P22 Type Foundry
bills its typefaces
as “inspired by Art,
History, and sometimes
Science.” P22
typefaces are available
in four collections
for those who need a
wide range of fonts.
The Works includes
168 fonts for $849.95.
Most foundries and
resellers offer sizable
packages or even
complete libraries for
best value per font.
GarageFonts was
originally established
to distribute some of
the first type designs
created for the legendary
Raygun magazine.
Its collection has
grown to more than
750 original designs.
The Font Bureau offers
a special value “pick
200” package: Any
200 fonts from its
retail library at $20
per style for a single
CPU. Pricing varies
according to number
of CPUs, but always
represents a great
deal.
Type packages come
in various sizes, but
are generally meant
to form an affordable
foundation for a typeface
collection. The
ITC Elements package
includes more
than 200 fonts from
International Typeface
Corporation. Find it at
www.fonts.com/fontpackages/librariescollections.htm.
Linotype offers a
collection of all the
typefaces designed by
the legendary Adrian
Frutiger in a 3-CD, 173-font set. Like most font
houses, Linotype also
offers packages tailored
to specific applications
or themes. The
Seasons Greetings
package includes 50
fonts suited for cards,
recipe books, flyers,
and signs. It starts
at $45.
Vista Sans, a unique
new typeface family
in six weights from
Emigre, is both functional
and expressive.
It includes alternate
companion fonts with
italic and flourished
details for greater
versatility in headlines
and word logos. Find it at www.emigre.com.
Adobe is offering
Creative Suite 2 users
a new interpretation
of the classic
typeface Garamond
simply for registering
their CS2 software.
Garamond Premier
Pro’s five weights
in four distinct size
ranges—caption, text,
subhead, and display—
are modeled on
original punchcuts.
An OpenType family,
Garamond Premier
Pro contains an
extensive glyph
complement, including
central European,
Cyrillic, and Greek
characters, and takes
advantage of the
advanced type manipulation
capabilities of
Creative Suite 2 applications.
About the author Allan Haley is director of Words & Letters for the International Typeface Corporation.
