Typography Weekly: Typography Weekly #114

The Heart of an Englishman: Remembering Mark Barratt

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 09:13:22 +0000

A singularly bright and shining spirit has left this world. Mark Barratt passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021, at age 68, after bravely battling an illness that took him far too soon.

Unicode 14 has been released

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 09:25:43 +0000

“Unicode 14.0 adds 838 characters, for a total of 144,697 characters. These additions include 5 new scripts, for a total of 159 scripts, as well as 37 new emoji characters. The new scripts and characters in Version 14.0 add support for lesser-used languages and unique written requirements worldwide, including numerous symbols additions. Funds from the Adopt-a-Character program provided support for some of these additions.”

Announcing the availability of Unified Text Engine in Photoshop Beta

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 07:24:38 +0000

Photoshop Beta now includes Unified Text Engine, which provides seamless unified typographical support for scripts and languages across the world, including Arabic, Hebrew, Indic scripts, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

Monotype acquires Hoefler & Co.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:57:13 +0000

“In the world of type design, there are few names as well-regarded as Hoefler&Co,” said Monotype CEO, Ninan Chacko. “By adding Hoefler&Co’s premier library and design expertise, we can better serve the creative community through Monotype Fonts, while expanding on our mission to elevate the value of typography in driving commerce and culture.”

Typographic Histories: Three Decades of Research

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:05:56 +0000

“Our Virtual Special Issue on ‘Typographic Histories: Three Decades of Research’ is now available online! Read the introduction and 12 articles.”

Registration for Typewknd 2021 is open

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:20:19 +0000

We’re an online-only type conference for everyone who sees, draws, makes, studies, and sells type.

Advance registration for TypeCon2021 is open

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:50:40 +0000

Advance registration for TypeCon2021: Together is now open while the program schedule is being finalised. The virtual event organised by SOTA will take place October 21st–24th, while the discounted pricing will be available only until September 6th.

RoboFont version 4 released

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:44:24 +0000

“After an intensive rewrite the RoboFont Team is happy to present your RoboFont 4!”