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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller falls in love with JAF Herb , a tightly spaced, contemporary blackletter with a brush-script vibe. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: JAF Herb appeared first on I Love Typography.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts An experiment in single-letter logos. The post Single letter logos: What do you see? appeared first on I Love Typography.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts I set myself the task of building a small font library on a budget. Here’s what I picked, but before that, a few points on how I got started: The post How to build a font library on a budget appeared first on I Love Typography.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts The new Johnson & Johnson logo is more than a typographic blunder. It’s also a massive branding gamble with a high risk strategy. The post The New Johnson & Johnson Logo appeared first on I Love Typography.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts If I were to design a new magazine that needed to be both traditional with the hint of edge attitude, I would consider the Amberwood font family. It is a sans serif with a touch of quirk. Its key feature is the brush letter curves that at once gives it a carnival poster sensibility that feels as though it was designed to suggest carefully contoured ribbon.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Web fonts are more than just a way to make your text look nice. They’re a powerful tool to communicate your brand’s personality, message, and values to your audience. Web fonts also affect the readability, usability, and accessibility of your website — factors which have a direct impact on your conversions and revenue.

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AUGUST 13, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Perhaps the ideal way to appreciate Francis Chouquet’s 2023 typeface Scusi is to imagine the classic film posters painted and designed in the 60s and 70s by Italian film poser designer Sandro Symeoni, whose custom letter forms and typefaces adorned a bevy of imported Hollywood films destined to be translated or dubbed for Italian audiences as well as those originals made Cinecitta, the legendary film studio in Rome.

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JULY 14, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts In case you missed part one, catch up here. Today we have four more fantastic font families that are definitely worth checking out. Let’s jump straight in. The post New releases, fresh new fonts! — episode 2 appeared first on I Love Typography.

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JULY 13, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts We have some great new typefaces to tell you about! From blocky and fun display families like Scusi to eccentric scripts like Exentrica (we love the name), to the elegant high contrast of Copperscript — oh, and a tall slim gem called Amberwood. The post New releases, fresh new fonts! — episode 1 appeared first on I Love Typography.

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JULY 6, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Somewhere, squirreled away in almost every pre-digital graphic designer’s flat files near to the old rubber cement remover and the hand-roller used for flattening out galleys, under the piles of rubylith, a box of ruling tape and a T-square from the ancient paste-up days, is a small collection of dry transfer type sheets (also known as press type).

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JUNE 27, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Looking for a new sans serif typeface to add to your design arsenal? Look no further! We’re currently offering six of our most popular sans serif typefaces at a special sale price. The post The L in ILT appeared first on I Love Typography.

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JUNE 5, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller takes a closer look at Beast of England’s new Acorn font family in this latest issue of Font of the Month. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Acorn appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MAY 25, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Looking for a new sans serif typeface to add to your design arsenal? Look no further! We’re currently offering six of our most popular sans serif typefaces at a special sale price. The post Save Big on 6 Popular Sans Serifs appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MAY 15, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts In part one , we took a look at three typefaces recommend for fashion or luxury brands. Of course, your final decision about font choice will depend on a variey factors, such as the brand's personality, its target audience, and the kind of message it wants to convey. And, although, we tend to typically associate high contrast typefaces with high fashion, they're by no means our only choice.

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MAY 11, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller takes a closer look at Barnbrook Fonts’ bold and angular font family, Hopeless Diamond. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Hopeless Diamond appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MAY 4, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts For a limited time, you can get 50% off a selection of quality fonts, including some of our most popular designs. Whether you’re a graphic designer, marketer, or simply someone who loves typography, this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Our carefully curated library of fonts is designed to help you create stunning […] The post 50 % off Fonts appeared first on I Love Typography.

