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Quickly identify fonts using your iPhone, with FontShuffle

If you're a big typography nerd, FontShop's FontShuffle app for iPhone will be right up your alley. FontShuffle lets you carry samples of the typefaces in FontShop's extensive catalog around in your pocket, ready for those on-the-go font identification situations. If you ever need to settle an argument about what font the restaurant used for the dinner menu, just whip out your iPhone or iPod Touch and figure it out with FontShuffle.

The fonts are impeccably organized, not just by serif or sans serif, but also into more specific (and useful) categories. You can put in your own text to sample, too, in case there's one particular letter you just can't figure out. Also, if you're shopping for new typefaces this holiday season, this is a quick, portable way to dream about all the ones you'd like to add to your library.

[via The FontFeed]

Filed under: Design, Web services

Picking a font for your Web 2.0 logo

Web 2.0 logosCloset typography geek that I am, Logos of Web 2.0 at Stephen Coles' FontFeed blog tickles my fancy. He's dissected a few dozen Web 2.0 logos that you might recognize from this image that's been floating around and picked out some font trends. If you need a logo for your newest start-up, it's veritable guide to making a modern web site logo. VAG Rundschrift and Arial Rounded Bold are particularly popular in the "softies" category, but Coles has you covered if you're looking for a futuristic or classical look instead.

[Via Waxy.org]

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