October 2016
Type specimens on the web, an interview with John D. Jameson
How type is promoted on the web is changing. This week, Typethursday chatted with front-end developer John D. Jameson. They discussed how specimen websites have changed and how to make your promo site more effective.
What are smart quotes & how should you use them?
You might or might not remember typewriters, but their use is responsible for many of the type crimes committed today. Text by Ilene Strizver.
Retina, new release by Frere-Jones Type
The second release from Frere-Jones Type is here. Retina combines years of legibility research and a broad range of proportions for a family that is both clear and capable.
More than 800 languages in a single typeface
Learn more about Google Noto. A free typeface five years in the making, Noto spans more than 100 writing systems, 800 languages, and hundreds of thousands of characters. (more…)
It’s here! Download Affinity Designer version 1.5 today
After nine months of development, Affinity Designer 1.5 is available now. For a limited period, Affinitiy offers 20% off the usual price ($39.99 / £29.99 / €39.99). (more…)
Top 25 typography blogs
We are happy to be included among the Best 25 Typography Blogs, which will really help you get to grips with typography. You’ll find fonts, typefaces, type design, illustrations, lettering, text effects, typographic art, tools, books, learning resources and related disciplines. (more…)
New font – Chronicle Display
Six new typefaces born of fashion, and designed for all kinds of dramatic visual storytelling. Meet the bright and graceful Chronicle Hairline collection: romans and italics in Regular, Condensed, and Compressed.
Ligature.ch interviews Heavyweight type foundry
Heavyweight is a Prague-based type foundry founded by Jan Horčík and Filip Matějíček. Learn more about young Czech type designers.
Thoughts on OpenType Font Variations
Matthew Butterick analyzes new OpenType font format and questions the real motives behind Apple, Google, Adobe and Microsoft supporting this technology. Via Typewolf.
The 35 most innovative apps of the year
Innovative apps – from pizzas that order themselves and AI assistants to design tools that were once only usable on our desktops. By Fast Co Design Blog.