October 2015
The Stack Awards: The shortlists
Take a look at the independent magazines sent to the judges of the first Stack Awards.
Face Forward conference, Dublin, Ireland
Face Forward is an international peer-reviewed conference focused on typography that seeks to examine design and typographic practice, and to make explicit existing connections between craft, research, theory, history, criticism and pedagogy. Dublin, 11–12 December 2015.
TPTQ Arabic, a new type foundry
TPTQ Arabic is new type foundry dedicated to developing original high-quality Arabic typefaces and systems for bilingual typography. (more…)
Sutnar News of the World
Erik Spiekermann on Grotesque
Erik Spiekermann will be looking at the state of sans serif typefaces – who makes them, who uses them and why there is a never-ending supply of new designs for an old idea. (more…)
Publishing platform Medium launches new identity
Long-form publishing platform Medium has just launched its new identity. Rebecca Fulleylove reviews the identity for It’s Nice That, Armin Vit for Brand New. (more…)
FontLab VI is here. Well, almost
After many years of waiting, FontLab finally released FontLab VI. Actually, so far only the Public Preview for Mac OS X. Try it for free and at your own risk.
Only 7 days left: 365typo book for €36.50
If you order 365typo before 20 October 2015 at 365typo.etapes.com, it can be all yours for the special price of €36.50 (afterwards the price will increase to €49.50). Free shipping with your purchase of three or more books. (more…)
Nadine Chahine on legibility of smaller screens on wearables
Smaller screens on wearables means brands must rethink how they create interactive, legible and engaging content, and why glances could become valuable commodities, says Nadine Chahine, UK type director and legibility expert at Monotype. (more…)
Logo Modernism book by Taschen
It’s Nice That blog reviews a new book Logo Modernism by Taschen. (more…)