March 2017
New font – Columbia Sans by Production Type
Columbia is an unorthodox blend of multiple historical models. Columbia strikes a balance between rigorous topics and an approachable, informal tone. Designed by Jean-Baptiste Levée, Released by Production Type Foundry.
An interview with Dr. Fiona Ross
Fiona Ross has played a crucial role in the type industry throughout her career, and it is largely thanks to her work that type designers and developers have been enabled to make innovations in non-Latin type design. (more…)
Top alternatives for Adobe Creative Suite
What if you’re not into the subscription plan? What if you’re not happy with Adobe apps? What if, frankly, you want options? A story by Justin Heyes.
Let’s Talk Design #14 – in 3 weeks
Let’s Talk Design is back in Ghent, Belgium, on 30 March. They booked 4 speakers in the fields of graphic, brand design, illustration, packaging design and typography. Like always: after the event there is time to network, talk to the speakers and have a drink.
The font that escaped the Nazis and landed on the moon
Futura is familiar. But its journey from avant-garde German type to hipster favorite is unusual – and it includes Nazis and the moon. Via Vox.
1974 CBC Graphic Standards Manual Revival at Kickstarter
Pledge on Kickstarter today to help fund the limited edition reproduction of the 1974 CBC Graphic Standards Manual – and own a piece of design history.
Type Over Time by Type Directors Club
The Type Directors Club is pleased to announce a celebration of its 70th anniversary, a day-long series of typography talks and an evening reception. 10 March 2017, 9:00 am–6:30 pm, SVA theatre, 333 W 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011, United States.
New website Logobook archives logos going back to the 1950s
If you enjoy looking at logo designs, prepare to lose a few hours with a new website, Logobook, which collates identities going back to the 1950s. A story by Creative Review.
Variable Fonts: making the promise a reality
Bob Taylor, Monotype’s Font Technologies Director, offers his views on the promise of Variable Fonts and shares how Monotype and the tech industry are bringing this promise to reality.
ATypI 2017 Call for submissions
The call for submissions for ATypI 2017 Montréal: Atypique is now open. Conference runs from September 12–16, 2017.