Typographica
@typographica.org
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
Primarily on Mastodon with many from the type community: https://typo.social/@typographica
The asymmetry of S and O; the optical correction devices of overshoot and horizontal/vertical stroke weights; the concept of variable axes. It’s not only beautiful and fun, it’s a godsend for educators!
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The asymmetry of S and O; the optical correction devices of overshoot and horizontal/vertical stroke weights; the concept of variable axes. It’s not only beautiful and fun, it’s a godsend for educators!
Ahh, sorry. I thought this was the certificate as issued by the school. I was amazed that they personalized each one.
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Ahh, sorry. I thought this was the certificate as issued by the school. I was amazed that they personalized each one.
How sweet! How wrote these?
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
How sweet! How wrote these?
Can’t believe the name hadn’t been taken yet. Congrats!
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Can’t believe the name hadn’t been taken yet. Congrats!
“producer and writer Stephen Cannell’s signature end-credit logo—shown here and familiar to anyone who watched TV during the 1980s—depicted Cannell typing on his Selectric. Cannell was the creator of popular ’80s shows like The Rockford Files and The A-Team.” web.archive.org/web/20121003...
IBM100 - The Selectric Typewriter
web.archive.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
“producer and writer Stephen Cannell’s signature end-credit logo—shown here and familiar to anyone who watched TV during the 1980s—depicted Cannell typing on his Selectric. Cannell was the creator of popular ’80s shows like The Rockford Files and The A-Team.” web.archive.org/web/20121003...
These images come straight from @letterformarchive.org’s Bauhaus at 100 show: exhibitions.letterformarchive.org/bauhaus/exhi...
Bauhaus Typography at 100
Letterform Archive’s first in-house exhibition. See it onsite in San Francisco or online: Nov 13, 2021 – May 21, 2022.
exhibitions.letterformarchive.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
These images come straight from @letterformarchive.org’s Bauhaus at 100 show: exhibitions.letterformarchive.org/bauhaus/exhi...
I guess you can tell what I’m currently writing about. www.flickr.com/photos/stewf...
IBM Selectric Composer Typeface Portfolio (covers)
IBM United Kingdom Limited, Feb 1974 Fonts In Use Collection A great cover, hinting at the typewriter as printing press. Contents are very similar to this 1970 US catalog, but with a few new font siz...
www.flickr.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I guess you can tell what I’m currently writing about. www.flickr.com/photos/stewf...
Almost. bsky.app/profile/font...
It’s Matthew Carter’s typeface, Shelley (fontsinuse.com/typefaces/27...), but like much Word Art it’s been artificially bolded.
But the White House has a Chief Calligrapher (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...), so why not have her do something proper? (Unless she’s been laid off like everyone else.)
But the White House has a Chief Calligrapher (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...), so why not have her do something proper? (Unless she’s been laid off like everyone else.)
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Almost. bsky.app/profile/font...
“One thing I love about Flickr is how many people use it to save things that only they personally think are worth saving”.
Amen! It’s not just about professional photographers taking photos of people and places, which is I hope the Flickr corp (who I truly admire) is coming to understand.
Amen! It’s not just about professional photographers taking photos of people and places, which is I hope the Flickr corp (who I truly admire) is coming to understand.
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“One thing I love about Flickr is how many people use it to save things that only they personally think are worth saving”.
Amen! It’s not just about professional photographers taking photos of people and places, which is I hope the Flickr corp (who I truly admire) is coming to understand.
Amen! It’s not just about professional photographers taking photos of people and places, which is I hope the Flickr corp (who I truly admire) is coming to understand.
but the Script – a cursive/italic hybrid – is what makes this design special. The only thing kinda like it is Commercial Type’s Control Cursive (commercialtype.com/catalog/cont...), which was inspired by Van Dijk (fontsinuse.com/typefaces/35...).
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
but the Script – a cursive/italic hybrid – is what makes this design special. The only thing kinda like it is Commercial Type’s Control Cursive (commercialtype.com/catalog/cont...), which was inspired by Van Dijk (fontsinuse.com/typefaces/35...).
I will personally pay for you to unabandon your Flickr.
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I will personally pay for you to unabandon your Flickr.