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TypeDrawers
A discussion forum for professionals and enthusiasts in the fields of typeface design, lettering, and typography.
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21 discussions
105 comments
Most recent: Yo, I'm Abe Nehrer, thought I'd say hi! by Eris Alar
June 26
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Typeface Design
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Expand for more options.Technique and theory of typeface design
908 discussions
13K comments
Most recent: Will I run into any issues if I don't include all the glyphs from a codepage (i.e skipping ∏∑√∂)? by Matthijs Herzberg
1:38AM
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Expand for more options.Honest and constructive feedback from other professionals. For release announcements, use the Type Releases category.
375 discussions
7.6K comments
Most recent: How to implement Bulgarian glyphs with grave that have no unicode (А̀ О̀ У̀ … а̀ о̀ у̀ …)? by Adam Twardoch
8:13AM
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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.
460 discussions
6.2K comments
Most recent: Microsoft Visual TrueType Version 6.35 [July, 2021 release] by Paul Linnerud
July 30
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Expand for more options.Discussion specific to making metal type
29 discussions
133 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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Lettering and Calligraphy
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Typography
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Expand for more options.Discuss the history of typography here.
234 discussions
2.7K comments
Most recent: Why no movable type revolution in Asia in the countries that have a limited number of characters? by Vasil Stanev
July 31
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Expand for more options.The category for those who teach design.
90 discussions
1.1K comments
Most recent: ‘Grand Cru Classés’ sprouting from Antwerp soil by LeMo aka PatternMan aka Frank E Blokland
July 5
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Expand for more options.The category for typographic and educational resources.
27 discussions
329 comments
Most recent: Where do I find which glyphs are required for a given language? by Florian Pircher
10:40AM
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Announcements
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Expand for more options.Announce talks, conferences, workshops, weekends, competitions, etc. here.
63 discussions
347 comments
Most recent: 24 May | Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture by Vasil Stanev
May 28
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Expand for more options.Post permanent or freelance/temporary job postings for type and lettering here.
88 discussions
466 comments
Most recent: Job: Oxford University Press, "We are seeking a Fonts Specialist" by Hrant Հրանդ Փափազեան Papazian
June 22
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Expand for more options.Announce new type releases here. Please do not copy/paste your marketing copy.
123 discussions
218 comments
Most recent: G-Type newsletter featuring our new multi-weight script Goskar. by Nick Cooke
July 19
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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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