FontShop International released version 2.0 of the FontBook iPad app, available for $5.99 in the iTunes App Store or free for those who purchased v1.0.
New features in FontBook 2.0 include 300+ new and updated font families; expanded homepage featuring three new sections: news, usage and compare; two separate bookmark categories: favorite and compare; new online news stream featuring daily typography news, inspirations and award-winning typefaces; new focused search for typefaces by use case, genre, period and more; curated lists of super families, and alternatives; and automatic over-the-air content updates.
Font fetishists and new enthusiasts alike can interact with and compare typefaces on-the-go, with the swipe of a finger. FontBook functions like a typographical roadmap, lets users share font specimens to social networks and features over 620,000 typeface samples - equivalent to more than 20 printed FontBooks.
The first version of FontBook was a critical darling of 2011, receiving both Typography and Interactive awards from Communication Arts, as well as being named the best of the iPad Reference category in App Store Rewind 2011.FontBook functions like a typographical roadmap, lets users share font specimens to social networks and features over 620,000 typeface samples - equivalent to more than 20 printed FontBooks.
It’s beautiful.
