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printmag.com

The Curious Case of Cursive

Chloe Gordon looks at the evolution of cursive in society and design.

chicagomag.com

Preserving the City Through Typography

A Portage Park illustrator saves Chicago’s past one letter at a time.

clagnut.com

Retrofitting fluid typography

As part of my forthcoming Patterns Day talk I decided to rebuild the newly redesigned Creative Boom article page using Utopian fluid typography.

canva.dev

Fonts are still a Helvetica of a Problem

CVEs in three strange places and the unique problem of safely processing and handling fonts.

medium.com

Behind the design: A deep dive into Aptos

Journey through the design process for our new default font.

edition.cnn.com

Why the Microsoft default font change from Calibri to Aptos upset some users

Is it arguably somewhat ridiculous to get worked up over a font change? Yes. Are a lot of us doing that anyway? Also, yes.

printmag.com

The Monotype 2024 Type Trends Report

The coveted type trends report for 2024 is hot off the presses.

textlab.dev

Animating Font Palette

With the release of Chrome 121 we can now animate a smooth transition between font-palettes in Color Fonts using only CSS.

itsnicethat.com

Unearthing the origins of the world’s most hated font, Comic Sans

We delve into the history of the contentious font, uncovering the story of its creation and early uses.

pimpmytype.com

Better Sales Pages with better Typography

Five tips to design a convincing sales page by better using typography.

smashingmagazine.com

The AI Dilemma In Graphic Design

AI promises a major upheaval in typography, with designers finding themselves navigating both opportunities and challenges.

printmag.com

Findings From the Monotype & Neurons Typography Report

Monotype and Neurons, an applied neuroscience company, have released the first results of an ongoing study.

maketypework.com

The 3 secrets to Font Pairing

Join me on a quest to find the perfect pair. Here’s my 3 step framework to consider along the journey.

news.bloomberglaw.com

AI’s Billion-Dollar Copyright Battle Starts With a Font Designer

A handful of lawsuits assert the budding AI industry has unfairly vacuumed up the creative work of authors, artists, and programmers.

ilovetypography.com

ILT’s Favorite Fonts of 2023

It’s that time of year again. Join us as we look back at some of our favorite fonts published on ILT in 2022.

imperavi.com

User Interface Typography

Guide to designing better typography — from readability and choosing typefaces to modular scale, vertical rhythm and responsive type.

uclab.fh-potsdam.de

ARETE — Visual History of the Latin Alphabet

Interactive visualization of the history of the latin alphabet, showing the temporal and formal relationships of the different scripts and typefaces.

readymag.com

Readymag Websites of the Year 2023

Vote for the best websites in Typography, Interactivity, Storytelling, Impact, and Self-promo categories before January 7, 2024.

marbla.de

Marbla

Marbla is an experimental display typeface exploring the possibilities of variable fonts to change the mood and personality of a typeface.

rsms.me

Inter Font Family

Version 4.0 of the Inter typeface, now with six additional "Display" designs for large delicious type.