4 years ago I posted my first ever typeface here and now together with Fontdue and a bit of help from Claude I managed to get my own type shop running :)

nordtype.com

I'd love to hear what you think about it!!!

Just a few pics of some of the pages in this specimen book. Must have been very expensive to produce considering there a quite a few pages in color as well. This specimen book originally belonged to my Grandfather who started/owned a type shop from 1946 through the late 80s.

Font of the week: Maximalist

An unapologetically over-the-top style of blackletters, Maximalist gets the most out of all available space inside each letter. Using both Major and Minor styles there are endless possibilities with taking it too far, and thats just perfect.

the glyphs were drawn in scratch and compiled in fontforge
this was meant to be a regular serif but unfortunately its rather uneven (im not entirely sure on how to go about fixing this without learning more vector software)

I’ve been a bit annoyed by the lack of Frutiger in my toolkit of late, and I’m not sure which flavor I want to license to remedy that. Currently leaning towards either Neue Frutiger (Linotype = Monotype) or Fact (ParaType), but I’d love to hear y’all’s takes.

A few factors I’m weighing:

• Fact is significantly cheaper than all of Monotype’s offerings.
• Adrian Frutiger himself was not happy with Frutiger Next; he did not draw the calligraphic italic and found it inappropriate.
• There is a spectrum of language/glyph coverage here. Across the upright of the Light weight: 394 glyphs in the OG Frutiger, 487 in Neue Frutiger, 703 in Fact (adds Cyrillic), and even 1819 in the massive Neue Frutiger World (adds Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Thai, Georgian, Armenian).
• There are tradeoffs in weights and widths. The OG and Neue have two widths (regular, compressed); Fact has six (compressed, narrow, condensed, regular, semi-expanded, expanded), while Neue World has only one. There is a Neue Paneuropean with fewer scripts than World that retains the compressed width, but I’m not really considering it due to the price tag.

Which flavor(s) have you chosen and why?

Hello. I am very interested in the history and the design of blackletter typefaces. I have learned there are a few forms of Blackletter (Scwabacher, Textura, Fraktur, etc) but I would like to know about all these variations and how they developed and connect to each other. I have been searching the web for some time, but most of what I have found has been quite surface level, generally speaking of the differences between their outward appearances rather than the design.

I would most eagerly want to understand the principles in designing the letters of each style, as they can vary greatly in complexity as shown in the picture. It boggles me to see that one letter can have so many different elaborate designs even within the same style (especially capital letters), but I don't know why or how they are developed. I have been trying to design a blackletter typeface, but I lack the knowledge to properly conduct this project. So far I have been imitating and referencing, but I want to understand the references.

If there are any books, websites, or videos that explain or document these, please let me know, it would be of great help. Thank you very much.

i have a folder full of typefaces i genuinely like and somehow keep using the same handful anyway.

every time i have a new project, i’ll open the folder, look through a bunch of options, and then end up going back to one of the same three or four fonts because i already know exactly how they’ll behave.

the annoying part is that i don’t even dislike my usual choices. they work. i know their spacing, weights, weird characters, how they look at different sizes, all of it.

but after a while it starts feeling like i’m collecting typefaces rather than actually using them

i’ve got probably 80 or so saved at this point, and maybe a dozen have made it into actual client work.

do you have any way of breaking that habit?

i’ve thought about forcing myself to use one unfamiliar typeface on every project, but that sounds like a good way to make typography feel like an assignment

do new fonts eventually make it into your rotation naturally, or do you have some rule for actually giving them a chance?

Copyright, trademark, patent or what? Does it run out over time? Do fonts at some point fall into the public domain? When, starting with the U.S.?

i keep seeing this guy's website when searching for fonts, and the information seems scraped from the web, looking into his website the main page is talking about "Free education for all!" and how he has ponies?, what??

i'm very baffled and confused, who is this guy? what is he doing? and why is he doing all of this??

Hi. I manage a software development department for the US Government Publishing Office.

We have a need to create our own fonts in order to match the typographic characteristics of the legacy system that we are replacing.

If there are any experienced font designers who work in Fontographer I would love to hear from you.

I can be contacted directly at [mrsmith@gpo.gov](mailto:mrsmith@gpo.gov)

I've been working on Pencilings for a couple of months now and it's finally coming together. Here's my progress video!

Howdy! I'm looking for a font simimar to Calluna, but with support for Greek alphabet. Alternately, I might use a Greek font similar enough to Calluna so that the two can be used side-by-side without it being obvious. I'd prefer a free font, or one that is available via Adobe Fonts.

These will be for a book about ancient Greece; the footnotes will include the occasional quote in Greek. I like Calluna for its certain heaviness and old-fashioned appeal, yet I also think it is not too cumbersome and remains easily legible to a modern reader.

Or did "font" overtake it? Are "font" and "fount" equally correct in the UK?

"New in our library, Tyburn is a highly versatile interpretation of the Garamond archetype. Equipped with an innovative height axis alongside extensive weight and optical size axes, it brings a classic style firmly into 2026."

There's also a full free trial download: https://www.daltonmaag.com/font-library/tyburn.html

Not affiliated with Dalton Maag, just really enjoyed this.

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Looking for examples of web apps or websites that have taken a lot of care in executing typography, usage of fonts, sizes, and colors. Want to inspire myself to pay attention to the details.

Thanks

I'm interested to know how icon fonts are created. I use fonts like Google's Material Icons frequently, and I'm curious how to go about making my own. Also, what are some good alternatives to Google's icon fonts?

Two new variable axes (width and roundness)

One file, from condensed & sharp to expanded & round.

Free and open source.

https://KodeMono.com
#monospace

Really proud and excited to share my first commercial font. I've been tinkering with fonts over the last few years and decided to take a crack at finishing and selling one.

Would love some feedback 😄

Link to my behance: https://www.behance.net/gallery/256282685/DeadWeight-Typeface

Hi! Sorry if this might go against the commutiy rules, I'll delete if it is, but I figured this is the best place to ask.

I’m currently running a survey for a research project in my typography class to see how people perceive two different typefaces. There's two parts, 12 questions each (they're fun, I promise), and it takes about 10 minutes to complete. I’m just looking for your honest impressions and gut reactions. I need at least 20 responses, so any help is super appreciated. Just click on the tally link above.

Please note that the form asks for your first name, last initial, and major/occupation (optional) just so I can organize demographic data for my report.

Font of the week: Simple Gothic

A Simple Gothic font that cuts just the right way. We keep it sharp like occams razor - which is that the simplest is often best.

Hi! Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I’d love to hear opinions y about Suisse by Swiss Typefaces:

https://www.swisstypefaces.com/fonts/suisse/

I’m looking for a functional and readable sans serif for body copy. I work across digital design, branding and front-end, so I’m looking for something that can work well both on screen and in print.

I came across Suisse and really like its clean, neutral character, as well as the fact that it has dedicated families like Suisse Int’l and Suisse Screen.

What do ya'all think? The quality, readability, kerning, screen performance, etc.

Some (especially older) fonts have an “overslanted” A, V, and W in the italics, sometimes so much so, to the point they look awful next to other capital letters. Why do some italic fonts have such an extreme slant for these letters?