Typography Weekly #128

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On Kickstarter: Type ruler, Pocket ruler for graphic designers

Introducing our one and only pocket size type ruler, also known as a typographic ruler, type guage or a type scale.

until 08/25/2023

www.kickstarter.com

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Type specimen platform Letter Library is now public

The Letter Library is a community website with the goal to create a catalog of all type specimens published by type foundries—printed or digital, past or present. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and a closed beta phase, the platform is now open to everyone.

letterlibrary.org

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Monotype announces deal to acquire Japanese foundry Fontworks

Type and technology specialist Monotype® has announced its planned acquisition of Tokyo-based Fontworks™, one of the most respected and best-known providers of Japanese type design, from SB Technology.

www.monotype.com

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New Emojis in 2023-2024

A Lime, a Head Shaking Vertically, and a Phoenix Bird emoji are amongst the draft emoji candidates up for approval by Unicode this September, as well as a selection of new direction-based people emojis.

blog.emojipedia.org

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Pre-order: The Nebiolo Typefoundry, 1878-1978. New critical assessments

With this publication, the Nebiolo History Project offers an overview of the latest research on underinvestigated aspects concerning Nebiolo and its role in the history of industry and the graphic arts in Italy.

lazydog.eu

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Meet Aptos, the new Microsoft Office default font

Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel all get a new default font today.

www.theverge.com

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Fonts from TypeMedia 2022 is online

Type and Media is a master’s course in typeface design at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (KABK). This website presents the work of last year’s graduates.

2022.typemedia.org