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ATypI 2018 Call for Proposals

ATypI 2018 Call for Proposals

The ATypI 2018 Call for Proposals for the conference in Antwerp is now open.

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All Cyrillic fonts of 2017

All Cyrillic fonts of 2017

Ilya Ruderman and Yury Ostromentsky divide the list of 221 typefaces into several groups:
• typefaces with perfect Cyrillic;
• typefaces with good or acceptable Cyrillic;
• typefaces with questionable Cyrillic;
• and typefaces with visible mistakes in Cyrillic.

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Typefaces Can Now Be Used To Encrypt Secret Messages

Typefaces Can Now Be Used To Encrypt Secret Messages

“A team of researchers at Columbia University, led by Changxi Zheng, have found a way to embed secret messages in typefaces by making negligible tweaks to their designs that are almost indistinguishable to the human eye.”

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The Atlantic: A Tale of two Gs

The Atlantic: A Tale of two Gs

“How did we get to this state of affairs? Why do we exist in this maddening world where we are taught to write one way and our books are printed in another?”

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Dan Reynolds: My notes on the punchcutter Otto Erler

Dan Reynolds: My notes on the punchcutter Otto Erler

“This is a 2,300-word article on the Leipzig punchcutter Otto Erler (1890–1965), whose career began before the First Word War and lasted all the way through to his death. For decades, he ran the punchcutting department at Schelter & Giesecke, one of the largest twentieth-century German typefoundries – and probably one of the world’s largest, too.”

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New from Letters from Sweden: Ivar Nostalgi

New from Letters from Sweden: Ivar Nostalgi

“The special cut of Ivar, tailored for compact, high-impact headlines, flirts with almost-forgotten faces like Times Modern, Caslon Graphique, Trooper Modern, Hawthorn and ITC Grouch.”

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New Typeface Combines Touchable Braille With Visible Letters

New Typeface Combines Touchable Braille With Visible Letters

“Japanese designer Kosuke Takahashi has created a new typeface that allows everyone equal access to information, whether they can see or not.”

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TypeCon2018 Call for Programming

TypeCon2018 Call for Programming

The Society of Typographic Aficionados is now accepting programming proposals for TypeCon2018 — taking place August 1st to 5th in Portland, Oregon.

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Futura Family pack for just $49

Futura Family pack for just $49

“With our basic family package we offer you 14 weights from Light to Black, which will convince you of the versatility of this modern classic typeface.”

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Type Journal interview: Letters from Sweden

Type Journal interview: Letters from Sweden

“People are not per­fect, why should typefaces be? — won­ders Göran Söder­ström, a founder of the type foundry with the name that speaks for it­self — Let­ters from Sweden.”

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50% off: Resistenza releases Story Tales

50% off: Resistenza releases Story Tales

“Story tale, is a new type family for wonderous, romantic, magical and playful narratives brought to you by Resitenza.”

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Typefaces from TypeMedia 2017

Typefaces from TypeMedia 2017

“The Master TypeMedia at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, NL, is a one year programme that delves into type design and typography for different contexts including print, screens and interactive media.”

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Netflix unveils Netflix Sans

Netflix unveils Netflix Sans

Netflix has unveiled a new custom typeface to be used across the streaming platform’s brand identity, developed by the in-house design team in partnership with foundry Dalton Maag.

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A typeface is not a tool

A typeface is not a tool

“The assertion “a typeface is a tool” is a typical justification for making new typefaces. It’s convenient, reassuring and sounds practical. It’s also false …”

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Fontsmith launches FS Industrie

Fontsmith launches FS Industrie

“Fontsmith launches FS Industrie, a new adaptive type system designed around five different widths and seven different weights, creating a total of 70 different variants (including italics).”

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