TypeDrawers

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

Category List

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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.

  503 discussions 10K comments Most recent: Need a pair of eyes on these … by AbiRasheed 9:47PM
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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.

  594 discussions 7.9K comments Most recent: Looking at the font I created by 64k_ 9:59PM
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  Type Design Technique & Theory

  Technique and theory of typeface design

  1.1K discussions 15.4K comments Most recent: Help us study letter spacing:… by danielquisek October 28
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  Type Business

  The business side of type design and font licensing.

  675 discussions 11.1K comments Most recent: Apple - New validation proces… by Thierry Blancpain October 22
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  Font Technology

  Discussion specific to font technology.

  910 discussions 10K comments Most recent: A call for better metadata by Thomas Phinney 7:22PM
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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.

  129 discussions 1.5K comments Most recent: How does a typeface "sparkle"? by Kris Sowersby October 21
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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 902 comments Most recent: New Font Forum! Fonts.xyz by Qwerasd October 18
• 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 592 comments Most recent: ATypI 2026 Sharjah – who is g… by Stephen Coles 9:21PM
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  Job Postings

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

  117 discussions 666 comments Most recent: FWIW: Available for consulting by skef October 30
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  Type Releases

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

  179 discussions 238 comments Most recent: New Release: Parling by Kent Lew October 28
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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: Michelangelus typeface from t… by John Savard October 18
• 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