Typography Weekly

Monotype Launches MyFonts App for ChatGPT

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:13:56 +0000

“The MyFonts app enables designers, marketers, and creative teams to discover real, licensable fonts inside ChatGPT using natural language prompts.”

The old typography is new again

Tue, 19 May 2026 17:01:16 +0000

Born of analog typesetting constraints, optical sizing is once again relevant in digital design

New font platform fonts.xyz has launched

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:34:49 +0000

“fonts.xyz is our little internet village for independent type foundries and designers.” The platform by NaN just launched with 27 foundries and 877 fonts.

Typesetting Races before the Age of Linotype

Thu, 14 May 2026 05:07:37 +0000

Before Linotype revolutionised typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand — and they set them fast. Alex Wright rediscovers the thrilling world of typesetting races, which drew crowds in the thousands, offered huge cash prizes, and helped women “Swifts” fight for workplace equity.

FontCreator 16 released

Sat, 09 May 2026 05:08:51 +0000

Version 16 brings a deeper layer model to the editor, a real subtractive design tool, parametric component reuse, and a refreshed editor surface unified across Windows and macOS.

Affinity 3.2 allows changing color font palettes

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:35:25 +0000

A video by Jectives demonstrating the interface in Affinity to override the default color palettes in color fonts.

Pica: a free font manager for MacOS

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:51:40 +0000

A small and currently free font management app by Josh Puckett offering logo previews, color themes, full OpenType support, custom collections, one-click activation and watch folders.

Why type designers and libraries need each other

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:36:08 +0000

Type designer and typography researcher Anya Danilova and our editor Adelina Shaidullina talked to the library’s deputy head for science, Benjamin Guichard, about how and why institutions like BULAC and type designers or typography researchers should collaborate.

Recasting the Past: Going Back to Paper for a Better Future

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:02:09 +0000

Moving from metal to digital type compromised much of our typographic heritage. To build digital fonts for the future, we must return to their physical origins.

Flong Time, No See: Forgotten Stories of Printing and Labor

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:51:09 +0000

Collected essays and reporting on the intersection of type, printing, culture, and labor by journalist Glenn Fleishman. Now on Kickstarter.

Typography: Affinity vs Illustrator

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:28 +0000

Testing the features of a graphic editor that was made free following last year’s update, and comparing it to Adobe Illustrator

ATYPI 2026 Standford program published

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:01:49 +0000

May 27–30, 2026, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA

2026 Fontstand Conference, Berlin

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:47:25 +0000

Fontstand conference offers exciting two-day program full of practical workshops & presentations about various aspects of typography.

Linotype Smithsonian Discoveries

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:37:53 +0000

“My largest research trip allowed me to dive into Smithsonian’s archives, unearthing so many treasures for my Linotype book that I just had to share.”

Announcing the GRANSHAN Bloom Award 2025/2026

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:43:28 +0000

The first global communication design award beyond Latin — judged by native experts in your script