Typography Weekly #115

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Online workshop with Ken Barber: Juicy Script Lettering

Expand your lettering skill set by adding thick and juicy scripts to your range of styles. Perfect for beginners and experienced artists.

until 10/30/2021

www.eventbrite.com

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Letterform Archive: 1937 Specimen Book from the Gujarati Type Foundry

Reporting from India, Tanya George offers a glimpse into one of the country’s most extensive catalogs of locally produced metal type.

letterformarchive.org

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A famous type foundry’s sale to a PE-backed giant has rattled the font industry

“The acquisition of H&Co by an industry giant with private-equity owners is lighting up the industry, and raising existential concerns for others in the field.”

qz.com

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TDC 68 accepts submissions. Early Bird Deadline: October 29

TDC68, the Type Directors Club 68th annual international competition, recognizes typographic excellence and innovation, while maintaining its ongoing commitment to the art and craft of typography and design.

tdc.oneclub.org

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Foundations of Type Design course

In this all-comprehensive course, students will learn about the foundations of type design, how to get started on designing their first typeface, and how to plan out a series of styles.

typedesignschool.com

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Preorder: Manual of Diacritics book

Case studies of newly designed accents for contemporary typefaces

manualofdiacritics.eu

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On Kickstarter, Hall of Femmes: Rosmarie Tissi

A book about Swiss graphic designer Rosemarie Tissi.
“In our view, she brought funk into modernism. With typographic solutions, color and rythm she has created powerful and playful design since the 1950’s.”
“Somehow I saw the movement of the music in images, patterns and design. There was no right or wrong, there was only movement that I could clearly visualise.”

until 10/29/2021

www.kickstarter.com