GEORGIA & VERDANA 2.0

Type Geeks rejoice (or not). Web-happy typefaces Georgia & Verdana will finally get the enhancements they need, via an extended family and a 'cosmetic makeover' in 2010. (What about Arial?)

Taken from the Sept 8 press release by Ascender Corporation,

"Ascender Corporation, Carter & Cone and The Font Bureau, Inc. announced today that they are working on a project in conjunction with Microsoft to extend the Georgia and Verdana typeface families. This project began more than a year ago, and the first of the new typefaces are expected during the first quarter of 2010."

 ( Current )

"The Georgia and Verdana typeface families were originally commissioned by Microsoft to address the challenges of on-screen display. Designed by Matthew Carter and hinted for screen legibility by Ascender’s Tom Rickner, these fonts were initially released in 1996 with Microsoft’s ‘Core fonts for the Web’ font pack, and then with the Internet Explorer 4.0 ‘supplemental’ font pack."

( 2010 Enhanced )

 'Version 2.0' enhancements include the following:

• New weights and widths beyond the original four fonts in each family
• Extensions to the character sets
• Extensions to the kerning
• OpenType typographic features for enhanced typography

Why can't there be more fonts/typefaces added to this 'versatile' collection? 
+  enjoy and be inspired by Siggi Eggertsson


• PH