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P22 Analog is now DRY Inc.

P22 Analog is now DRY Inc.

DRY Inc will feature new products from the DRY brand as well as continuing to provide all physical products previously known as P22 Analog.

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12th GRANSHAN Type Design Competition

12th GRANSHAN Type Design Competition

Submissions are open for the 2021/2022 edition of the GRANSHAN Competition, that seeks to recognise the most notable typefaces for individual scripts other than Latin as well as multiscript families.

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Online workshop with Ken Barber: Juicy Script Lettering

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.

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Letterform Archive: 1937 Specimen Book from the Gujarati Type Foundry

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.

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

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.”

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TDC 68 accepts submissions. Early Bird Deadline: October 29

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.

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Foundations of Type Design course

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.

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Preorder: Manual of Diacritics book

Preorder: Manual of Diacritics book

Case studies of newly designed accents for contemporary typefaces

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On Kickstarter: The Tramp Printers

On Kickstarter: The Tramp Printers

“A tramp printer was a typesetting troubadour who came to town with a story in lieu of a song — an itinerant scholar and a master of the typecase. Carrying a union journeyman’s card and little else, these train-hopping typographers criss-crossed the continent by foot and rail for more than a century. To the tramp printers, freedom and the open road were far more valuable than material possessions.”

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On Kickstarter, Hall of Femmes: Rosmarie Tissi

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.”

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The Heart of an Englishman: Remembering Mark Barratt

The Heart of an Englishman: Remembering Mark Barratt

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.

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Unicode 14 has been released

Unicode 14 has been released

“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.”

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Announcing the availability of Unified Text Engine in Photoshop Beta

Announcing the availability of Unified Text Engine in Photoshop Beta

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.

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Monotype acquires Hoefler & Co.

Monotype acquires Hoefler & Co.

“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.”

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Typographic Histories: Three Decades of Research

Typographic Histories: Three Decades of Research

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

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