Typography Weekly: Typography Weekly #101

Video series by Lynne Yun on the History of the Latin Alphabet

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:53:01 +0000

Lynne Yun is a NYC-based type designer and educator who specializes in typography, hand lettering, and calligraphy. On her YouTube channel she published a six-part series about the Latin script.

Fontocalypse Now?

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:31:08 +0000

“The font world has transformed in the past decade. Libre fonts, web fonts, subscriptions and globalization have changed how people get fonts, how type designers make money from fonts and who those type designers are. We argue about whether the fontocalypse is in progress—or isn’t coming at all.”

Cabin F(or)ever. A stay-at-home design inspiration kit for letter lovers

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:25:02 +0000

“Feeling cooped up and creatively cramped? We rounded up a list of videos, activities, and web resources for sparking inspiration while in isolation. Consider this your design survival kit, with a letterformy focus.”

A web solution for independent font foundries

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:37:34 +0000

“FoundryCore is a specific web development service for type foundries. It aims to help them to take their work online by building tailored websites by using digital fonts specific knowledge and tools developed after years of working with type on the web.”

Adobe Dimension gets 3D text capabilities

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:46:03 +0000

Adobe announced key updates to Dimension, its 3D rendering and design tool, including customizable 3D text.

The Fonts in Popular Things Identified Vol. 1

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:30:33 +0000

See the fonts used in popular culture—featuring Tiger King, Stranger Things, Parasite, Fjallraven and more.

Letterform Archive’s online archive now open to all

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:16:50 +0000

“With nearly 1,500 objects and 9,000 hi-fi images, Letterform Archive offers unprecedented virtual access to our collection.”

Why Did People Start Naming Typefaces After Themselves?

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:06:06 +0000

Steven Heller explores the practice of naming typefaces after their creators for PRINT magazine.

Call for Entries for the 2020 Gerard Unger Scholarship

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:58:10 +0000

“The annual Gerard Unger Scholarship helps promising typeface design students develop their careers. We encourage all the 2018–2019 or 2019–2020 graduates to submit their unique typeface design projects, even if they are unfinished. We are looking for your fresh and inspiring ideas with no limitations on styles, scripts, or visual approach.”

FontLab 7.1.1 released

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 14:38:30 +0000

Highlights: quickly select composites, components and related glyphs • See layers that are present in only some glyphs • View multiple masters in the Preview panel • Import & paste vector artwork more easily • Support for the full Unicode 13 character set • Many detailed improvements & bug fixes