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tbrown.org

The book Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free

Few things in my career have been as rewarding as writing and sharing this book. I’m so excited to give it to you for free.

ilovetypography.com

Font of the Month: Roadhouse

This month, Steven Heller takes a closer look at the Roadhouse font family.

danmall.com

How Did You Pick That Typeface?

Design is deciding.

medium.com

Rethinking Text Resizing on Web

Airbnb has made significant strides in improving web accessibility for Hosts and guests who require larger text sizes.

newsroom.spotify.com

Introducing Spotify Mix, Our New and Exclusive Font

We are introducing our new bespoke typeface: Spotify Mix.

tympanus.net

A Selection of Fonts That Future-Proof Your Web Design

A small selection of fonts ideal for keeping your web design timeless and forward-looking.

amygoodchild.com

Coding my Handwriting

How I did it and what I’m doing with it.

nubero.ch

The Basics of Legibility

A Short Guide for Non-Typographers.

adobe.design

What does a head of typography do?

Tim Brown discusses the craft and practice of typography and driving type toward a future vision.

tonsky.me

Hardest Problem in Computer Science: Centering Things

Somehow we forgot how to center rectangles and must find our way back

blog.streamlinehq.com

Choosing the perfect icons for your typeface

A simple guide on how to pair icons and typefaces to create a consistent visual language.

texteffects.dev

Text Effects

Articles exploring the world of text effects using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript

oliviaking.com

Inclusive Sans

A text typeface designed for accessibility and legibility for all readers by Olivia King.

microsoft.design

The hidden power of typography

The science behind how design choices influence perception and behavior

printmag.com

The Curious Case of Cursive

Chloe Gordon looks at the evolution of cursive in society and design.

chicagomag.com

Preserving the City Through Typography

A Portage Park illustrator saves Chicago’s past one letter at a time.

clagnut.com

Retrofitting fluid typography

As part of my forthcoming Patterns Day talk I decided to rebuild the newly redesigned Creative Boom article page using Utopian fluid typography.

canva.dev

Fonts are still a Helvetica of a Problem

CVEs in three strange places and the unique problem of safely processing and handling fonts.

medium.com

Behind the design: A deep dive into Aptos

Journey through the design process for our new default font.

edition.cnn.com

Why the Microsoft default font change from Calibri to Aptos upset some users

Is it arguably somewhat ridiculous to get worked up over a font change? Yes. Are a lot of us doing that anyway? Also, yes.