February 2016
Typographics festival starts on 13 June 2016 in NYC
Typographics is a 10-day design festival devoted to contemporary typography, with talks, workshops, and tours focusing on where typography is today and where its future may lie. It will be held at The Cooper Union in New York City. (more…)
Learning from Letraset with Dan Rhatigan
In this talk, Dan Rhatigan looks at Letraset’s type and other graphic supplies, showing how they put the tools of professional design into everyday hands. He also looked at how people had to improvise with Letraset, and made the most of the materials at hand.
FF DIN: The First Condensed Arabic FontFont
Yves Peters writes about FF DIN Condensed Arabic by Yanone, which was just released by FontFont.
Creative Characters – an interview with Jovica Veljović
MyFonts Creative Characters newsletter introduces Jovica Veljović. The interview was edited by Dan Reynolds and designed by Anthony Noel. (more…)
Submit your fonts to Pangramme by Sunday
Don’t miss to submit your typefaces to Pangramme, the international student type design exhibition. The deadline for submission is 28 February 2016 at midnight.
The Monocle Big Interview with Paula Scher
Monocle’s editor in chief Tyler Brûlé sits down this week with designer, painter and art teacher Paula Scher. (more…)
Dutch Alphabets – a collection of lettering sheets
Dutch Alphabets is a portfolio containing 47 broadsides featuring new samples of lettering and writing by today’s most significant ‘Dutch’ lettering artists, type designers, calligraphers and sign painters. (more…)
Don’t get a job, make a job
Don’t get a job, make a job – How to succeed as a creative graduate. About the book written by Gem Barton. (more…)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s New Logo reviewed
15 Type Designers to Watch Out For in 2016
Maria Jose from Canva Design School shares the 15 type designers responsible for some of the most beautiful typefaces in recent years. (more…)