Typography Weekly: Typography Weekly #118

Dinamo type foundry survey

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:51:45 +0000

We reached out to our 15 of our friends at big + small type foundries and asked them 6 questions we’ve been asking ourselves.

Phototypesetting: Interview with Alexander Nagel

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:59:21 +0000

The Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin has published a new video interview with Alexander Nagel, whose career covered all the stages of photo-typesetting in Germany.

TypeAmsterdam on May 11

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 04:46:27 +0000

On Wednesday 11 May 2022 at the Allard Pierson of the UvA, the conference TypeA’dam will take place, a long afternoon about current type and lettering issues.

Ayaka B. Ito: Type for Ukraine

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:53:26 +0000

All proceeds raised at this time will be donated to the Voices of Children Foundation and Doctors Without Borders to support those in need of help in Ukraine.

Fonts In Use: Variable Fonts

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:19:53 +0000

Here are four examples where designers have used their project as a typographic playground, exploring the possibilities of variable fonts within a set of self-imposed constraints.

It all starts with writing: Gerrit Noordzij (1931-2022)

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:12:25 +0000

Among the people who have shaped contemporary type culture, Gerrit Noordzij is one of the most remarkable characters. He is also one of the most enigmatic.

At risk: Ukraine’s Museum of the Book and Printing

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:06:42 +0000

The museum’s website shows a pop-up message from its director Valentyna Bochkovska, requesting help to ‘protect our collections and our museum scholars and workers’ and suggesting a place where donations can be made.

Unicode consortium will no longer accept flag emoji proposals

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:28:58 +0000

“The inclusion of new flags will always continue to emphasize the exclusion of others. And there isn’t much room for the fluid nature of politics — countries change but Unicode additions are forever — once a character is added it can never be removed.”