Typegirl
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Typegirl
@typegirl.bsky.social
· Dec 8
Were you active on the Typophile forums? I wanna make a list that includes you. bsky.app/profile/did:...
More vintage modern #font goodness from Mark!
Vintage because I get phototypesetting vibes.
Modern because it is ripe for the serif trend happening right now.
Vintage because I get phototypesetting vibes.
Modern because it is ripe for the serif trend happening right now.
Hardcover is an elegant new serif typeface for display use. It's one of my earliest typeface ideas, dating back to a sketch in 1978, inspired by the lettering I’d seen on mass-market book covers. More info here: www.marksimonson.com/notebook/vie... And here: www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/h...
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
More vintage modern #font goodness from Mark!
Vintage because I get phototypesetting vibes.
Modern because it is ripe for the serif trend happening right now.
Vintage because I get phototypesetting vibes.
Modern because it is ripe for the serif trend happening right now.
Graphic designers! Typographers! Heck, anyone that uses fonts! I’m pleased as punch to have played a small part in bringing this platform to life. Go check it out — it’s a game changer.
Introducing Typographer. Discover, sync, and try thousands of fonts from your favorite foundries. Design purposefully. Stay in sync.
Try for free at typographer.com
#typography #fonts #designworkflow #creativity
Try for free at typographer.com
#typography #fonts #designworkflow #creativity
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Graphic designers! Typographers! Heck, anyone that uses fonts! I’m pleased as punch to have played a small part in bringing this platform to life. Go check it out — it’s a game changer.
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We’re looking for a new teammate at The Type Founders! Remote, US/EU time zones · PT or FT. If you love type, projects, and people—this might be for you.
The Type Founders are looking for a new Foundry Relations Manager. Is that you? www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
The Type Founders hiring Foundry Relations Manager in United States | LinkedIn
Posted 8:36:15 PM. The Type Founders (TTF) • Remote (US/EU time zones) • Part-time or Full‑timeAbout TTFThe Type…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We’re looking for a new teammate at The Type Founders! Remote, US/EU time zones · PT or FT. If you love type, projects, and people—this might be for you.
The Type Founders are looking for a new Foundry Relations Manager. Is that you? www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
The Type Founders hiring Foundry Relations Manager in United States | LinkedIn
Posted 8:36:15 PM. The Type Founders (TTF) • Remote (US/EU time zones) • Part-time or Full‑timeAbout TTFThe Type…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Type Founders are looking for a new Foundry Relations Manager. Is that you? www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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It aint AI,,, it’s Bulgaria
July 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It aint AI,,, it’s Bulgaria
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
July 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️
Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸
The absolute irony. On both sides.
Them: What bothers you most about font licensing?
Me: Different, confusing EULAs.
Them: Thank you for filling out our questionnaire. Agree to this EULA & you'll receive your reward*.
Me: 🤦
*I did't know about the reward of fonts. I didn't read the small print. 😳
Them: What bothers you most about font licensing?
Me: Different, confusing EULAs.
Them: Thank you for filling out our questionnaire. Agree to this EULA & you'll receive your reward*.
Me: 🤦
*I did't know about the reward of fonts. I didn't read the small print. 😳
June 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The absolute irony. On both sides.
Them: What bothers you most about font licensing?
Me: Different, confusing EULAs.
Them: Thank you for filling out our questionnaire. Agree to this EULA & you'll receive your reward*.
Me: 🤦
*I did't know about the reward of fonts. I didn't read the small print. 😳
Them: What bothers you most about font licensing?
Me: Different, confusing EULAs.
Them: Thank you for filling out our questionnaire. Agree to this EULA & you'll receive your reward*.
Me: 🤦
*I did't know about the reward of fonts. I didn't read the small print. 😳
Which came first? The playbill or the type specimen?
Today’s interesting read: fontsinuse.com/uses/6/the-t...
#typography #typespecimens
Today’s interesting read: fontsinuse.com/uses/6/the-t...
#typography #typespecimens
June 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Which came first? The playbill or the type specimen?
Today’s interesting read: fontsinuse.com/uses/6/the-t...
