August 2016
Explorations in Typography, second edition
A brand new edition of Explorations in Typography by Carolina de Bartolo is currently in production and available for pre-order! (more…)
Early bird rate for ATypI16 extended
Early bird rate extended until end of Monday 22nd. Register now for our 60th annual conference, ATypI16 Convergence! Join the global typographic community in Warsaw, Poland, 13–17 September 2016.
The abbreviated typographer
Klim – Welcome to the Infill Font Foundry
In his essay, Chris Sowersby reacts to an interview with Rudy VanderLans by Sébastien Morlighem. Chris discusses the “In-fillism”, a VanderLans’ neologism refering to “a point, where type designers are simply filling in the few remaining options left.” Furthermore, he writes about font distribution and promotion and compares contemporary situation with late ’90s and early ’00s. (more…)
Type design workshop for students
Type design workshop for medium/advanced young designers/students, who already are working on a particular font (text or display), and who are in the state of progress, in which they still do need professional critique and advice. (more…)
How Apple Is Giving Design A Bad Name
For years, Apple followed user-centered design principles. Then something went wrong. An essay by Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini. (more…)
How the 2016 Olympic logo and font were created
What happens when two firms, from two continents have to work together to design something for the entire world to see? (more…)
Egypt inaugurates its first museum for Arabic calligraphy
The museum houses a collection of modern and ancient masterpieces created by artists who specialized in Arabic calligraphy and its unique decorative qualities.
Serebro Nabora Type Conference, Moscow, Russia
Serebro Nabora is an annual international type conference held in Moscow from 30 September to 7 October 2016. (more…)
NB Akademie, a new font family by Neubau
Berlin-based studio Neubau has released a new typeface, NB Akademie designed by Stefan Gandl, which is comprised of 20 different styles from light to mono black-italic. (more…)