Typography Weekly #58

“Originally designed for newspaper text, Exchange strives for clarity and efficient copyfit across multiple platforms. Its strategy relies on an unorthodox collection of historical references, from nineteenth-century Britain to Depression-era America.”

“A tiny universe of fonts that combines the informality of handwriting, the expressiveness of lettering, and the versatility of type.”

A handbook for designing beautiful and effective responsive typography by Richard Rutter.

“Production Type was commissioned by Google Fonts to create a new typeface primarily intended for immersive reading, that is now available from GSuite, Google’s collaborative office-suite for documents, slides and spreadsheets.”

“The goal of the chart (which includes over 1,750 symbols total) is to demonstrate the beauty and variety of the world’s writing systems.”

Version 10.0 adds 8,518 characters, for a total of 136,690 characters. These additions include four new scripts, for a total of 139 scripts, as well as 56 new emoji characters. (Image: Emojipedia.org)

“We’ve been putting the finishing touches on this year’s conference program and are very excited to share a preview of what to expect this summer in Boston.”

“Both kindly and commanding, a neighbourly slab serif that sees the best in others.”