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APRIL 30, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Typography is an essential element in any design, and choosing the right typeface makes all the difference. That’s where Mackay comes in — a powerful transitional serif designed for both screen and print. Mackay is available in six weights, ranging from a fragile thin to a blustering black, with matching italics for each weight.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller takes a closer look at Derek Weathersbee’s retro-futuristic font, Ray Gun. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Ray Gun appeared first on I Love Typography.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts We’ve talked about fonts for fashion here on the blog before. And there’s a big overlap between the kinds of fonts used in fashion (especially the high-end stuff) and those used for other luxury brands. It’s also worth mentioning that there’s a recent trend towards simple and unfussy sans serifs even for well-established luxury brands […] The post Fonts for Luxury Brands appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MARCH 23, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts We’re always excited to tell you about the launch of great new additions to the ILT Font Store. Here are some recent releases we thought you’d like to hear about. And don’t forget they’re all available as webfonts too. Time to meet the new kids on the block: The post Hot New Fonts: spring 2023 appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MARCH 20, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Tabrizi Jali is the first type revival based on the early Persian Naskh types of Iranian presses from the nineteenth century. It is a product of several years of extensive research into the history of printing and typefounding, and practical experiments. Thus, it is a great pleasure to announce its release on the first day of spring and the Persian New Year (Nowruz), the 20th of March, 2023.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts It’s that time of year again. Join us as we look back at some of our favorite fonts published on ILT in 2022. The post ILT’s Favorite Fonts of 2022 appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MARCH 10, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts We’re thrilled to announce new ILT Academy courses and workshops. Take your Glyphs skills to the next level with our Glyphs Power-Up workshop, learn to design a Cyrillic typeface from scratch, or start designing variable fonts. The post Power up your design game! appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MARCH 5, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller takes a closer look at Cyla Costa’s bold brilliant and wonderful new color font family, Juma. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Juma appeared first on I Love Typography.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts A quick heads up about a great new release from Huy!Fonts. Rotulo is a huge new sans serif family that comes in 90, yes ninety styles. If you prefer varaible fonts, then this is your lucky day because Rotulo also comes in a single variable font with all three axes — width, weight, and slant — baked in. The post Hot New Fonts: Rotulo appeared first on I Love Typography.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Expressive script fonts are a great way to introduce some energy into your designs. They can be use in standalone words as logos, for packaging, and in editorial design. They're also a great way to change pace as part of a system of typographic hierarchy, as headers or subheads. Here are 3 of our favorite expressive script fonts to get you started.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts A brief post today to introduce you to three quality free fonts. There are plenty of poor quality free fonts out there. Some are missing important characters, others are just poorly drawn, or are bastardized versions of popular font families. But some $0 fonts are great quality and make welcome additions to anyone’s font library. […] The post Three Free Fonts appeared first on I Love Typography.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Typefaces for editorial design need to be expansive enough to support complex typographic hierarchies. They need to be readable (people read magazines & blogs) — but they also need to fulfill roles as titles, captions, pull quotes, drop caps, etc. The post Fonts for Editorial Design appeared first on I Love Typography.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Sisteron , from the brilliant folk at Beasts of England Foundry, achieves a delicate and beautiful balance between stellar and stupendous. From vintage outer-space to Art Nouveau and Jugendstil, Sisteron is a typeface that evokes the ’20s, ’70s, and the 21st century. The post Stellar Serifs: Sisteron appeared first on I Love Typography.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts Steven Heller takes a closer look at Anita Jürgeleit’s wonderful Horizona font family. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Horizona appeared first on I Love Typography.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Steven Heller takes a closer look at Lisa Fischbach’s wonderful new slab serif font family, Edie and Eddy Slab. The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Edie & Eddy Slab appeared first on I Love Typography.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Steven Heller takes a closer look at Geetype’s magnificent, bold and curvaceous Geetype! The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Geetype appeared first on I Love Typography.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Finding the best typefaces among thousands can be time-consuming and frustrating! To save your time and sanity, we’ve curated a top-notch list of must-have typefaces for 2023. No super-quirky, one-use-only display fonts, but workhorse font families that will serve you and your clients well for years to come. The post 10 Must-have Typefaces for 2023 appeared first on I Love Typography.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Museums, galleries, theaters, concert halls, artists, musicians — the ‘culture industry’ is part of everyone’s lives. Designing well in this space is a challenge, but Johannes is here to save the day with his inspiring recommendations of Fonts for Culture Branding. Definitely one to bookmark! The post Expert Lists: Fonts for Culture Branding appeared first on I Love Typography.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Our new Expert Lists series invites design experts to recommend fonts for specific uses. Johannes López Ayala, creative director at Tipogris Books and Brands, and lecturer at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, introduces some of his favorite typefaces for the Metaverse. A selection with now and the future in mind.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. Here at ILT we are huge fans of the perennially blue-shirted Oliver Schöndorfer, perhaps better known as the Pimp My Type guy. On Oliver's Pimp My Type website and burgeoning YouTube channel , Oliver, eloquently and effortlessly, explains many of the finer points of type choice and typography. The post Pimp My Type!

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Read the book, Typographic Firsts. In this sixth episode of Font of the Month, Steven Heller takes us on a geo-historical journey from Modernist manifestos and 19th-century wood type to the brightly painted handcarts of Buenos Aires, Argentina — to trace the origins and inspiration for Huy! Fonts’ layer fonts family, Show. Buckle up! The post Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Show appeared first on I Love Typography.

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