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Typography Weekly #89
Best Fonts of 2018 on Fontspring
“This is our official list of the highest quality font families released on Fontspring that have exceeded our expectations and offered something fresh to our growing library of fonts. This year, we’ve also chosen six of our own personal favorites, and marked them as Top-Tier. In a year of strong serifs and standout sans, these are our picks.”
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1 commentRenaissance metal, french sieves and Spanish borders
“Many of the first printed books in Europe were decorated with illustrations, initials and borders. Each served a purpose: initials signaled, via their range of sizes, a textual hierarchy, working in much the same way as chapter headings and sub-headings do today …”
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Freda Sack, 1951–2019
The British type designer Freda Sack died yesterday in early hours of the morning. Her longtime partner David Quay informed us today by mail: “Freda departed from the world.She went to sleep listening to her favourite music and died in her sleep—the perfect way to go. Picture: © Jason Wen
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