TypeDrawers
A discussion forum for professionals and enthusiasts in the fields of typeface design, lettering, and typography.
Category List
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Typeface Design
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Discussion specific to font technology.787 discussions 8.3K comments Most recent: slnt - Slant axis browser support by Thomas Linard September 6
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Technique and theory of typeface design1K discussions 14.7K comments Most recent: VTT on ARM Macs with Parallels Desktop by Marc Foley 8:16AM
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The business side of type design and font licensing.606 discussions 10.4K comments Most recent: Seeking Recommendations for Font Licensing Services by Ray Larabie September 6
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Honest and constructive feedback from other professionals. For release announcements, use the Type Releases category.443 discussions 9.3K comments Most recent: AlphabetMagic. My first AI experiment by Nick Shinn September 10
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Discussions specific to FontLab, Glyphs, AFDKO, Superpolator, Prepolator, Robofab, TTX, FontTools, UFOStretch, DTL Software, MS-Volt, Fontforge, etc.534 discussions 7.3K comments Most recent: FontCreator Now Available for macOS! by Ray Larabie September 8
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Lettering and Calligraphy
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Technique and theory of lettering and calligraphy82 discussions 1.1K comments Most recent: What is tag in ApplySubstitution feature at Fontforge by WAY KYI July 3
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Typography
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Discuss the history of typography here.298 discussions 3.3K comments Most recent: What are the most-viewed fonts in the world? by Micha Mirck September 9
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The category for those who teach design.112 discussions 1.3K comments Most recent: ‘Grand Cru Classés’ sprouting from Antwerp soil by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland August 13
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The category for typographic and educational resources.65 discussions 723 comments Most recent: Alternatives to WhatTheFont Forum? by Ori Ben-Dor September 5
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Announcements
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Announce talks, conferences, workshops, weekends, competitions, etc. here.77 discussions 413 comments Most recent: Enterprise Sales + other font production & design courses at ILT Academy by Kent Lew September 9
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Post permanent or freelance/temporary job postings for type and lettering here.105 discussions 628 comments Most recent: OUP is seeking a Global Fonts Manager by John Savard June 15
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Announce new type releases here. Please do not copy/paste your marketing copy.148 discussions 249 comments Most recent: Pesteh Perso-Arabic Typeface! (Official Font Release) by Amir Mesbahi August 31
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Any news that doesn’t fit in other Announcements categories. Software announcements go in the software category.
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