Typography Weekly

About the 1907 Letterboek by Klaas van Leeuwen

About the 1907 Letterboek by Klaas van Leeuwen

Amsterdam had its own, rational Art Nouveau variant. Mathieu Lauweriks was a leading representative. Klaas van Leeuwen also moved in these circles and Mathieu Lommen wrote an article about one of his books.

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On Kickstarter: India Street Lettering

On Kickstarter: India Street Lettering

“A 200-page hardcover full-colour book by Pooja Saxena showcasing striking public lettering from the country — in paint, in relief, in mosaic, in neon, in wood, you name it. Spanning over a dozen cities and scripts.“

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Jim Parkinson, 1941–2025

Jim Parkinson, 1941–2025

About the life of Jim Parkinson — lettering artist, type designer, and painter.  

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What happens when AI comes for our fonts?

What happens when AI comes for our fonts?

The future of typography is uncertain. A Verge article by Geoffrey Bunting

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On Kickstarter: The Coast Manual of Lettering and Designs

On Kickstarter: The Coast Manual of Lettering and Designs

The goal is to scan, restore and reprint this rare piece of sign painting history for future generations to enjoy!

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New French type foundry Plomb Type launched

New French type foundry Plomb Type launched

Plomb Type is an independent type foundry created by Max Esnée and Emma Marichal, based in Lyon, France.

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Windows font manager MainType 13 released

Windows font manager MainType 13 released

New Grid View, Export Groups with Folder Structure, Enhanced OpenType layout handling, Refreshed foundry list, Unicode database updated to Version 17 and more.

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Type Reference: An Extensive Collection Of Typographic Resources

Type Reference: An Extensive Collection Of Typographic Resources

A fully commercial online collection of typographic resources like type specimen books.

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When Better Letters Met Brian Walker: A Short Biopic

When Better Letters Met Brian Walker: A Short Biopic

Preserve Hackney signwriter Brian Walker's story of a life on the brush via a short film in the 'When Better Letters Met' series.

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A brief history of fonts in Mac OS

A brief history of fonts in Mac OS

A look at the technical development of fonts across the Mac operating systems.

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You can take my em dashes from my cold, dead hands

You can take my em dashes from my cold, dead hands

Are em dashes really a telltale sign of AI writing?

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MingKwai prototype, the origin of Chinese computing, finds a home at Stanford

MingKwai prototype, the origin of Chinese computing, finds a home at Stanford

Lost for more than half a century, the rare Chinese typewriter whose name means “clear and fast” was discovered in a New York basement and entrusted to Stanford Libraries.

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On Kickstarter: An OFL revival of a type family by Rudolf Koch

On Kickstarter: An OFL revival of a type family by Rudolf Koch

Support a complete, high-quality digitization of a type family by Rudolf Koch — to be made available for free under the Open Font License (OFL).

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Generate fonts workshop (No AI involved)

Generate fonts workshop (No AI involved)

After years of experimenting with different approaches to font creation, I've developed a parametric type design workflow that has transformed how I prototype new ideas. I'm organising a small workshop to share these techniques with fellow type enthusiasts.
📆 May 4 + 18, 16:00 – 20:00 CEST
In 2 days, you'll learn to:
- Build your own parametric design system in Glyphs
- Mix letterforms like a DJ crafting beats
- Rapid-prototype font styles

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Automatic Type Design 3: Mapping the (type) design space

Automatic Type Design 3: Mapping the (type) design space

A conference at ANRT Nancy offered the opportunity to reflect on the parameters defining the history and practice of digital type design.

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