Typophile

MyFonts.de is live

Jan Middendorp

The beta site was a well-kept secret for several months (it was a real beta site) but now we're live: MyFonts.de is here. MyFonts' German-language website is not a copy of the main site – that would require years of work. We've conceived it as a magazine- or blog-like portal to the main site. We'll offer type reviews and case studies, interviews, historical articles and the occasional book or magazine review. We also introduce German-speaking users to the background of MyFonts.com, and explain the workings of services such as WhatTheFont.
MyFonts.de is a joint venture between myself and designer/co-editor Frank Rausch (also an interface designer, type designer and the author of a smart piece of font-viewing software called Type Show). Florian Hardwig is contributing editor. Needless to say, we have the full approval of MyFonts.com. German speakers, do check out our growing German-English tag dictionary (suggestions or additions are very welcome; many thanks to Gordon Protz).
Viel Vergnügen; wir hoffen, dass es Ihnen gefällt. Bitte weitersagen. (=Enjoy!)

Martijn van Berkel

Cool, are you planning a Dutch site, too? :)

Kind regards,
Martijn van Berkel

Jos Buivenga

Great news for the German type designers & font lovers. Congrats, Jan.

Andreas Stötzner

S A L V E – to those who made this happening. – For this time I am so free to continue in my mother tongue.

Dieses neue Portal ist ein großer Gewinn! Mit dem denkwürdigen Artikel über Schlesinger ist für mich eine völlige Neuentdeckung verbunden. Die übersetzte Schlagwortdatenbank ist eine feine Sache, ich habe dergleichen leit längerem vermißt. Speziell zu diesem Teil biete ich hiermit meine Mitarbeit an (es gibt in den Übersetzungen noch Wackligkeiten).

Eine vielleicht etwas heikle Frage: wer entscheidet, welche Schriften beworben werden?

Gott grüß die Kunst! Andreas Stötzner.

Florian Hardwig

Andreas asked:
wer entscheidet, welche Schriften beworben werden?
[Who decides which typefaces are featured?]

Well, the editorial team, of course!
As you can tell from the hitherto published articles, there is a focus on local designers and (their) recent releases. But that’s not a strict rule. The Schlesinger story that you mentioned is a perfect example that we will also unearth some more historical characters.

Regarding the tag translation: Very nice! Feel free to contact us with your suggestions.

Thanks,
Florian

Jan Erdmann

Säärrr gutt.

Jan Middendorp

Thanks very much to all of you.
@ Martijn:
Dutch site: it's not unthinkable, but not anytime soon.

Bert Vanderveen

Like it a lot! But Jan, where is your personal site? ETA has gone and still nothing there…

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Bert Vanderveen BNO

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