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

https://typefoundry.directory

@paulvanderlaan I agree that Google’s AI implementation in search isn’t a positive development. Though in that specific case, I am pretty sure that’s just a normal Google search result pointing to a troll post on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FrutigerAero/comments/1f6ot17/its_never_too_late_adrian_frutiger_was_77_years/

Finally online: Beyond Bézier, the research projects my dear colleagues and I undertook at Écal, where we thought about type design beyond making products that use Bézier outlines. Video lectures by Matthieu Cortat, @alicesavoie, Radim Peško, Florence Yerly, Micha Wasem and myself, as well as lots of nice bonus content.

https://beyondbezier.ch

@AleksandraSamulenkova The old website can still be found here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20090129115718/http://briem.ismennt.is/2/2.1a/2.1.1.thorn.and.eth.htm

@colinmford @jenskutilek A “Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity” with OpenAI and Meta in the steering comittee? Funny.

@klim The world if billion dollar companies would publicly document how they deal with fonts.

@daytonamess @nicksherman @Okay Considering that the trademark is for “Source” (at least according to what is written in the font files and the USPTO) I am not sure if it’s such a big deal. Also not a lawyer of course. I wonder if Adobe reached out to “Source Type” already …

@daytonamess Should be Quadraat? https://www.typeby.com/fonts/quadraat

@eWalthert @kai @klim @underware Sounds fair.

@pixelambacht There are a few directories that aim to highlight some aspects of font licensing (student license, trials, etc.). Not 100% sure that is what you are looking for.

https://typefoundry.directory/
https://typefoundries.info/
https://www.type.lol/

@typographica @klim Can’t really blame non-type people for not knowing much about the manifold world of font licensing.

I guess we’ll see a bunch more of this in the future: https://nebulasans.com/

@mass_driver @drahardja @Remittancegirl @klim they have also been for sale (with a 4bn dollar price tag) since 2023.

@koeberlin There's no such thing as an upside down S

@typeoff Looks like the reproduction that’s visible in the background of this video shot at the Kiš Museum in his birthplace, maybe they know more about its whereabouts. https://youtu.be/3YGddsnRxvI?t=181

https://www.welcometoromania.eu/DN1c_Halmeu_Rastoci/DN1c_Halmeu_Rastoci_Tautii_Magheraus_Muzeul_Misztotfalusi_m.htm

The talk I gave this week to Zamme projects on Foraging books and research is on Twitch for a couple of days more if you want to see it. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2410714504?t=350s (sorry the quality is so low, blame my slow AF Internet)

Every type foundry should be a co-op.

@drott @pixelambacht Interesting stuff. There’s a few things I’d be happy to know more about:

Is there a visual comparison accessible somewhere to see the visual differences mentioned?

Also, can you elaborate a bit about which fonts were used for the pixel tests? Do you know which hinting strategies were used in these files?

Thanks!

Type Designers: I am available for freelance work — in particular I am looking to do some more python tool development.
I have been building all sorts of custom extensions for @RoboFont, tooling for optimizing kerning large families, proofing tools, and even PDF invoice tools using DrawBot/Google Sheet/Dropbox.
My website has my GitHub link and more work!

https://connordavenport.com/

The TM 2223 website is online.
https://2023.typemedia.org

🚀 Looking for a Freelance Font Technician!
I’m on the hunt for a detail-oriented and responsive font technician to help with mastering—someone who enjoys collaborating on both small and large projects.
If that sounds like you (or someone you know), drop me a message or send an email to hello (@) typozon.xyz. Thanks!
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