FontBook™ Typeface Compendium Reviews

Not for getting fonts...

Nester13_75

The app description clearly states you won't be able to use the font shown. This app is for designers, etc that want to explore fonts to use for a project. Someone designs these fonts, and to think you will get access to the hundreds of fonts shown is simply naive. If you are a graphic designer like me, then ignore the ignorant comments for this app. It is well worth the $6!

Useful, but NEEDS an update

mcarlso1

This app is great for looking up typefaces as inspiration for lettering projects. However, they NEED to update it with retina graphics, most of the small type looks HORRIBLE on the new iPad.

Great way to find fonts and be inspired

nealien

Great update that supports the retina screen. This app is great for browsing and searching fonts for design projects. The different ways of navigating through all the fonts really help to search for exactly what you are looking for, or browse for inspiration.

just great!

BurntRocket

I wanted to wait to review until they upgraded to retina. Now that it is full resolution this app is great! Beautifully designed. let's you seamlessly explore and discover Font families. The only thing I wish it had was the ability to easily view the entire glyph set and up close. Otherwise this app is a must for the designer!

Great content difficult presentation

aaron-nyc11

This app is rich in content and organized well, however the "box" display (as unique and visual as it is) hinders the font browsing experience. It can become taxing trying to view each font family in their tiny box and easy to overlook others. It would be great if you could choose between the box display and a list display, so you can get a better look at each specimen before you click.

Truly spectacular

rr&s

If you like or use type at all, you have to buy this app. The search and compare features alone made a recent task of creating ten type palettes far easier than it would have been anywhere else. I had the previous printed FontBook, which I rarely used. This I use many times a week. The Retina upgrade is the icing on the cake.

Do Not Hesitate to Buy

Procrasturbator

Me being a natural typophiliac, I did not need any further convincing to buy this type-based app. Little did I know, this app would be too good to be true! I was so impressed i was actually compelled to express my excitement through writing my first ever rating/review. Fontbook is well worth whatever price it's set. Its classification of type from genre, to time period, to foundry is unparalleled by any type resource I've encountered. A must buy for graphic designers and typographic enthusiast!

I love this app.

jordanshilkoff

I am a typophile and the fact that an app like this exists just makes me so happy. However, I am quite disappointed that fonts from my favorite font foundry is not listed in this app. Please add the Hoefler and Frere Jones foundry to this app as well as the Lost Type font foundry.

Mislead

Jerzee57

I did not realize I was paying $6 for an App to purchase the fonts!!! I thought I was purchasing fonts not a book to buy the fonts....I REGRET making this purchase!!! I had to rate this app a star to submit this review, otherwise, I wouldn't have given it any stars.

Don't Upgrade to 3.0

TeeVee Guy

Previous versions of FontBook were sensational. This latest version 3.0 is full of bugs. Text samples don't display properly. Motion is steppy and full of jaggies. The last edition warranted 5 stars. 3.0 -- in its current form -- is a dud.