June 2015
New Logo for Facebook reviewed
The Brand New blog features Armin Vit’s review of the Facebook logo. Created by in-house design team and Eric Olson of Process Type Foundry.
Selected, a design conference in Bilbao
Selected from Bilbao is a space where you can discover, share and be inspired by the latest graphic trends from all around Europe. 27 & 28 November 2015.
FontExplorer X 5 is here
The new FontExplorer X Pro 5 for Macintosh introduces a selection of new features aimed at improving usability, compatibility and connectivity. (more…)
Eye magazine reviews the The Daily Telegraph redesign
For its 160th anniversary, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph unveils a new masthead, crest and typefaces. (more…)
Type Nite, a typographic evening in NYC
An evening with Abbott Miller, Ellen Lupton, Tobias Frere-Jones, Peter Mendelsund. July 16, 7pm, at Strand Book Store. Open to the public, no purchase required.
Granshan conference “Global design in practice”
The annual Granshan conference is about typeface design and typography for familiar and unfamiliar scripts. Thursday to Saturday, 23–25 July 2015, Reading, United Kingdom.
New features in font editor Glyphs 2.1
Popular font editor Glyphs 2.1 was updated. Check the list of new features requested by users.
The winners of the TDC Typeface Design Competition
The annual Type Directors Club (TDC) Competition is one of the most prestigious, highly regarded events of its kind in the type and design world. (more…)
Kickstarter – Web Typography, a handbook
A handbook for designing beautiful and effective typography in modern websites. A project by Richard Rutter now on Kickstarter.
magCulture reviews new magazine MacGuffin #1
Madeleine Morley at magCulture blog reviews the first issue of a new magazine MacGuffin. “Like a Hitchcockian ‘MacGuffin’, the magazine isn’t interested in things that are iconic, but rather in the mysterious, unexpected things that set a story in motion”