HOW ARE FONTS DESIGNED? Typeface designers regularly face questions about how fonts are created, and rightly so I would think. It is fairly understandable for this obscure profession to appear somewhat mystifying to the vast majority of peopleβ. And truth be told, even for many professionals in the fields of design or publishing the process of drawing and producing a novel font is a small enigma.
Whatβs this process like?
Fonts are created on the computer, right?
How does one come up with ideas for a new font?
Johannes Neumeier of Underscore Type elucidates the process of type design here.
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NEUE HAAS GROTESK. A Classic but better.
The digital version of Helvetica that everyone knows and uses today is quite different from the typefaceβs pre-digital design from 1957. Originally released as Neue Haas Grotesk, many of the features that made it a Modernist favorite have been lost in translation over the years from one technology to the next.
Type designer Christian Schwartz newly restored the original Neue Haas Grotesk in digital form β bringing back all the classic features.
You can purchase the license to this beautiful piece of beauty here. PS. Let me know if you're feeling particularly generous this fine day. π
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FONTS IN USE. A public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, and industry. Fonts In Use documents and examines graphic design with the goal of improving typographic literacy and appreciation.
First started as a blog in 2010, Fonts In Use became a full-fledged site with a much larger database that opened to contributions from visitors in 2012.
I became aware of FIU sometime in university and it quickly became my go-to place to peruse through industries and the range of application for a certain typeface that I might be considering for my own project.
Got a lot of time to spare this Sunday? Check out this presentation about Fonts In Use by Stephen Coles here.
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