Typodarium 2026 has dropped! The 365-day tear-off calendar features daily typeface inspiration by 330 designers from 39 countries, and showcases new modular fonts each Sunday. The post 365 Days of Type Inspiration in Gorgeous Analog Form appeared first on PRINT Magazine.| PRINT Magazine
Last week I spent a lovely evening at a special event (Make Your Mark) celebrating the work of 18th century type pioneer John Baskerville, immortalised in the font that still bears his name. It was run as part of the Small Performances project shared between Birmingham City University and the University of Cambridge, which is … Continue reading The Foundry of the Baskervilles| The VIEWS project
An essay on the forgotten art of the punchcutter 1965 :: USA :: R. Hunter Middleton An essay that was published as a keepsake alongside a talk given by R. Hunter Middleton to the School of Library Service of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Language: English| archives.design
Let’s Make B for Bennett 1953 :: The Typophiles :: Warren Chappell A booklet by illustrator and type designer Warren Chappell, published by “Friends of Paul Bennett” (dated 1953-12-03), sketching the process of traditional type punchcutting using a counterpunch. The treatment is correct and well illustrated, but exceedingly brief. A portion of the print run was distributed, at Bennett’s request, as Monograph 40 of The Typophiles. Language: English| archives.design
Corona 1951 :: Linotype Company A specimen of the typeface Corona by Linotype. It was part of the Legibility Group series of newspaper types by Linotype and developed by their in-house design team. The lead type designer on this project was Chauncey H. Griffith, who was also known for his work on Bell Gothic. Language: English| archives.design
WAD to RR: A Letter about Designing Type 1940 :: Cambridge, Massachusetts :: William Addison Dwiggins An essay in the form of a letter, expanded and edited for publication, from William Addison Dwiggins to Rudolph Ruzicka on the subject of typeface design. It is especially interesting because it explains Dwiggins’ own process and goes slightly beyond abstract “design” and outlines the interactions between Dwiggins and the type development organization at Mergenthaler Linotype. “G,” ...| archives.design