Welcome to our September edition of the Month in Type, our regular roundup of the best in type news. Oh, and if you missed episode #3 of our brand new Featured Fonts series, catch it here.
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This month’s edition of The Month in Type is sponsored by Delve Fonts, our Platinum sponsor, and their brand new Tuppence typeface, a quirky gem that comes with a host of catch words, swash capitals, and more than a hundred ornaments. Be sure to check it out!
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Inspired...
A wonderful graphic design history resource from we made this. Will keep you busy and inspired for ages. It’s huge! Thanks to Daniel Benneworth-Gray. I discovered it through his inspiring newsletter, Meanwhile.
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The above poster for Othello is one of my personal favorites. It’s from the D&D archives. And be sure to bookmark we made this for future reference.
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New Fonts
Belinda New, an updated and improved version of Belinda, from Melvastype. Available in three weights.
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Commercial Type just released The Vault, a collection of WIP and unfinished typefaces ready to license. Moulin Regular by Sandrine Nugue is one of my favorites from the vault.
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Watch
The incredibly popular handwriting font LiebeHeide owes some of its authentic look and feel to color fonts technology. How does that work? Designer Ulrike Rausch explains how.
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From the archives but worthy of repeated viewings: Michael Bierut on How to Use Graphic Design.
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A short on Ivan Chermayeff & Tom Geismar. Quite a bit of wisdom packed into those 3 minutes.
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Our favorite blue-shirted Austrian returns for another episode of Pimp my Type: What’s the right font size in web design? Zero points for Oliver’s singing voice — but an A+ for his type advice.
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Another great one from the AIGA design archives: an interview with Lucille Tenazas.
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Events & courses
An introduction to 3D type with Spline, a free 2-day course starting Saturday october 9. Never heard of Spline? Well, it's a new tool for creating 3D content for the Web. It's also available in the browser. Recently The League of Movable Type interviewed the founders of Spline. Worth a listen.
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This year’s Typecon conference is going virtual. It starts on October 21, so if you’d like to attend, get your tickets soon.
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The Ladies of Letterpress conference: September 24–26, 2021.
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An online course organized by Letterform Archive: Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich teaches Restaurant Branding: We eat first with our eyes. Oct 5 – Nov 9, 2021, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm PDT. (Roberto's also the designer of the magnificent Oposta typeface.)
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Type Directors Club 68th annual international competition is open for entries. (Early Bird Deadline: October 29; Regular Deadline: December 17, 2021)
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Read
Dan Cederholm recently published another book. Have yet to get my copy, but Dan is a great teacher. Twenty Bits I learned About Making Fonts is available from the Simplebits store.
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Coming very soon from Kelcey Gray and published by Princeton Architectural Press is Let’s Make Letters! Available now for pre-order.
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On the redesign of the Print website and blurring the lines between digital and print: How To Get That New PRINT Look.
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A great interview with Tra Giang Nguyen (AKA Gydient) and more about her kinetic typography on It’s Nice That.
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This next news story is labelled under, I did not see that coming! Type Monolith Monotype bought Hoefler & Co.
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Listen
Martina Flor is famous for her lettering. Now she has a great podcast, Letter Now, in which she talks about everything from the nitty gritty of design and illustration to how to go freelance, and lots of practical tips on achieving a healthy work-life balance.
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And while you’re there be sure to check out Martina’s fun Lettering Quiz too.
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Riso love
Scott Boms’ Etsy store, Risolute, is well worth checking out.
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Did you know...
That Salvador Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo?
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On the socials
A must-follow Insta: Goodtype.
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A pretty cool isometric or 3D alphabet by Fleta Selmani.
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And our Instagram, of course!
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I don’t know about you, but since Covid, days and months have merged into a kind of time blob. So perhaps I NEED one of these amazing flip-clock-calendars from Present & Correct. Please, Santa, please! Grey or yellow?
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New on the blog
In episode #2 of Font of the Month, Steven Heller takes a closer look at Oposta, an unabashed and oversized slab serif that seamlessly melds flamboyance and finesse.
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Thanks to our two brilliant Gold Sponsors: Typetogether and their brand new lyrical geometric sans, Postea (30% off):
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And Jamie Clarke Type with the lovely and layered Rig Shaded.
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Thanks for joining me today. Stay safe!
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