Lynne Yun is a NYC-based type designer and educator who specializes in typography, hand lettering, and calligraphy. On her YouTube channel she published a six-part series about the Latin script.
“The font world has transformed in the past decade. Libre fonts, web fonts, subscriptions and globalization have changed how people get fonts, how type designers make money from fonts and who those type designers are. We argue about whether the fontocalypse is in progress—or isn’t coming at all.”
“Feeling cooped up and creatively cramped? We rounded up a list of videos, activities, and web resources for sparking inspiration while in isolation. Consider this your design survival kit, with a letterformy focus.”
“FoundryCore is a specific web development service for type foundries. It aims to help them to take their work online by building tailored websites by using digital fonts specific knowledge and tools developed after years of working with type on the web.”
“A contemporary font family designed to represent Wales to the world [...]. Whilst the bespoke typefaces take cues from the Welsh typographical heritage, special care was taken not to wander into the territory of pastiche or parody. All three commissions were developed in close collaboration with the Colophon Foundry with additional consultancy from Joseph Burrin.”
“The annual Gerard Unger Scholarship helps promising typeface design students develop their careers. We encourage all the 2018–2019 or 2019–2020 graduates to submit their unique typeface design projects, even if they are unfinished. We are looking for your fresh and inspiring ideas with no limitations on styles, scripts, or visual approach.”
Highlights: quickly select composites, components and related glyphs • See layers that are present in only some glyphs • View multiple masters in the Preview panel • Import & paste vector artwork more easily • Support for the full Unicode 13 character set • Many detailed improvements & bug fixes
“Aside from potential health threats, the type and design community faces severe economic challenges because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Type Directors Club supports our community during this time.”
An evolving list of helpful resources for designers and businesses.
“For the next month (until 4/24/2020), you can get a free rental of our Making Faces: Metal Type in the 21st Century film. This film offers a glimpse into the creative process—and joie de vivre in the act of ‘making’—from the late Jim Rimmer. No obligation nor purchase necessary—just use code: OMEGA22 at the P22 Vimeo On Demand Page.”
“Access your own fonts across Adobe apps and other desktop applications (such as Microsoft Office) by uploading them to the Creative Cloud desktop app. You can then use these fonts in your creative designs and projects.”
yourtypeface.com is a variable typeface experiment that enables you to design a typeface from the proportions and forced emotion of your face. Look surprised or uptight, yawn or smile, and let your face design your own typeface. Download it and use it freely for any project you’d like.
