April 2016
The First Roman Fonts by John Boardley
The Renaissance affected change in every sphere of life, but perhaps one of its most enduring legacies are the letterforms it bequeathed to us. (more…)
TYPO Labs – Conference for font engineers in Berlin in May
TYPO expands. Launching this year with the slogan “Unlock the Magic Behind Fonts”, TYPO Labs is a new conference that will concentrate on the technical aspects of type design. (more…)
Good design is not cheap. Cheap design is no good.
Alan Kitching – A Life in Letterpress by John L. Walters
A beautiful new book by John L Walters on the life and work of typographer, designer and letterpress master Alan Kitching is published by Laurence King this month. (more…)
New book – Graphics & Logo in Retro Style
New Retro is a compendium of fashionable designs that draws inspirations from the past, published by Victionary. (more…)
Pure North conference, Kiel, Germany
Pure North – A conference about Scandinavian graphic design in terms of cultural identity.
Would you like to get a free ticket to Element Talks?
Tell us why you should not miss the biggest design conference in Poland – tweet the answer with #365typo hashtag until 15 April (12:00 CET). We will award two best answers with a free ticket to the conference. (more…)
Why do we need more typefaces?
Veronika Burian talks about why we still need new typefaces and shares less subjective reasons in favour of her statement.
Investigating the potential for miscommunication using emoji
Hannah Miller analyzed the “emoji font” diversity and together with her colleagues conducted a survey to compare how people interpret emoji. (more…)
7th International Typography Congress in Valencia
The 7th International Typography Congress will be held 1—3 July 2016 in Valencia, Spain. Visit the event’s website to learn more (Spanish only). (more…)