Typodarium 2022
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With 365 typefaces from 248 type designers across 35 countries, this calendar—created by Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit—is a well of inspiration for lettering enthusiasts and designers. In a lilac box (that …
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Link About It: This Week’s Picks
From ocean photography to decolonizing Chinese typography, American movie theater archaeology and more
Via restofworld.org
Decolonizing Chinese Typography With New Font “Ku Mincho”
Hong Kong native Julius Hui is on a mission to build a new typeface that traces the lineage of the Chinese language, a font he calls Ku Mincho. In China, typography has …
Via itsnicethat.com
Mirna Pierre’s “View” Typeface is a Tribute to Black Designers
Drawing inspiration from the ’70s, Orlando-based designer Mirna Pierre created her new typeface, called View, with Black designers in mind—to honor those across history, pay homage to her peers and inspire those …
Via itsnicethat.com
New Typeface Based on Greta Thunberg’s Handwriting
Greta Grotesk is designer Tal Shub’s typographic ode to Greta Thunberg and references the climate change activist’s handwriting. Shub (co-founder of Uno, an NYC-based company that aims to offer alternatives to single-use …
Via itsnicethat.com
This Font Might Improve Your Memory
A new typeface—the result of a collaboration between RMIT University’s design school and its behavioral business lab—may increase the amount of information we retain from reading. Called Sans Forgetica, it was conceptualized …
Via nytimes.com
Advancing the Ancient Lettering of the New York Times Nameplate
Even before the Gutenberg printing press, Gothic (also known as Blackletter) was a well-known letterform—with roots dating back to the 700s. Gutenberg would make it the first-ever font. And, centuries later, Henry …
Via coveteur.com
Real Stories Behind Recognizable Streetwear Typefaces
If you have your finger even slightly on the street style pulse, you’d have no doubt seen the Life of Pablo, Thrasher and Supreme logos all over the world—on everything from T-shirts …
Via telegraph.co.uk
The Font Designer for the Credit Sequence of “Stranger Things”
For many, the credit sequence of Netflix’s new hit sci-fi series “Stranger Things” becomes obsession-worthy by the second episode. The show’s title slowly reveals itself after interwoven cuts of cast member names …
Via propublica.org
How Typography Saves Lives
Followers of The National Weather service may have noticed that the organization recently switched from messages written in all capitals to mixed-case letters. The switch may seem minor, but it could actually …