Typography Weekly #112

See the fonts used in popular culture—featuring Girls Don’t Cry, Cook This Book, Lovecraft Country, Mrs America and more.

“TypeTogether cofounder Veronika Burian discusses the major Latin-based information you should know about diacritics: those accented characters we include in all our font families.”

The seventh edition of the Gerard Unger Scholarship is open to all individuals either enrolled in or graduating from a typography course in 2019–2021. Interested participants are invited to submit their designs for consideration before 15th June 2021.⁠⁠

Microsoft commissioned five new custom fonts and asks its user to decide which will be the new default.

A book that investigates the relationship between gender stereotypes and letterforms, and what the design community can do about it.

MainType 11 now comes with axis sliders for your variable fonts.

We're looking to amplify fresh voices, start productive conversations, and share engaging content with a global audience. Are you ready to join us?

“Design Regression is a journalette (mini journal) publishing texts that are about design for reading and reading-related research. It aims for the hard-to-get blend of approachability with seriousness and relevance to practice.”