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We’ve all learned from the Periodic Table of Elements.  H is for Hydrogen,  C is for Carbon, O is for Oxygen.  Thanks to SquidSpot, we now have a Period Table of Typefaces. It’s pretty wicked how it’s all laid out.  I see one of my all time favourite typefaces in this table. DIN. Absolutely love it.  Nice to see a lot of the new Microsoft fonts are included. Officina is up there.

This table is a good reference to get a quick glance at fonts and it’s usage.  It’s definitely faster than font book.  The table covers most of the major fonts used today in commercial print and it also includes information about the family, the designer, the type of font it is, and even the year the typeface was designed.

I’m a bit tempted to print this out in a large format for the empty wall sitting behind me.