emoji
2011 Honorable Mentions
