Type designer and typography researcher Anya Danilova and our editor Adelina Shaidullina talked to the library’s deputy head for science, Benjamin Guichard, about how and why institutions like BULAC and type designers or typography researchers should collaborate.
Moving from metal to digital type compromised much of our typographic heritage. To build digital fonts for the future, we must return to their physical origins.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces on Tuesday with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Mr. Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity.
Amsterdam Typography has published 1500 historical photos with lettering and typography from Amsterdam. It was made possible by the digital image bank of the Amsterdam City Archives, practical support from the city archives’ staff, and additional permission from the heirs of some of the photographers.
A comprehensive compendium of typographic wonders from Rian Hughes! Device Fonts, his type foundry, is turning 30. To mark this occasion, we’re launching Typeractive – a book collecting every font Device has ever released, and more besides.
We’re pleased to announce — after Board nominations were open from August 14 to August 30, and a vote by Members took place from September 26 to October 3 — that ATypI has seven new Board members.
