Typography Weekly: Typography Weekly #107

ILT: Gift Ideas for Designers & Font People

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

“Gift Ideas for Designers & Font People is my annual list of presents you might want to buy in December or any other month, for that matter.”

Version 3 of the font editor Glyphs released

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:56:34 +0000

Go beyond and upgrade your Glyphs experience. Enjoy new ways of selecting, editing, reusing, managing and sorting your shapes.

Kris Sowersby: The Art of Letters

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 09:06:34 +0000

“There is no definitive form of the alphabet. The alphabet is a concept made concrete through countless written and designed letterforms; the alphabet is not defined by a single typeface but expressed through all of them. There’s sets of rules, largely unwritten rules, of how a typeface is put together, about relationships between letterforms and between styles. It’s a balance between a hard system and flexibility.”

On Kickstarter: Jaroslav Benda, Typographic designs and letterforms

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:15:19 +0000

A book about one of the important figures in the history of Czech Republic – English edition 2021.

Practica: Learn type design, together

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 08:51:55 +0000

Refine your craft with Practica, a 14-week online type design program starting in January 2021.

The Fonts in Popular Things Identified Vol. 2

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 22:09:12 +0000

See the fonts used in popular culture—featuring Bacurau, The Politician, Body at Brighton Rock, Trick Mirror and more.

Emoji B4 Emoji

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

The ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, and Chinese, to name just a few, used rebuses thousands of years before emoji appeared on our screens.

Arabic Type 2020: After the Fall

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:55:16 +0000

A new collection of 7 Arabic typefaces from Nadine Chahine’s ArabicType, accompanied by a virtual exhibition.