May 2017
5 personal branding strategies every freelancer needs to know
As a freelancer, your success depends on your personal brand. A story by Shayla Price.
The second edition of The Insects Project available now
During her talk at Typo Berlin conference, Zosia Oslislo announced the second edition of the book on Central European diacritics is now available.
Shedding light on the bold inline style
Inline styles were popular companions of upright weights in geometric sans families of the late 1920s and early 1930s. A story by Ferdinand Ulrich.
Pangramme type design exhibition goes Chaumont
The exhibition, designed and produced by Atelier Design Graphique & Typographie of École Supérieure d’Art of Lorraine, offers an overview on contemporary typography produced by students. (more…)
New typeface: Avory by Rosetta Type Foundry
Avory is a gently condensed sans that challenges convention. Designed by Sláva Jevčinová, released by Rosetta Type Foundry.
Slanted #29 – Helsinki out now
In the summer of 2016 the Slanted editors embarked on their trip to Helsinki to take a close-up look at the contemporary design scene there. (more…)
This Just In: Book Jackets by Philip Grushkin
Philip Grushkin was a tour de force in the publishing world. Letterform Archive acquired a modest portion of Gruskin’s archives in the fall of 2016, complete with original art and mechanicals for several of his dust jacket designs.
Meet TypeNotes, new print magazine by Fontsmith
“A love letter to letterforms, launched to celebrate our love of type and the craft behind making it, as well as our 20th birthday this year.” Learn more about the new TypeNotes magazine at Fontsmith’s website.
Let’s reissue EPA’s Graphic Standards System
Designed by Chermayeff & Geismar and reissued as a hardcover book printed in 14 Pantone colors. Support this Kickstarter project by Jesse Reed & Hamish Smyth.
The evolution of chromatic type
Color fonts or chromatic type are not new. The first production types appeared in the 1840s… Read the whole story by Jamie Clarke.