https://typography.guru/rss/2-typographyguru-all-sections-rss.xml/All public content from our communityenhttps://typography.guru/term/stereotype-r216/A solid flat or semi-circular plate of type metal, usually of an entire artwork or page of handset type, created from a stereo mould (see flong).Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:56:03 +0000https://typography.guru/term/flong-r215/A flong (or stereo mould) is a relief impression (in materials such as papier-mâché or plaster mould) of a forme created from handset metal type and/or printing blocks. It is used to cast a so-called stereotype, which is then used for printing.Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:42:15 +0000https://typography.guru/term/type-founder-r214/A type founder is a person who is casting metallic printer's type.Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:24:12 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no80/the-berlin-locations-of-the-eduard-haenel-and-wilhelm-gronau-typefoundries-1838%E2%80%931918-r691/“The Haenel printing house’s roots went back to 1731. It was founded in Magdeburg – where it was a court establishment (Hofbuchdruckerei) …”Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:00:46 +0000https://typography.guru/quote/lettering-differs-from-type-in-the-same-way-that/Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:34:50 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no80/letraset-design-and-music-r690/“In our first post we look at how Letraset helped to bring about the visual language of punk and became a staple of the DIY attitude to music-making established in the late 1970s and early 80s.”Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:31:26 +0000https://typography.guru/directory/artisan/yella-dog-press-r445/Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:05:17 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no80/multiple-sans-slab-r689/“As its name suggests, Multiple is a family with multiple font styles. The idea that sums up the concept behind the typeface is a workhorse—the challenge was to develop a useful font fit for any scenario and suitable to any design needs: editorial design, packaging, branding, screen use, etc.“ A “pay what you want” 90 fonts typeface family.Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:23:32 +0000We’re heading for Rotterdam this weekend. I’m looking for interesting places to visit, besides the touristic scenes. Any antiquariats, shops with a proper graphic design book collection or other places for a letter and type aficianado to go bananas? Thanks AndyThu, 21 Jun 2018 07:06:11 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no80/flexible-typesetting-by-tim-brown-r688/Because of the web, the role of the typographer has changed. We no longer decide; we suggest. In this book, available July 24, Tim Brown illuminates the complex, beautiful world of typesetting—arguably the most important part of typography, as it forms the backbone of the reading experience—and shows us how to parry the inevitable pressures that arise when we can no longer predict how, and where, our text will be read.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:48:06 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no80/beatrice-display-from-sharp-type-r687/The family is an exploration of contrast methodologies, combining various aspects from the canon expansionist systems, inverted contrast, and the contrast behavior of standard sans-serif grotesks.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:41:34 +0000https://typography.guru/directory/artisan/the-alphabet-press-r444/Cliff Leong Kok Kit, Zeejay Wong Zi Jian, Fidella Ch’ng Pei Feng and Helios Loo Hoe Tiang are the founders of The Alphabet Press, a letterpress stationery company based in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Alphabet Press creates bespoke wedding stationery, business cards, event invitations and corporate stationery with letterpress printing.Wed, 20 Jun 2018 07:35:30 +0000https://typography.guru/directory/artisan/elegante-press-r443/Elegante Press is a Lithuanian print and design studio. They print wedding invitations, custom letterpress business cards, business stationery and announcements. They also produce custom wine labels and packaging. Elegante Press uses letterpress, silkscreen, hot foiling, engraving technologies in-house. They will work together with you in designing and printing custom print works to come up with a unique design tailored only for you, to outline your individuality and elegance.Tue, 19 Jun 2018 07:07:31 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/brody-fonts-launched-on-type-network-r686/Brody Fonts is a new development in partnership with Brody Associates—Neville Brody’s global visual design agency, located in London, that specializes in typography, identity, and digital design. The foundry focuses on publishing new typefaces from Brody as well as from other studio associates, and will also revisit key moments in Brody’s typographic legacy, re-engineering, enhancing, and expanding some iconic font families for contemporary use.Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:18:32 +0000https://typography.guru/journal/fdi-krimhilde/Fri, 15 Jun 2018 06:01:00 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/letterform-archive-starts-postgraduate-certificate-in-typeface-design-r685/Beginning in October 2018, the year-long program will include in-depth courses in type design history, theory, and fundamentals, with classes led by James Edmondson, Grendl Löfkvist, Graham Bradley, Catherine Leigh Schmidt, Christopher Slye, and several guest instructors and advisorsThu, 14 Jun 2018 18:57:32 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/monotype-releases-greatly-extended-walbaum-font-family-r684/“It’s been fully restored for this expansive family, which includes 5 optical sizes, ornaments and two decorative cuts.”Tue, 12 Jun 2018 08:22:31 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/adobe-hidden-treasures-bauhaus-dessau-r683/Fonts based on sketches of Bauhaus designers exclusively available to Creative Cloud members.Mon, 11 Jun 2018 18:10:49 +0000https://typography.guru/directory/website/archive-of-styles-reserve-of-punches-alberto-tallone-editore-r442/The Reserve of Punches brings together several thousands hand-cut punches from the 18th, 19th and 20th century, while the Archive of Styles includes the complete range of engraver's and founder's tools.Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:46:25 +0000I'm rather new to the field, and coming from an engineering background, I'd like to get my hands on reference materials, handbooks, etc. that spell out guides / rules / recommendations for proportions, stroke weights, and the like. What are good sources of this sort of information? By the way, I use FontCreator, since the purchase price for FontLab for a hobbyist is pretty steep: not prepared to invest that kind of money until I see some results of the font design learning curve.Thu, 07 Jun 2018 15:26:38 +0000https://typography.guru/directory/website/early-printed-books-r441/Early Printed Books focuses on what was unique about books printed during the hand-press period—those features particular to works printed between 1450, when the printing press began to be developed, and 1800, when the machine press began to take its place. On this site you’ll find images showing details like title pages, woodcuts, signature marks, volvelles, and more. And if you’re looking for pedagogical exercises to use in teaching with old books, or resources for further study, those tools are there as well. The site is run by Sarah Werner. She is a book historian and digital media scholar based in Washington, DC. She worked at the Folger Shakespeare Library for nearly a decade as Undergraduate Program Director and as Digital Media Strategist. In her role as the former, she was responsible for founding and leading the semester-length program for students doing advanced research on books and early modern culture. Her book and this website grew out of that teaching experience.Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:43:09 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/unicode-11-was-released-r682/Unicode 11.0 adds 684 characters, for a total of 137,374 characters. These additions include 7 new scripts, for a total of 146 scripts, as well as 66 new emoji characters.Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:37:30 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/herb-lubalin-american-graphic-designer-r681/Herb Lubalin was born 100 years ago. To celebrate, Unit Editions launched a Kickstarter campaign to republish Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer (1918-81) a limited-edition, numbered and boxed monograph first published in 2012.Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:40:29 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/how-i-added-6-characters-to-unicode-and-you-can-too-r680/Star characters (☆★) have long been part of the Unicode standard, which means they can appear as characters in web pages, text, and email. But half-stars were missing, so they required special images or custom fonts. Until now.Wed, 06 Jun 2018 10:30:17 +0000https://typography.guru/weekly/arc/no79/new-type-foundry-forgotten-shapes-r679/Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:47:52 +0000