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#lang pollen
(require pollen/template)
(define-meta tfl-font-template "true")
(define-meta title "TFL Fonts")
margin-note{Equity, seen in a letterpress version of the link["https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/"]{Mozilla Public License}.}
image["equity-sm.jpg"]
When I started the em{Typography for Lawyers} project, I was asked "MB, you've designed fonts before. Will you ever design one for lawyers?"
Of course not, I thought. Lawyers hadn't even scratched the surface of the many excellent professional fonts already available.
But over time, lawyers kept nudging me "it would be great if a font could do such-and-such …" After all, many of today's fonts  including xref["a-brief-history-of-times-new-roman.html"]{Times New Roman} were invented to suit the needs of earlier publishers. Why not lawyers?
Like most type designers, I found it impossible to resist an invitation to explore a new realm of typographic geekery. But I'm also happy to share the results with you: the strong{TFL Fonts}, a set of four font families inspired by the needs of legal writers.
The second edition of em{Typography for Lawyers} uses all four: xref{Equity} for xref{body text}, xref{Concourse} for captions and instructions, xref{Triplicate} for typewriter-style samples, and xref{Advocate} for headlines and the front cover. (Of course, you're also reading them right now.)
"Will these fonts comply with my local court rules?" I can't offer legal advice. But I can say that thousands of lawyers have been using the TFL Fonts without incident. In fact, they regularly tell me that judges, clients, and even opposing counsel notice & admire the appearance of their documents.
em{Opposing counsel?} So I'm told. Your mileage may vary, however.