| Welcome back to the 90s April 10, 2025 To us, the nineties are a blur. What we do remember is that we produced a lot of work. Besides publishing a quarterly magazine, we released 37 font families for a total of 157 individual fonts, plus all the promotional material to properly support those fonts. In 1990 we also launched Emigre Music, and throughout the 90s published a number of artist books, posters, T-shirts, and even pajamas. In 1994, with the internet in its infancy, we built one of the first electronic font distribution systems. It was set up as a bulletin board, or BBS, using First Class software. This propelled font sales, placing these freshly minted typefaces in the hands of designers around the world. Before too long, Emigre fonts started popping up on billboards, magazine pages, TV screens, compact disc inserts and book covers everywhere. Fonts like Template Gothic became iconic, while others such as Mrs Eaves and Brothers became so popular they provoked recurring blog discussions of overuse. This catalog features bits and pieces of all 37 font families released in the 90s, using slang phrases and names of pop culture phenoms that defined the era. Running alongside the font displays are random world events that happened while we were hunkered down in our studio pushing boundaries and challenging conventions, creating and participating in a cultural moment that is now frozen in time. Or whatever. You can download a free PDF version or purchase a printed copy of the Whatever type specimen from the Emigre website. Emigre Fonts App Check out the Emigre Fonts App. View and read all pages of the entire collection of Emigre Fonts type specimens, and much more, in this easy-to-use app made for graphic designers and type aficionados alike. Download for free from the Apple Store. |
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