The Weekly Typographic

This week we'll be diving into one of the most frequently asked questions for those not yet in the know — what's the difference between a font and a typeface, and why you should care! We'll chat about how it relates to licensing and why you sometimes see so many similar fonts under the same name. Also, we share new typefaces that we are loving (and the process behind one of them) and our favorite new resource for freelancers.

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This week’s newsletter has a special focus on custom typography — besides a handful of awesome resources and links about it, we've got an awesome Nerd Alert about why so many companies have been getting their own fonts designed for them instead of using type off the shelf.

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This week’s typography articles are practical with an inspirational edge starting with some info on adjusting type leading on the web, how to use white space characters, the process of perfectly nailing contrasts and the curious story about a totally AI designer.

Plus, our Nerd Alert is all about understanding what makes lettering and typography so different, and some ideas of when to use which in your own projects.

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We've got a bonus episode — an interview with the extraordinary Lynne Yun! Lynne has a fascinating career. She's worked at Apple, several hotshot ad companies, Monotype, and is currently an educator at Type@Cooper, Parsons School of Design and Letterform Archive. Lynne shares interesting insights on how to make big moves in your career, making type design more accessible, and some of the struggles a lot of us face going into new industries & not knowing anyone. This one really packs a punch, so make sure to tune in!

Pumped to share this week's podcast episode with you — Olivia & Micah talk about all the cool links from this week including the gorgeous title cards for Perry Mason and great tips for picking and pairing fonts. Plus, they take some time to share their most effective questions to ask during client calls.

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We've got some neat links this week, but an extra special episode on everyone's favorite taboo topic — pricing. As a freelancer, it's tough to talk about it, and there's advice going every which direction, so we wanted to share a little of our own reading & experience about stuff like hourly vs. flat-fee, asking for money upfront, and more.

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This week's episode really packs a punch! Olivia and Micah share their favorite links from this week including a site with open-source vector patterns, fascinating interviews with designers, and tips from a Nike alum to help perfect your portfolio. We top it off with a roundup of our favorite font editing software — giving the pros and cons of each.

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This week's articles come from all around the world! We chat about a new experimental typeface from London, Australia's new logo, and the shiny new branding for Glasgow's football team. In our Nerd Alert segment we chat about the ins and outs of font licensing with loads of tips that will help you navigate any typographic territory.

This week's articles dive into the nuanced world of different Grotesque fonts, be inspired by how the Islandic Football Team rebranding was conceived with ancient history, see a fascinating rebranding journey with Maido and explore the importance of being a key contributor to a Design System — not even to mention our nerd alert diving into how an obscure category of ancient typography turned into the poster child for a handful of different subcultures in the modern world.

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