TypeDrawers

A discussion forum for professionals and enthusiasts in the fields of typeface design, lettering, and typography.

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Introductions

47 discussions 270 comments Most recent: Checking in, calligrapher gon… by Michael Gills July 1
Typeface Design
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Type Design Critiques

Honest and constructive feedback from other professionals. For release announcements, use the Type Releases category.

497 discussions 10K comments Most recent: Television Sans - my first ty… by Dave Crossland October 8
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Type Design Software

Discussions specific to FontLab, Glyphs, AFDKO, Superpolator, Prepolator, Robofab, TTX, FontTools, UFOStretch, DTL Software, MS-Volt, Fontforge, etc.

591 discussions 7.8K comments Most recent: A tool for skeleton + marks A… by John Hudson 1:08PM
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Type Design Technique & Theory

Technique and theory of typeface design

1.1K discussions 15.4K comments Most recent: Fractions by SCarewe 1:27PM
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Type Business

The business side of type design and font licensing.

674 discussions 11.1K comments Most recent: Industry Letter to Copyright … by Thomas Phinney October 2
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Font Technology

Discussion specific to font technology.

906 discussions 9.9K comments Most recent: Inspecting Fonts Beyond CSS D… by Thomas Phinney 6:50AM
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Punchcutting

Discussion specific to making metal type

29 discussions 138 comments Most recent: Drawing the movement: Nelly G… by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland September 2019
Typography
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Type Education

The category for those who teach design.

128 discussions 1.5K comments Most recent: Latin One: Mechanics type des… by Nicole Dotin October 5
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Type History

History of typefaces and typography

333 discussions 3.6K comments Most recent: CIↃ in print by Craig Eliason July 29
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Type Resources

The category for typographic and educational resources.

82 discussions 896 comments Most recent: New Font Forum! Fonts.xyz by SmithJoys October 6
Lettering and Calligraphy
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Lettering Critiques

33 discussions 344 comments Most recent: Is the Icelandic translation … by JanetLanier July 16
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Lettering Technique & Theory

Technique and theory of lettering and calligraphy

81 discussions 1.1K comments Most recent: The “ti” ligature by Kent Lew August 25
Announcements
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Events

Announce talks, conferences, workshops, weekends, competitions, etc. here.

101 discussions 557 comments Most recent: Announcing Font Tech & AI… by Nadine Chahine October 4
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Job Postings

Post permanent or freelance/temporary job postings for type and lettering here.

116 discussions 659 comments Most recent: Hiring: Creative Type Director by Will_Studio_DRAMA February 3
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Type Releases

Announce new type releases here. Please do not copy/paste your marketing copy.

175 discussions 237 comments Most recent: Michelangelus typeface from t… by michele casanova October 9
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Miscellaneous News

Any news that doesn’t fit in other Announcements categories. Software announcements go in the software category.

186 discussions 1.9K comments Most recent: Footnotes F by jakeflem October 9
About TypeDrawers
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TypeDrawers Announcements

Official news about TypeDrawers.com

54 discussions 1.3K comments Most recent: Sycamore Humanist Sans (Regul… by Christian Thalmann June 3
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Suggestions and Bug Reports

114 discussions 1.2K comments Most recent: Use of "Mute" button ? by Ermin Međedović February 25

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