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A review of #lettering and #typography. Since 2002. Posts by editor @stewf.com. Primarily on Mastodon with many from the type community: https://typo.social/@typographica
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Typographica @typographica.org · Jul 11
Bluesky is a good alternative to X for the general public and some specific topics, especially politics. But for many communities and fields, a critical mass remains exclusively on Mastodon. Type designers and fans, for instance, have their own server with 679 active users: typo.social/directory.
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Welcome to Typo.social! This is a Mastodon instance open to any typo and type enthusiastic. We are offering this service out of sheer courtesy without being held responsible for any disadvantages.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 1h
For folks without an existing blog, I can understand why Substack is an easy way to get started, but you already have a great site. I feel like Bluesky can be your means of reaching a broader audience, while you retain your own platform for publishing.

Anyway, interested to see how it goes.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 1h
Subscription model is ok I think, although their UX is quite aggressive at forcing people to subscribe, etc. At least you have some control over that as a publisher.

My main concern is about its ownership. They have shown to be far too open to nazis and other extremist content.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 10h
I love that you’re writing again (and the title is perfect), but why not publish on your own lovely site, instead of Substack whose business practices are highly suspect?
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Letterform Archive @letterformarchive.org · 2d
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, Letterform Archive partnered with the San Francisco office of COLLINS on 100 Tens — 50 “1”s from the Archive’s collection paired with 50 new works from a range of today’s leading designers.

#LetterformArchive #100Tens
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Typographica @typographica.org · 8d
Arny Sans!
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Typographica @typographica.org · 9d
Yes.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 9d
Everett’s Bar, Arcata, CA.

While we were shooting this sign, someone from behind asked why we’re taking photos. Turns out she’s the owner. There has been a bar at this location since the early 1900s. Her dad bought it in 1951, and it’s been in the family ever since. She invited us to see inside.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 10d
Cool! Linking to pages you used for research is awesome.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 10d
Worked fine on my iPhone 17 iOS 26.01. I completed the survey.
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Typotheque @typotheque.com · 11d
People perceive thickness of letters very individually, and that’s why we are conducting Font Weight Survey to understand the regional preferences of font weight. Could we ask you for 10 min of your time? The findings will be published publicly once we have some results.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 11d
If you’d like to know about the titles themselves, I wrote about this in 2013: fontsinuse.com/uses/5067/ch...
Cheers Logo and Opening Titles
A clever Halloween costume triggers nostalgic memories of classic TV typography.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 11d
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Zipper in use
Designed by Bob Newman in 1970 for Letraset. [Daines 2016] Some sources additionally credit Philip Kelly [Reichardt/Hoefer], who worked at the Letraset Studio from 1969, but who himself doesn’t mentio...
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litherland @lither.land · 14d
“Following Prof. Mosley’s death in August 2025, the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication is pleased to make the recordings generally available in agreement with the Mosley estate.”

youtu.be/lBfDu3McE3k?...
01 – Introduction
YouTube video by Department of Typography & Graphic Communication
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Fonts In Use @fontsinuse.com · 15d
Big thanks to @fairetype.bsky.social who just renewed their Fonts In Use sponsorship for another year. Please support them with a follow and a visit to www.fairetype.com.
Faire Type
We are a Brooklyn-based type foundry creating dynamic retail fonts that fit the moment and bespoke custom fonts and logotypes for brands.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 16d
@slye.bsky.social and I are bringing back our type selection workshop to @letterformarchive.org, Oct 25–26: letterformarchive.org/shop/a-crash...
A Crash Course in Type Selection
Learn techniques to make finding the right font the best part of any job.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 16d
From the Clement Mok collection at @letterformarchive.org
Marketing materials for the Apple Credit Card. Marketing materials for the Apple Credit Card. Sample Apple Credit Card.
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Robert Beatty @edsunspot.bsky.social · Sep 12
Guerilla Toss “You’re Weird Now” is out today on Sub Pop! Had a blast making artwork for this one (if you can’t already tell).
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Typographica @typographica.org · 25d
The answer is 1936. flic.kr/p/2ruyDyA
Savar Theatre drawing
If you saw only the top half of this image you might assume this is a theater from the 1970s or ’80s. But no – it opened in 1936! This 1800-seat Savar, in Camden, New Jersey, was designed by architec...
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Typographica @typographica.org · 25d
my thoughts exactly!
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Typographica @typographica.org · 25d
Without looking it up, guess when this theater was built.
Illustration of a theater facade in orange and blue with rounded, art-deco lines. The sign lettering reads “SAVAR” in a geometric style reminiscent of the typeface Stop – the S has horizontal strokes and spine, the A is an open triangle shape like the Adobe logo, and the R has an open bowl created by a stem that doesn’t continue to the top of the form.
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Typographica @typographica.org · 27d
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Search Results for “Kodomo no kuni (“Children’s Land”) Magazine ” | People’s Graphic Design Archive
A virtual design archive built by everyone about everyone for everyone.
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Sarah Bull @sarahebull.bsky.social · 27d
Hey, friends, do any of you know of a good reading (or instruction manual?) on reading pre-1900 (let's say 1700-1923) handwritten texts? Some of the students in my History of Reading class want to focus their final projects on older "traces of reading" and would love more specific instruction +
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Typographica @typographica.org · Sep 16
Fall lineup of Type Electives’ free Fall Virtual Lecture Series, all on supporting linguistic diversity. typeelectives.substack.com/p/supporting...
Supporting Linguistic Diversity through Type Design
The full lineup for our FREE Fall Virtual Lecture Series. Registration now open!
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Typographica @typographica.org · Sep 8
Just noticed the Ephemera Society of America posted my 2024 talk about our @letterformarchive.org Strikethrough exhibition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7bL...
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YouTube video by Ephemera Society of America
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Typographica @typographica.org · Sep 7
It’s not uncommon. Kind of a standard way to set of the preposition. The DOD had it that way before the WARRIORS took over.
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