Typography Weekly: Typography Weekly #142

Flong Time, No See: Forgotten Stories of Printing and Labor

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:51:09 +0000

Collected essays and reporting on the intersection of type, printing, culture, and labor by journalist Glenn Fleishman. Now on Kickstarter.

Typography: Affinity vs Illustrator

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:28 +0000

Testing the features of a graphic editor that was made free following last year’s update, and comparing it to Adobe Illustrator

ATYPI 2026 Standford program published

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:01:49 +0000

May 27–30, 2026, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA

2026 Fontstand Conference, Berlin

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:47:25 +0000

Fontstand conference offers exciting two-day program full of practical workshops & presentations about various aspects of typography.

Linotype Smithsonian Discoveries

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:37:53 +0000

“My largest research trip allowed me to dive into Smithsonian’s archives, unearthing so many treasures for my Linotype book that I just had to share.”

Announcing the GRANSHAN Bloom Award 2025/2026

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:43:28 +0000

The first global communication design award beyond Latin — judged by native experts in your script

At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:46:43 +0000

Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity.

Typography of Amsterdam in 1500 historical photos

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 17:44:45 +0000

Amsterdam Typography has published 1500 historical photos with lettering and typography from Amsterdam. It was made possible by the digital image bank of the Amsterdam City Archives, practical support from the city archives’ staff, and additional permission from the heirs of some of the photographers.

ATypI welcomes seven new Board members

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:20:59 +0000

We’re pleased to announce — after Board nominations were open from August 14 to August 30, and a vote by Members took place from September 26 to October 3 — that ATypI has seven new Board members.