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Álvaro Franca

@naipefoundry.com

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Type Director at Vasava Studio, partner at Naipe Foundry https://store.naipefoundry.com/

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Jun 4

Essa fonte é feita pra UI — ou seja, pra interface de usuário mesmo, aquelas letras que você vê em apps, sites, botões, campos de texto, etc 📱💻

A gente queria algo que fosse preciso e legível, mas com o calor humano e a vibe acolhedora que a gente ama na cultura mineira 💛

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 22d

Probably useful for anyone drawing logos too! A good understanding of letterforms and vector drawing can come in handy in a lot of different ways

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 28d

I hate that the intersection that excludes the BSB is still a BSB lyric :-c

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Oct 7

An unlike my work for the men's Champions League, this one makes it into the actual match graphics!

As a football fan it's an amazing feeling seeing my font on the permanent clock of a major competition 😍

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Oct 7

New UEFA Women's Champions League season kicked off tonight, which means the fonts we made for them at Vasava are finally in use!

It's a serif! With Text and Display styles!

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Commercial Type @commercialtype.bsky.social · Oct 2

James Mosely's series of lectures on the history of letterforms were delivered every year to students in the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. These were recorded in 2020-21, and are now available for everyone to watch:

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

James Mosley's History of Letterforms - YouTube

James Mosley’s lectures on the history of letterforms were delivered in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication over many years. They represent ...

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Sep 30

Eu amei, não conhecia o projeto da Nickelodeon!!! Parabéns amiga, foi super divertido passa muito rápida a palestra com tanta coisa legal

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Sep 30

Não tinha visto antes porque o André cometeu a maldade de soltar as palestras durante o julgamento do Bolsonaro

a bald man in a suit and tie is making a funny face while talking into a microphone .

ALT: a bald man in a suit and tie is making a funny face while talking into a microphone .

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Sep 30

Tomando um cafézinho e assistindo a @takemeout.bsky.social no DiaTipo Belém www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-l...

🎉 すごい 🎉

DIATIPO BELÉM 2025 - PAULA CRUZ

YouTube video by DiaTipo

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Words of Type @wordsoftype.com · Sep 29

In TWO weeks!
It's our 2-sessions workshop with Maria Doreuli ( @contrastfoundry.bsky.social ) and @kristaradoeva.bsky.social
who will teach you the fundamentals of type design with cyrillic script!!

There are still a few spots left!

Tickets and info at wordsoftype.com

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labubu cor de carne @camilanebula.bsky.social · Sep 23

é aquela piada todo dia

EUA: descobrimos q tylenol causa autismo!!!

China: construímos um aerogerador suspenso no ar do zero 💅

People's Daily, China @pdchinanews.bsky.social · Sep 23

China's home-designed megawatt-scale commercial buoyant airborne turbine, the S1500, has successfully completed its maiden flight in northwest China's Hami after passing tests including full desert assembly and continuous high-wind deployment and retrieval.

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Sep 10

kkkkkk funciona perfeito

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Sep 2

vc merece um pulitzer

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Sep 2

😂

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Typographica @typographica.org · Aug 20

Gladly made my annual gift to @archive.org, a service that costs nothing to use, runs no ads, and yet I depend on daily. (E.g., digitized texts are an essential source for library.typographica.org/specimen-boo... and @fontsinuse.com.)

Donate now to keep it free and open to all: archive.org/donate

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Aug 20

Eu e minha irmã em 2007 / Eu e minha irmã em 2019

Rambla del Raval, Barcelona 08001

Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Aug 19

Obrigado, não conhecia Comprei um Quati e agora a minha vida melhorou 136%

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Aug 17

JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH! This gave me old Google back! It killed the AI results dead!

Irish @nakedirish.com · Aug 17

This, actually works. For me at least.

How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default

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𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑𝖆 𝕮𝖗𝖚𝖟 @takemeout.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Aug 11

apaga isso imediatamente

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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · Aug 2

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Post from "The Rundown"

July 18 at 5:30 PM
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DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online.
The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery.
While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material.
Source: TechCrunch

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Aug 2

I meant turn off speedpunk 😅

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Matthew Smith @matthewsmith.website · Jul 29

I am excited to announce the all new Type Foundry Directory!

typefoundry.directory

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · Jul 23

After nearly 5 years of using the same photos from my Domestika course shoot, it was time for an update.

A few extra kilos, grey hairs, and tattoos later... I’m finally done catfishing you all 😅

Big thanks to Débora Rodríguez for the fresh portraits!
Check her work: www.instagram.com/deborarodam/

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · Jul 21

Visual development art by Lou Romano for The Incredibles (2004), dir. Brad Bird, Pixar

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Laura Serra @laureola.bsky.social · Jul 15

time to delete my WeTransfer account!

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