Courier Prime is a new version of IBM's classic public domain typeface, redesigned by Quote-Unquote Apps to look good in print and on-screen. I'm a big fan of the original, whose legendary legibility was hampered by pixelation until "retina" displays came along–so it seems due a comeback!
Courier Prime
Digitizing vintage proportional typewriter fonts
IBM's Selectric Composer was a special edition of the famed business-class typewriter that used proportional type instead of fixed-width characters, allowing the typist to create beautifully typeset documents that appeared… READ THE REST
State Department to switch from "woke" default Microsoft font to old British newspaper typeface
Calibri, a modern sans-serif typeface designed to be readable on screen and page alike, was commissioned by Microsoft and made the Office suite default in 2006. Secretary of State Marco… READ THE REST
Mumble Grumble: font for illegible handwriting, nonsense text and comic book tomes
Mumble Grumble is a typeface with a very specific use: filler text. Sometimes you just want something that suggests text without being text. After all, greeking or lorem ipsum read… READ THE REST
Did anybody expect Microsoft to drop Visual Studio Pro 2026 lifetime licenses for $35?
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Cancel your monthly license and get Visual Studio Pro 2026 for life on sale for $35 (reg. $499.99).… READ THE REST
Earn $150 credit with this $70 eSIM
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Get $150 travel data credit usable in 200+ countries for just $69.99 (reg. $150) with aloSIM. In… READ THE REST
Your excuses for not reading are over — Headway Premium is just $69.99 for life
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Work on your self-growth, boost your professional skills, and become a trivia night menace with lifetime… READ THE REST
