Typography Weekly

On Kickstarter: Neuhaus font

On Kickstarter: Neuhaus font

“I have built a new Font and in order to develop looking for backers on kickstarter to take this project to a finalised typeface.”

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Kickstarter: Reviving the blackletter font Wiking

Kickstarter: Reviving the blackletter font Wiking

“The Wiking font was designed by Heinz König and published in 1925 by the type foundry J. D. Trennert & Sohn in Hamburg. This unique and contemporary blackletter design has never been professionally revived. But you can help make it happen. If this campaign reaches it funding goal, a careful and complete digitization of the font will be created from the original letterpress font and offered for free under the Open Font License.”

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Summer Letterpress Workshop in Belgium

Summer Letterpress Workshop in Belgium

A 5-day letterpress masterclass in the “Atelier t” in Bierbeek, Belgium. The course is led by Thomas Gravemaker.

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Typographics 2020

Typographics 2020

The new website for Typographics 2020 is now live, with a schedule overview, and discounted registration.
Typographics is a design festival for people who use type, now in its 6th year. It is foc­used on con­tempo­rary typo­graphy and where its future may lie. It is hosted at The Cooper Union in New York City.

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Video: All 117 New Emojis for 2020

Video: All 117 New Emojis for 2020

The final emoji list for 2020 has now been published and here they are! All 117 new emojis coming in 2020 are in this video, with original images created by Emojipedia.

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John Roshell launches Swell Type

John Roshell launches Swell Type

“Now, after more than two decades of experience in the comic book industry, John formed Swell Type to create fun, friendly, functional fonts inspired by the real-world signs and scenery of California.”

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Monotype Acquires Fontsmith

Monotype Acquires Fontsmith

The font foundry Fontsmith based in London and founded in 1997 von Jason Smith was acquired by Monotype.

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Fontstand International Typography Conference, Dublin

Fontstand International Typography Conference, Dublin

On May 15 and 16, 2020, Fontstand in a collaboration with the Technological University Dublin brings its third international typography conference to Dublin, Ireland.

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TypeCon & SOTA Scholarship for TypeParis20

TypeCon & SOTA Scholarship for TypeParis20

“We are proud to announce the 2nd edition of our Type@Paris scholarship. You must identify as female and live outside the US, Canada, or EU to apply for a chance to attend Type@Paris 2020 tuition free.”

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Love Letters Type Design Workshop (Belgium)

Love Letters Type Design Workshop (Belgium)

Mechelen, April 17–19 2020. Whether you’re a beginner or you already have an advanced type design project, Love-letters invites you to participate to its typeface design workshop. During the workshop you will analyse the principles of letter drawing based on classical and contemporary models and you will learn the fundamentals of the construction of letter-forms.

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Oak Knoll: 20% off Books on Calligraphy

Oak Knoll: 20% off Books on Calligraphy

Oak Knoll Books, seller of rare and out-of print books, is having a sale for all calligraphy books.

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ATypI Working Seminar Amiens, February 2020

ATypI Working Seminar Amiens, February 2020

“In partnership with the ÉSAD Amiens School of Art and Design (École Supérieure d’Art et de Design d’Amiens), the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) will present its first working seminar of 2020 in Amiens, France. This edition, which will take place 6–7 February, is open to those interested in higher research, and especially PhD candidates and supervisors, researchers, educators, students, and those already holding PhDs.”

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Top 10 Title Sequences of 2019

Top 10 Title Sequences of 2019

“For our sixth annual list of the year’s top 10 title sequences, Art of the Title’s panel of experts chose from among film, television, video games, events, and conferences. The Top 10 of 2019 were chosen based on criteria including originality and innovation, impact, atmosphere, relevance to subject matter, and technique.”

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Typographica Favorite Typefaces of 2018

Typographica Favorite Typefaces of 2018

“Our selection this year was more limited than usual in terms of quantity, yet the expansion and diversification of the type design community is still embodied by this shorter list — perhaps more than ever.”

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The Font Lover’s Complete Versatile Collection

The Font Lover’s Complete Versatile Collection

“Regular price: $2180; Deal price: $29; This hand-picked selection of fonts is fully decked out with goodies that are perfect for logos, packaging and eye catching display text. Direct from the magical workshops of Set Sail Studios, TypeType and Callie Hegstrom, among many others, these fonts will help take your designs to the next level!”

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