#typography #typespecimens
Today’s interesting read: fontsinuse.com/uses/6/the-t...
#typography #typespecimens
@scottboms.bsky.social Could your site *be* any more typographically beautiful?!
a man in a suit and tie says no in white letters
ALT: a man in a suit and tie says no in white letters
media.tenor.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@scottboms.bsky.social Could your site *be* any more typographically beautiful?!
Actively mourning for so many things. In this moment I'm mourning for a specific online resource that seems to have been lost to time.
Apologies. I have to keep it vague.
#typographyresources
Apologies. I have to keep it vague.
#typographyresources
June 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Actively mourning for so many things. In this moment I'm mourning for a specific online resource that seems to have been lost to time.
Apologies. I have to keep it vague.
#typographyresources
Apologies. I have to keep it vague.
#typographyresources
Those of us who use type on a daily basis should actively participate.
We’re are launching an independent industry-wide survey for font users. We want to hear about your experiences: What works? What’s confusing or frustrating? What would you change? Your answers will help us decide how licensing works within the Fontstand Cooperative.
fontstand.com/survey
fontstand.com/survey
June 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Those of us who use type on a daily basis should actively participate.
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Ever use fonts? Filling out this survey will help make the font world a more responsive place to your needs, and you'll get some fonts out of it too!
We’re are launching an independent industry-wide survey for font users. We want to hear about your experiences: What works? What’s confusing or frustrating? What would you change? Your answers will help us decide how licensing works within the Fontstand Cooperative.
fontstand.com/survey
fontstand.com/survey
June 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ever use fonts? Filling out this survey will help make the font world a more responsive place to your needs, and you'll get some fonts out of it too!
Eww. Type & Typography needs to be better curated.
I guess I need to read the instruction manual again.
I guess I need to read the instruction manual again.
June 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Eww. Type & Typography needs to be better curated.
I guess I need to read the instruction manual again.
I guess I need to read the instruction manual again.
Today’s interesting read: matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...
The history of album art
Matt Ström-Awn · Designer, leader, and coach focused on building exceptional products and teams.
matthewstrom.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Today’s interesting read: matthewstrom.com/writing/albu...
You can throw a proverbial rock in any direction on the internet and find an article about serif varieties. Where are articles on the many kinds of terminals?
May 7, 2025 at 3:19 AM
You can throw a proverbial rock in any direction on the internet and find an article about serif varieties. Where are articles on the many kinds of terminals?
My kind of relaxing, evening read.
“After two years collecting data from 171 independent type foundries, we publish the first statistics and resources of Font Licensing Mess. Visit the site for knowing more about it” fontlicensingmess.com — typo.social/@marsidesino #typefacts
Font Licensing Mess
fontlicensingmess.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My kind of relaxing, evening read.
That feeling you get when you can’t use a typeface because it is PostScript and the application only supports OpenType or TrueType. 😔😩🥺😭
April 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
That feeling you get when you can’t use a typeface because it is PostScript and the application only supports OpenType or TrueType. 😔😩🥺😭
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Has anyone written on the ADA compliance of typefaces? Beyond the basic suggestion of non-decorative sans serifs?
April 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Has anyone written on the ADA compliance of typefaces? Beyond the basic suggestion of non-decorative sans serifs?
Designers, a sermon to start your day.
The easiest, fastest, most readily attainable path to clean, uncluttered, authoritative, branded design is through typography.
April 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Designers, a sermon to start your day.
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Now more than ever
March 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Now more than ever
Just as I’m excited for Leo to see some of my favorite movies for the first time, there are SO MANY typefaces ready to be re-discovered.
April 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just as I’m excited for Leo to see some of my favorite movies for the first time, there are SO MANY typefaces ready to be re-discovered.
ID’ing a font and swearing it must be something Goth on T.26 by Jonathan Barnbrook only to remember it is actually Matthew Carter. Suddenly looking at Sophia as a rebellious 90s design.
April 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
ID’ing a font and swearing it must be something Goth on T.26 by Jonathan Barnbrook only to remember it is actually Matthew Carter. Suddenly looking at Sophia as a rebellious 90s design.