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oddbird.net

Reimagining fluid typography

For many years, it has been ‘best practice’ to use relative units (especially em and rem) for sizing text. But are we responding to the right inputs?

aresluna.org

The hardest working font in Manhattan

A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.

brailleinstitute.org

Hyperlegible font

A font crafted for low-vision readers, by the Braille Institute.

shapecatcher.com

Shapecatcher: draw the Unicode character you want

Search through a database of characters by simply drawing your character into a box.

youtube.com

Cheetos "other hand" font

The first ever typeface fully designed with the other hand — because the designer's dominant hand was... busy.

type.today

Type manual: units of measurement

Kilometers per hour, kilowatt-hours, degrees, square miles, liquid ounces (and much more).

uclab.fh-potsdam.de

Visual history of the Latin alphabet

Interactive visualization of the history of the latin alphabet, showing the temporal and formal relationships of the different scripts and typefaces.

joshleeb.com

Shaping ligatures in monospace fonts

Shaping is the process of converting text (UTF-8 code points in our case) to a sequence of glyphs with positional information to be rendered.

adventofts.com

Advent of TypeScript

Advent of TypeScript is a month-long event running from December 1 to Christmas, featuring daily TypeScript challenges.

uifonts.app

uifonts.app

Test and preview fonts in real-time for all your design needs. Choose the perfect typeface with ease.

weandthecolor.com

The stories behind iconic typeface names

Typography is a cornerstone of design, shaping the way people perceive messages and ideas.

fonts.google.com

History of Latin type

The rich history of type design and the technical evolution of typesetting are woven into our everyday practice of typography.

airport.revolvertype.com

Airport typeface

Commercial aviation grew rapidly in the post-war years. In consequence, airports had to become more capable, too.

arun.is

Leica’s engraved fonts

A deep dive into Leica’s proprietary engraved fonts and how they make their products more special.

tbrown.org

The book Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free

Few things in my career have been as rewarding as writing and sharing this book. I’m so excited to give it to you for free.

ilovetypography.com

Font of the Month: Roadhouse

This month, Steven Heller takes a closer look at the Roadhouse font family.

danmall.com

How Did You Pick That Typeface?

Design is deciding.

medium.com

Rethinking Text Resizing on Web

Airbnb has made significant strides in improving web accessibility for Hosts and guests who require larger text sizes.

newsroom.spotify.com

Introducing Spotify Mix, Our New and Exclusive Font

We are introducing our new bespoke typeface: Spotify Mix.

tympanus.net

A Selection of Fonts That Future-Proof Your Web Design

A small selection of fonts ideal for keeping your web design timeless and forward-looking.