Typography

Blackletter fonts are severely underrated. How have you used them?

Reimagining Blackletter fonts | Type Network Blackletter used to be one of the most popular categories of type in the world. It has endured a prolonged absence from the spotlight, too often relegated to newspaper mastheads and metal band album covers. Recent reinterpretations of the genre have sparked its resurgence. Here are five new blacklet...

As a brand evolves, its type evolves. Rather than switching typefaces every few years, though, custom type allows a brand to stay true to its voice while changing with the times. Washington Post's Postoni illustrates this best.
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Type Network | Custom | Washington Post Type Network is an industry leader in custom typeface design, variable fonts, logo development, and font modification, giving brands a flexible, unique voice.

Read the story of legendary designer Tony Di Spigna, and how his hand-crafted letterforms have been seen by virtually everyone on earth (including you). 👀

Thinstroke joins Type Network After independently illustrious careers, Tony Di Spigna and Bill Hilson founded Thinstroke in 2009. Now, after a dozen years distributing Di Spigna’s meticulously-crafted typefaces, they’ve chosen to join 33 other top foundries in Type Network.

Authentic and lively: Ideal for branding and labels, Robert E. Smith's Brush Script nearly jumps off the page. Its flowing curves and deep slant make it an easily readable replacement for hand-writing.

https://store.typenetwork.com/foundry/adobe/fonts/

IvyEpic’s uniquely tapered tails and terminals leave more space open in the counters of the bolder weights, lending the geometric sans serif a friendly, warm tone. Its wide range of styles—9 Romans and 9 slanted Italics—prepare it for editorial, corporate design, and new media.

https://store.typenetwork.com/foundry/ivy/fonts/ivyepic

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“Design does not exist in a vacuum and this is especially true of typefaces. Type tends to reflect the physical and theoretical environment in which it was created.” – David Williams

https://www.typemag.org/post/type-people-david-williams

“I feel a responsibility to imbue my work with my roots and culture as a way of changing the design canon, leaving legacy and storytelling.” - Jaamal Benjamin
https://www.typemag.org/post/jaamal-benjamin

Only 8 days to get your hands on this typographic masterpiece: Kris Sowersby: The Art of Letters

Kris Sowersby: The Art of Letters A book of letterforms by one of the world’s leading type designers. A visual feast exploring type.

Who is Jaroslav Benda? Czech typographer Petra Dočekalová has spent the past seven years finding the answer. 👀

Rediscovering a long-lost master designer : Type Magazine Rediscovering a long-lost master designer Who is Jaroslav Benda? Czech typographer Petra Dočekalová has spent the past seven years finding the answer. By Lucas Czarnecki · Posted One of TypeCon 2019’s most stylish and fascinating talks was a quick introduction to Jaroslav Benda, an obscure Czec...

This history of the ballot is as beautiful as voting is necessary. 🤩

Did you vote today?

This Is What Democracy Looked Like : Type Magazine History of type, Graphic design This Is What Democracy Looked Like Alicia Cheng’s new book explores the visual history of the American voting ballot. Incredibly, it makes voting today not look so bad. By Lucas Czarnecki · Posted The 2020 election has been marked by several oddities, including the...

For those attending ATypI: 2020, what has been your favorite event so far?

Welcome to ATypI 2020 All Over! — ATypI You’re invited to a celebration of all things typographic! Join us online October 27–31 for ATypI 2020 All Over, the sixty-fourth annual conference of the non-profit Association Typographique Internationale. Travel virtually with us around the world during five type-filled days and nights design...