Typeneu.com - Typography News for Perfectionistas

As happens with all design-related sites, Typeneu.com is dangerously addictive, so be warned. This sleekly designed site is an online catalogue of typography, which aggregates different kinds of typefaces from top design artists and studios so that users can create their bookmarks, which will be stored in their profile, which in turn becomes their online type portfolio. Downloads are not available from this site, but since all entries are linked to the design studio that created them and some allow downloading you might get some freebies, however the best types are generally for sale. The site also aggregates tutorials and links to blog posts and articles that are somewhat related to typography design and trends, plus a comprehensive directory of links to sites that share the interest for typefaces and typeface design.

“TypeNeu is a social platform and source of inspiration for all you typophiles out there. We report on the past, present and the future (mostly present & the future) of typographic culture. Typophile is a common diagnosis, and yes this is the cure. Don’t forget to register and bookmark!”

This site is a great showcase of the latest trends in regards to typography and graphic design, so it is definitely a must-see to all the people who work with graphic design, and also, since the site allows users to bookmark all the stuff, it is a cool way to store material when researching into some project.

It seems to me quite paradoxical that other than the images on the site, all the print is 5pt dark grey over light grey with white text for links. Site users have been discussing this issue, and I definitely have to say I’d go for a larger print, but if they want to be true to themselves in their love for small print, they could at least have those reader options that present the same version of the site in three different type size. Is there any chance we will be seeing that any time soon?