January 2016
A Conversation With Erik Spiekermann
Pi.co blog features an interview with Erik Spiekermann, one of the most well-known and creative thinkers in design.
Pangramme – International student type design exhibition
École Supérieure d’Art de Lorraine is inviting to participate in an international call for applications for recently drawn, unpublished type designs by students. (more…)
Creative Characters – Highlights from the last 99 issues
Creative Characters, MyFonts’ series of monthly type designer interviews, is in its tenth year. More importantly, the newsletter has a jubilee issue — number 100! (more…)
Typography Quiz – a Font or a Typeface?
What’s the Difference Between a Font and a Typeface? Take AIGA’s Ultimate Typography Quiz!
Why Fonts Matter, and how they impact your mood
It’s nice that features a preview of a new book Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman. (more…)
TypeCon2016 Call for Programming
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is now accepting programming proposals for TypeCon2016 — taking place 24–28 August in Seattle, Washington.
TDC Non-Latin Workshop: Cyrillic with Maxim Zhukov
To address numerous problems of Cyrillic type design the Type Directors Club is offering a two-day professional seminar and workshop, TDC Cyrillic Week-End. (more…)
2016 Brand Nieuwe Conference, Amsterdam
A two-day event on corporate and brand identity with some of today’s most active and influential practitioners from around the world. (more…)
New font – Cobalte by Jean-Baptiste Levée
Cobalte is the third in a group of loosely related sans serifs by Jean-Baptiste Levée. It follows the warm, modern path of Cogito and Gemeli but adds a subtle flaring to the strokes. (more…)
QVED 2016 – Editorial Design Conference, Munich
QVED, 25–27 February 2016, Alte Kongresshalle Munich. Soul food – for magazine makers and lateral thinkers, wordsmiths and picture-wrights, storytellers and chroniclers. (more…)