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When lines roamed the earth
Much has gone into research and writing about the Gutenberg revolution, but some facets of the Mergenthaler revolution could bear a little more scrutiny, as you can imagine I am about to give them.
Jump in, the water’s warm
Much has been said and written—by everyone from operating systems developers, app developers, font developers, content-developing users, and just plain-old users—about OpenType variations. “As you were,” “Just a taste,” and “Whole hog!” are three of the many possible attitudes such…
Opacity for all
In the beginning of digital outline fonts, people were not quite sure whether the line being drawn was opaque or transparent.
Remembering Margo Chase, letter alchemist
On July 22, the design community lost one of its brightest stars to a tragic aviation accident. An icon of graphic design, Margo Chase created extraordinary, evocative letterforms that deeply marked popular culture as well as hearts and minds.
Retype brings Krul, Winco, and Kade to Type Network
From bar windows to book covers to boats, the wildly diverse culture of the Netherlands informs a trio of types from this Hague-based foundry.
Coquette and Proxima Nova broaden their horizons
Welcome to the Mark Simonson Variety Show, where typefaces grow lighter and bolder and pick up new language skills!
The Wall Street Journal’s design chief talks type and trustworthiness after launching updated app
Che Douglas, the Journal’s Global Head of Design, oversaw a major overhaul of its digital product, which, like the print edition, prominently features Font Bureau’s Escrow.
Inside the fonts: sizing up Zeitung
Underware’s latest release comes in two variants—Zeitung Pro and Zeitung Micro Pro. What’s the difference?
ScreenFonts: June 2017 | The Leftovers
These posters didn’t make the cut, but are still noteworthy for their design and/or typography.
Underware comes to Type Network
A terrific trio brings a collection of exquisite, lively typefaces to our burgeoning alliance.
ScreenFonts: June 2017
Poster galleries galore: the June episode of ScreenFonts looks at posters for LA 92, Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan, Sleight, Burden, Violet, Hounds of Love, A Dark Song, The Void, Free Fire, and Berlin Syndrome.