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    5 Sept 2023

    Münchenstein, the forgotten typefaces by the designer of Helvetica

    Swiss type designer Max Miedinger is primarily recognised as the designer of Helvetica. Nikola Djurek, fascinated by Miedinger’s lesser-known typefaces, has now created the Münchenstein font family, bringing together Miedinger’s first and last typefaces.
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    4 Jul 2023

    Originality in Type Design

    by Peter Biľak
    The article was triggered by the discussions with the late Gerard Unger about the nature of originality in the type design industry, highlighting the importance of historical continuity in creating new works while examining the notions of originality and the boundaries between interpretation and plagiarism.
    2 128 words11 min readEnglish
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    26 Jun 2023

    November — a comprehensive type system for South Asia

    November Type System is a versatile and highly accessible collection of fonts, extensively researched to meet the preferences and needs of readers of hundreds of languages of South Asia.
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    26 Jun 2023

    Designing Fonts for Two Billion people

    by Peter Biľak
    Typotheque tackled the unprecedented task of designing a comprehensive set of fonts for South Asia.
    2 439 words13 min readEnglish
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    25 Jun 2023

    Malayalam: Scripting Tradition and Modernity

    by Karthik Malli
    The article explores the rich tradition of Malayalam script and its evolution in the face of modern technologies. It delves into the challenges and innovations in adapting the script to digital platforms while preserving its cultural heritage.
    8 143 words41 min readEnglish
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    24 Jun 2023

    Tracing Meitei Mayek & Ol Chiki Letters: A Comparative Study

    by Karthik Malli
    This essay explores socio-linguistic landscape of northeast of India and adoption of two minority writing scripts, Meitei Mayek and Ol Chiki, enjoying significant growth in popularity in recent years, establishing distinct identity of their users.
    6 778 words34 min readEnglish
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    30 May 2023

    Georgian alphabet, writing and typography

    by Sophia Kintsurashvili
    An article on the origins of the Georgian writing script, is historical development, printing traditions, and Georgian typography today.
    3 983 words20 min readEnglish
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    30 May 2023

    A collection of new Georgian fonts

    At a local event in Tbilisi, Typotheque launched a large collection of new Georgian fonts designed and produced in collaboration with local designers, along with an exhibition and a book.
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    3 May 2023

    We have an all-new website!

    A new version of the Typotheque website, which will allow us to focus on what we do best — designing fonts
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    3 May 2023

    Typeface design beyond a single script

    Essays by Peter Biľak
    Creating a new language version of a typeface is akin to a translation, whereby purpose, intention and respect are as important as proportion and design.
    2 274 words12 min readEnglish
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    3 Oct 2022

    Rapida and Rapidissima, a duo of text and display high-energy typefaces

    New fonts
    Three years after graduating from Type & Media, Michelangelo Nigra completed his thesis project, which is full of surprising type details that give text a unique character and liveliness.
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    16 May 2022

    Ping Round, an approachable typeface for international communication

    New fonts
    An affable font family with fluid stroke structure that communicates in Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Georgian, Armenian and Devanagari.
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