- FontShop
FontShop International (FSI) was founded in Berlin in 1989 by
Erik Spiekermann andJoan Spiekermann , who were then husband and wife. FontShop is the original font reseller in digital type history.Fact|date=March 2007 There are six independent FontShops (licensors of the FontShop concept) in Europe, Australia, and the USA.FSI produces the FontFont typeface library and publishes "
FontBook ", widelywho? considered the most comprehensive printed reference on digital typefaces. In 2000 FSI started a royalty free image company called fStop ( [http://www.fStopimages.com fStop] ).FontShop USA produces the twice annual publication "font".
FontFont
FontShop launched its own brand of fonts, named FontFont. Every font is given a name starting with "FF". Fonts include modern classics such as
FF Meta (Spiekermann, 1989),FF Dax (Hans Reichel .1995-1997),FF Quadraat (Fred Smeijers ) and many others.Further reading
* [http://typophile.com/node/10440 Upcoming 2006 version of "FontBook"]
References
* Jubert, Roxane, "Typography and Graphic Design, From Antiquity to the Present." Flammarion: 2006. ISBN 2-0803-0523-9.
External links
* [http://www.fontshop.com FontShop Fonts]
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