Our new Expert Lists series invites design experts to recommend fonts for specific uses. Johannes López Ayala, creative director at Tipogris Books and Brands, and lecturer at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, introduces some of his favorite typefaces for Books. A wonderful selection with some traditional faces but with an inspired sprinkling of contemporary flair.
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Naming a typeface is like naming a newborn baby, kitten or puppy. The name either must reveal heritage or suggest personality. Sometimes a name triggers obvious connections; for example, the given or surname of the designer(s) or client the face has been designed for makes a lot of sense. Other […]
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Six must-have font familes. All available from ILT. And a bonus free font too.
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In 1958 Bradbury Thompson developed the ‘monoalphabet’, a type whose distinctive concept was that uppercase and lowercase forms were identical. The monoalphabet was modeled on his favorite serif face, Baskerville, with lowercase a, e, m, and n mixed with uppercase letters.
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One year ago today, ILT launched its own font store. Our mission is to create a healthy and creative ecosystem for the creators and users of type. Meet the new foundries!
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A year ago we launched I Love Typography’s font store, entering a crowded marketplace dominated by a few big players with very deep pockets. Read about our first 365 days!
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Typographics is a design festival that takes place every June in New York. A regular feature in the calendar of any type lover, it feels like it’s been around for much longer than it actually has. This year presents the 8th edition, which will be a hybrid event featuring in-person […]
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Read MoreFor our first Font Fashion Week, type designer extraordinaire, Mark Simonson, spoke about his new typeface Proxima Sera, the long-awaited companion to the world-famous Proxima Nova. Here you can watch the video or read the illustrated transcription below.
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