The Weekly Typographic

Typeface Classifications They Didn't Teach You in School

Besides our fun roundup this week, including one of our favorite new type design books, a visually readable braille, and a fascinatingly in-depth article about the importance of open-source in a city's rebranding, we've got an extremely entertaining Nerd Alert to teach some of the nerdier types of classifications you might never have learned about. ????

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Legibility vs Readability, Uniwidth Typefaces, and more!

This week we're going into detail about what really is the difference between the terms legibility and readability and why it's important to distinguish the two as a designer. Plus, we've gathered some fantastic Internet finds...

An intro to control characters

How to Network, Arcade Game Typography, and more! ????

This week's episode truly packs a punch — we've got a feature on arcade game typography, the inside scoop on what it's like to be a creative director at Monotype, and so much more! Not to mention an awesome Nerd Alert segment where Micah and Olivia share their wisdom and insights about networking as a creatives.

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Font Production & Engineering

Oh what a week — we had more than we could fit in this week, but we wanted to start with something we've been working on lately that you're gonna like. Yesterday we announced a new workshop, hosted by our excellent pal Daniel Nisbet + us, to teach beginner type design fundamentals. Starting with how to use the most affordable pro option out there, Glyphs Mini...

The Vignelli Paradox, Free Design eBooks + Sustainable Fonts

A whole lot of fun packed into this week's episode — in links this week, we have a great tutorial on color theory in digital design, the inside scoop on how Arial and Times New Roman are good for the Earth, an amazing resource that compiles free design eBooks, and more! For our Nerd Alert segment, Olivia and Micah chat about Vignelli's controversial design principle of only using a few "good" typefaces and how that...

Interview with Vocal Type Co. Founder Tré Seals

This week, we've got an interview with one of the best, most down-to-earth & talented type designers we know. Tré Seals is the founder of the very popular Vocal Type Co., whose mission is to highlight stories of underrepresented groups of people through their catalogue of historically-inspired typefaces...

The ethics of type and what the heck are SVG fonts?!

What a party this week! After last week's interview with Tré Seals of Vocal Type, we had a couple of links we were hungry to share — a good meaty take on the science of design, some system font news, a little insight into the journey of a letterer, and some pretty interesting perspectives on moral perspectives seeping into licensing. Let's go....

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Pokémon, watch typography, Garamond banned + more!

Wow, this edition goes everywhere. From font-based Pokémon hunting in Minnesota (you read that right), to a DC Courtroom where they're banned a particular font being used in briefing documents, through to watchmaking studios around the world. Phew...

Asterisk History, Another Car Rebrand, Justin Bieber, Drop Caps + More!

Last week we took a trip around the world, and this week, we're taking a trip through history. From the evolution of the asterisk (who knew it has had so many existential crises throughout its long life) through to the historically-influenced new Renault logo. Plus, some articles from the modern times involving choosing fonts that give the right feeling, raising the standard of free fonts and.....