Typography Weekly

Tuna Family – A Typeface Optimized for On-Screen Reading

Tuna Family – A Typeface Optimized for On-Screen Reading

We proudly announce the release of our new typeface TUNA. Optimized for crossmedia publishing TUNA is smooth like butter while reading on screen as well as paper. The complete family is 50% off in the first month at MyFonts. Both Medium weights are completely free! If you want to find out, how we used the charming broad-nibbed calligraphic style to optimize legibilty on screen, or simply want to see the webfont in use, please have a look at our promotion website: http://tuna-typeface.com

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MyFonts bestsellers of 2016

MyFonts bestsellers of 2016

“Welcome to MyFonts’ annual round up of bestselling fonts from the previous year, where we compile our list of new type families that have proven popular with you, the customer.”

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Rialto dF now available at CAST

Rialto dF now available at CAST

“A bridge between calligraphy and typography, by a pen-master designer.”

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Erik Spiekermann on p98a’s innovative revival of the letterpress

Erik Spiekermann on p98a’s innovative revival of the letterpress

“Since the advent of computers in our studios, we’ve all spent hours looking for the right typeface from thousands of choices, fussed with tiny increments in size, introduced refinements in OpenType fonts containing hundreds of ligatures, alternate characters and content-sensitive positions. And now ‘letterpress’ is back”

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3D effect type family Rig Shaded released

3D effect type family Rig Shaded released

“As its name suggests, Rig is designed as a framework to support a range of striking 3D effects.”

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Monotype and MIT on typeface legibility

Monotype and MIT on typeface legibility

Monotype looks to encourage the use of easy-to-read typefaces.
Monotype is working with MIT AgeLab on new research looking at how easily typefaces can be read at a glance, reflecting our “increasingly fast-paced, information-gathering” culture.

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Emoji Ambivalence

Emoji Ambivalence

“So here I am, a year later, trying myself as an emoji designer and simultaneously exploring possibilities of bringing this font to life. And that, I discovered, is a bottomless pit if I’ve ever seen one.”

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Join Dalton Maag

Join Dalton Maag

“Dalton Maag is growing, and we’re excited to be looking for talented additions to our team in Brixton, South London and São Paulo, Brazil.”

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The Futures of Typography

The Futures of Typography

“What are the skills we need to contribute to the future of typography? And what do two ghostly figures from the 15th century have to do with that future?”

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Mark Simonson released Proxima Soft

Mark Simonson released Proxima Soft

A rounded version of Proxima Nova with the same 48 styles and the same language coverage (including Greek and Cyrillic).

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Town – a geometric Sans with 124 styles

Town – a geometric Sans with 124 styles

“Town is a display collection inspired by art deco and contemporary lettering.” Introductory offer: 85% off.

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Designing the letter Æ

Designing the letter Æ

“The letter ‘Æ’ evolved from the Classical Latin diphthong ‘AE’. With its long history, there are multiple models for its design. Nevertheless, there are some aspects worth highlighting.”

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Futuracha Pro

Futuracha Pro

“A quirky OpenType font, magically readjusting as you write based on the preceding and following letter.”

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In the halls of high-tech MIT, he still paints professors’ names on doors

In the halls of high-tech MIT, he still paints professors’ names on doors

“If a name appears written in black letters on a professor’s office door at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it’s more likely than not that Glenn Silva put it there with the delicate stroke of his paintbrush.”

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Fit by David Jonathan Ross released

Fit by David Jonathan Ross released

FIT is a hyper-stylized series of caps designed with one thing in mind: filling up space with maximum impact.

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