I wrote about a program called Printers Apprentice back in November 2007 since then Bryan, from Lose your Mind has been extremely busy added new features that make this program even better.

The latest release version 8.0 includes but not limited to, Vista Support, Multi-page Print Preview, Compare Fonts tab shows you multiple fonts at once using your own sample text and more...


You can read more here: http://www.loseyourmind.com/pa80.asp and as a special introductory rate, you can now get 20% off the RRP using this link: Special 20% off Printers Apprentice

One of the things I wanted to do with this website was to review not only fonts but tools also related to fonts and the graphic design industry.  You may have read my posts about Printers Apprentice and Virtual Font Folder

Well I've decided to create my own tool and decided it would be relevant to visitors of this website. Most people who use and install fonts will have used a graphic design package and most likely used CSS and (x)html. The tool is designed to convert RGB to HEX as well as converting HEX to RGB. I also have a handy tool to show you the Web Palette 216 which is recommended palette for web design. The website is www.rgbtohex.co.uk and would love to hear your opinions on it.

So in my last post I mentioned the film about a font, Helvetica. As promised, here is my opinion.

I was quite pleasantly surprised at how well this film / documentary was produced. After all creating over 80 minutes of documentary about a font must be quite a challenge. It has certainly been professionally done. They films in various parts of the world to talk to various industry experts and designers each explaining what the font means to them etc... There are a few people who have quite a "strange" character and at times felt like some of them where rambling just for the sake of it but on the whole all their opinions are all quite valid and their stories interesting.

It's quite an eye opener and shows just how powerful this font can be. I particular like the all the various scenes shown throughout, showing all the different companies and signs using this font type. It really does seem to be absolutely everywhere and it's still as refreshing as it was 50 years ago.

Overall I would recommend this, but only to people with more than just an interest in fonts / Helvetica.

Checkout http://www.helveticafilm.com/clips.html for some trailers.

It's been some time since we've reviewed which is disappointing and today I'm not actually reviewing anything again. This is more of a mention of something I'll shortly be reviewing once my DVD arrives.

Director's Statement

Why make a film about a typeface, let alone a feature documentary film about Helvetica? Because it's all around us. You've probably already seen Helvetica several times today. It might have told you which subway platform you needed, or tried to sell you investment services or vacation getaways in the ads in your morning paper. Maybe it gave you the latest headlines on television, or let you know whether to 'push' or 'pull' to open your office door.

Read more over at http://www.helveticafilm.com/

 

This article from CodingHorror.com is certainly worth a mention.

 

View the Article, Typography: Where Engineers and Designers Meet

Virtual Font Folder enhances Windows by giving you another directory to install / remove fonts. This is great for designers and developers who may wish to isolate their fonts whilst working on a project.

Check out the full product description over at www.loseyourmind.com. Lose your Mind Development are a software house who specifically write font related tool.

If you love fonts, you've probably had to install and uninstall fonts many many times. Do you find yourself installing random fonts, just to preview them only to discover that the font just didn't fit your design needs? Then read on.

Printer's Apprentice is a font manager, but what makes this special is that you can "try out" a font before installing it. Saving you lots of time and effort having not to revisit the Windows/Font directory.

We at font reviews dot com are greatful to the lose your mind team for developing the only "complete" font manager tool on Windows.

For more information and download visit http://www.loseyourmind.com/

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