TypeDrawers
A discussion forum for professionals and enthusiasts in the fields of typeface design, lettering, and typography.
Category List
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47 discussions
268 comments
Most recent: Checking in, calligrapher gone typo by Carl Crossgrove
June 20
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Typeface Design
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Expand for more options.Honest and constructive feedback from other professionals. For release announcements, use the Type Releases category.
493 discussions
9.9K comments
Most recent: Critique Request for Gothic Gumdrop (100% AI-generated submission to Google Fonts) by Thomas Phinney
June 19
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Expand for more options.Discussions specific to FontLab, Glyphs, AFDKO, Superpolator, Prepolator, Robofab, TTX, FontTools, UFOStretch, DTL Software, MS-Volt, Fontforge, etc.
572 discussions
7.6K comments
Most recent: Introducing Colr Pak - a free open source editor for COLR v0 and v1 fonts by mitradranirban
May 27
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Expand for more options.The business side of type design and font licensing.
668 discussions
11K comments
Most recent: Is wordpress a good idea to create a personal font shop? by Sergio Ramírez
June 18
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Expand for more options.Discussion specific to font technology.
879 discussions
9.4K comments
Most recent: Explaining myself and Mixfont, an AI font generation model by Nick Shinn
June 20
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Expand for more options.Discussion specific to making metal type
29 discussions
138 comments
Most recent: Drawing the movement: Nelly Gable's book on punchcutting by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland
September 2019
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Typography
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Expand for more options.The category for those who teach design.
123 discussions
1.4K comments
Most recent: Plain Text — a semi-annual publication for exploratory type design by Benjamin Dumond
June 20
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Expand for more options.History of typefaces and typography
331 discussions
3.6K comments
Most recent: When did high-waisted (and low-waisted) fonts/lettering first appear? by John Hudson
June 14
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Expand for more options.The category for typographic and educational resources.
81 discussions
875 comments
Most recent: I have reported 50 episodes of Typography News by Michael Wallner
May 1
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Lettering and Calligraphy
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32 discussions
338 comments
Most recent: What i made this Lettering on my pencil by DJSilverbird35
October 2025
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Expand for more options.Technique and theory of lettering and calligraphy
80 discussions
1K comments
Most recent: Michael Doret gets local news shout out for designing the NY Knicks logo by James Montalbano
June 9
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Announcements
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Expand for more options.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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Expand for more options.Announce new type releases here. Please do not copy/paste your marketing copy.
170 discussions
233 comments
Most recent: Arcaic, a modern sans serif with Roman roots by chaanes
June 20
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Expand for more options.Any news that doesn’t fit in other Announcements categories. Software announcements go in the software category.
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About TypeDrawers
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Expand for more options.Official news about TypeDrawers.com
54 discussions
1.3K comments
Most recent: Sycamore Humanist Sans (Regular) – Critique on Cap Kerning, Punctuation & Texture by Christian Thalmann
June 3
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