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Typography News No. 4
In this episode of Typography News: Adobe added more than 1,500 new fonts to Adobe Fonts, Monotype fonts were used in 1 billion designs made using Canva, and Bluesky users forced Adobe off the platform.
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“Designing Type” Book Review & Flip-Through
Curtis reviews takes a super deep-dive into “Designing Type, 2nd Edition” by Karen Cheng. The first edition of the book released in 2005, with the current revision being released in 2020. Having read both editions, this Jectives flip-through book review showcases every page and comes along with a lot of commentary and feedback about what…
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Typography News No. 3
Taking a deep dive into typography headlines. Monotype released it’s 2024 Font Use and Forecast survey results to the public, Patagonia commissioned a new sans serif , and Hot Type created an entire typeface from the seeds of a single letter “a” and the New Tendencies movement of Croatia.
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Typography News No. 2
In the second episode of Typography News, Curtis takes a look at the new typography of Eventbrite, typeface releases from DualType, Maxitype, and Brandon Nickerson, and finishes with a sneak peek of the next Jectives book review.
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Typography News No. 1
In the inaugural episode of “Typography News,” Curtis looks at the recently released Cash App brand guidelines. Three brand new fonts by Martha Sue Coursey, Set Sail Studios, and Clement Cases are showcased and discussed. Finally, the video closes out with a “puff piece” on a 25-year debate over the street signs in San Luis…
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“Grid Systems in Graphic Design” Book Review & Flip-Through
Josef Müller-Brockmann’s “Grid Systems in Graphic Design” is considered a staple of graphic design education, and often touted as a “must own” book. In this video, Curtis will flip through each page and review the book so you can decide if it is a must own book for you.
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8 Brand New Fonts
Eight brand new typefaces released this week including fonts inspired by the 7th century illuminated manuscripts, the 1960’s counter culture, Swiss design, 20th century Americana, and more! This episode of “Brand New Fonts” includes typefaces from Typodermic, Brandon Nickerson, Fontfabric, Atipo Foundry, Skritur, Tamara Pilz, and Blaze Type. TL;DR: it’s a good week for anyone…
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9 Brand New Fonts
The first episode of “Brand New Fonts” presents nine new typefaces released in the past week. From absolute beginners to the best in the business, designers published new monospace fonts, sans-serif workhorses, rule breakers, and comforting display types. The list includes fonts from Chay, IssamType, RidleyKemps, Positiype, R-Typography, SimpleBits, Ingo Plonnigs, VJ Type, and Pangram…
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Why You Need to Read “Thinking With Type”
Ellen Lupton’s third edition of “Thinking With Type” is her most refined yet, but there is still only one reason you need to own this book. Curtis “reviews” the newest release and gives personal insights to help demonstrate why this is a must read for anyone working with typography.