Type in Action

We all know that fonts possess an emotive quality – the challenge for a logo designer is to match the client's personality with an appropriate typeface and imagery. Here is a fun article on the fonts used in rock band logos:
Top 10 Rock Band Logos - Intuitive Designs

HD DVD vs. Blu-ray

Ascender has licensed a great set of fonts to Microsoft for HD DVD developers (http://www.ascendercorp.com/HD-DVD.html), and we are always interested in various comparisons of the different Hi Def formats. We thought this was an interesting article:
Andy Pennell's Blog : Why HD DVD is more technically advanced than Blu-ray

New Vista Fonts & The Web

Microsoft has licensed Ascender to distribute the new Vista & Office 2007 fonts (The ClearType Font Collection can be seen here: http://www.ascendercorp.com/ctfonts.html)

This is an interesting article by Stuart Brown on the importance of the ClearType Font Collection:
New Vista Fonts & The Web

'300' HD DVD to Include First Web-Enabled Transaction Opportunities

Ascender has licensed fonts for use in HD DVD, and here is one example of the many features that HD DVD offers:
'300' HD DVD to Include First Web-Enabled Transaction Opportunities

CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing

Here is an interesting article by Håkon Wium Lie about embedding TrueType fonts in web pages:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssatten

FontMarketplace.com Website Launched by Ascender Corp. for Home & Office Users

We are proud to announce our new font website for consumers who may have never purchased a font before!
FontMarketplace.com Website Launched by Ascender Corp. for Home & Office Users