Evoking past, present and future, the geometrically glorious Valvolina with ‘its bizarre yet engaging assemblage of contrapuntal shapes’ is the topic of this fifth episode of everyone’s favorite type column.
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Articles by John Boardley
The Year in Type
What a year! There was much to bemoan in 2020 2021, but the never-ending year was still an inspiring one in type. This issue of the Month in Type takes a look at some of the highlights of The Year in Type. Enjoy!
Fonts in Focus: Palast
Hannes von Döhren, award-winning designer of the expansive Brandon superfamily, has teamed up with Bernd Volmer to produce yet another typographic hit with the release of the splendid Palast superfamily.
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Making your font wishes come true
Only 10 days until Christmas! And what a year! To celebrate this year, we have something special for you, including some gifts and discounts.
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Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Erotique
In the latest edition of Font of the Month, Steven Heller waxes lyrical about a new font family from Zetafonts. Erotique stimulates the senses, craves for attention, and — well, read on to find out!
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The Month in Type: Nov. 2021
Jony Ive’s name will forever be associated with Apple and the iPhone. But what’s he been up to since leaving Apple? Would you believe this is the work of Ives? A beautiful departure:
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Why Bold not Black Friday?
We would like to give thanks this Thanksgiving to the brilliant designers who give shape to our words, so we’re taking a bold step that no other font distributor has taken before: All income goes to the foundries and designers.
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Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: TheStencil
Who doesn’t love stencil fonts. In this third episode of Font of the Month, Steven Heller dives into Lucas Fonts’ TheStencil typeface family. What’s so special about these new stencil fonts designed by Luc(as) de Groot? Read on to find out.
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Seb Lester’s favorite calligraphy fonts
Calligrapher, designer, educator, and artist, Seb Lester has attracted a huge and devoted following — both for his talent and wit. On Instagram, a million followers get to see Seb at work, penning everything from famous logos to exquisite copperplate and formal gothic scripts. We asked Seb to choose his favorite calligraphy inspired fonts.
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