📄 “Every page should explode, either because of its staggering absurdity, the enthusiasm of its principles, or its typography.” — Tristan Tzara

📖 “The book is dead. Long live the book.” — Irma Boom

As the year draws to an end, it is the perfect time to take stock of our adventures. We’re looking forward to 2026 with several new typeface releases planned, including a new sans serif by Raphaël Ronot and others… 🤩 Read the full piece on our Gazette (link on profile).

La famille de caractères s’appelle désormais le Capek, dont une variante unique est distribuée chez @typofonderie.com. Le logiciel de fonte est maintenant fixé, la forme des glyphes arrêtée. J’ai codé une nouvelle version polychrome que je vais étendre aux autres graisses. bsky.app/profile/typo...

As the year draws to an end, it is the perfect time to take stock of our adventures. We’re looking forward to 2026 with several new typeface releases planned, including a new sans serif by Raphaël Ronot and others… 🤩 Read the full piece on our Gazette (link on profile).

🚀 77 days left! The #typeparis26 programme teaches typeface design and calligraphy techniques, type history, and modern software practices. typeparis.com/summer26

Univers by Adrian Frutiger. Look how this metal type version is more sharp and dynamic than our digital versions.

Not a lot of sans serifs. Better for the health of readers.

Choisir un caractère typographique, une fonte, une police de caractères, un alphabet…, c'est choisir la voix du texte qui va être lu. Ça change pas le texte, mais ça change tout le reste. Un mauvais choix typo, c'est comme un mauvais doublage: ça craint.

Eight meticulously crafted typefaces with passion by the Typofonderie team. Part two ↣ Astronef, Zingiber, Caslonian, Capek, Arbale, Alyssa, Arsen, Aukio.

From the Typofonderie archives.

Not a lot of sans serifs. Better for the health of readers.

Joyeux Noël à la planète typographie. #typography #printing #letterpress #punchcutting [Lucien Mathelin, Dixième fête, galerie Recio, dans: Caractère Noël, Hors série № 13, Fédération française des syndicats patronaux de l’imprimerie et des industries graphiques, décembre 1960.]

“We had the opportunity to visit many incredible libraries and explore a wide range of typographic history books!” — Thitawan Noenpoempisut @thegelatotype #typeparis25

Welcome to Malou Verlomme #typeparis26 instructor typeparis.com/summer26 😍Learn type design in 6 weeks, from 2 June and ends 10 July 2026.🍾🇫🇷 Apply before the 14 March 2026 to be selected.

This is the necessary volume of metal type to set and layout pages of books. On the right, the shelves for spaces! Images from Imprimerie Nationale in 2004, Paris.

Caslonian is drawn with a large x-height, exaggerating certain details and proportions. Particularly visible in the large XL Light version, it is angular in its serif finish, but flexible in its design. Let’s review the different characteristics. ➽ typofonderie.com/fonts/caslon...

Caslon Old Face. Part of ressources used for the Caslonian state of minds essay. typofonderie.com/gazette/casl...

🐪Akhen, our NEW Egypto-Slab remixed🐪 ➽ typofonderie.com/fonts/akhen-... Akhen designed by Jean François Porchez, is new typeface family inspired by French 19th-century metal and wood types, featuring three narrow widths and a large range of weights. 1/4

Yesterday I published my last newsletter of 2025, feat. @hoodzpahdesign.bsky.social @typeparis.com @ilovetypography.bsky.social @onpaperwings.bsky.social @frerejones.bsky.social @ghostlyint.bsky.social @jakegiltsoff.bsky.social and fonts, books, events, and more you might enjoy if you love type.

#typeparisnow26 30 May 2026, Paris. 🛎Earlybird tickets at €140. Limited quantity available! Include access to talks, snack-beverage, a tote bag full of goodies. (link on profile)

Jan Tschichold’s advice for designers.

Welcome to Ruggero Magrì #typeparis26 instructor typeparis.com/summer26 😍Learn type design in 6 weeks, from 2 June and ends 10 July 2026.🍾🇫🇷 Apply before the 14 March 2026 to be selected.

The most interesting feature in Banjo published by Deberny & Peignot in ~1930, are the usage tips of the wide and narrow version. ➽ typofonderie.com/fonts/anisette This is mainly what remains in Anisette Pro, but it is automated in OpenType! The design is as you can see, different.

The most interesting feature in Banjo published by Deberny & Peignot in ~1930, are the usage tips of the wide and narrow version. ➽ typofonderie.com/fonts/anisette This is mainly what remains in Anisette Pro, but it is automated in OpenType! The design is as you can see, different.

“This country was built by serifs, and it will be built back by serifs.” Best post about Calibri — Times font war. 🤗 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tim...

Nota Bene. Calling Times, all Times Roman, Times New Roman isn’t an issue. Is like calling Helvetica all typefaces who pretend to be more Swiss, digital, inclusive, legible, open source, historically whatever Helvetica. Including all pirated versions. At the end it’s just Times & Helvetica.

“This country was built by serifs, and it will be built back by serifs.” Best post about Calibri — Times font war. 🤗 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tim...

Hey designers! What do you plan to do from 2030?

#typeparisnow26 30 May 2026, Paris. 🛎Earlybird tickets at €140. Limited quantity available! Include access to talks, snack-beverage, a tote bag full of goodies. (link on profile)

The reason behind the comeback to Times is just a reaction against the Department under BIDEN admin who picked Calibri in 2023, a sans serif font, because it “was recommended as an accessibility best practice by the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion.” daringfireball.net/misc/2025/12...

Hey @lucasfonts.com on the Daily Show about Calibri. Lucas did a good educational job regarding readability. Beyond the controversy launched by Rubio. Let’s recall that Calibri is more readable than Aptos. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gehE...

The State Dept. font story is pretty silly, but I like that it gives the public a chance to learn more about a craft they encounter every day. Here’s the designer of Calibri, Luc(as) de Groot, on CNN talking parameters and spindly serifs. video.snapstream.net/Play/2UPcOhf...

Ditching Calibri as a “wasteful diversity” font is both hilarious and sad. Here's a quick reminder of what Calibri actually is and why it matters. (1/2)

Marco Rubio is an “has-been”. Aptos has been the default font in Word for a few years now.

We re-publish this article initially written in 2000 by Evert Bloemsma (1958-2005), and never published to our knowledge. Evert discusses the challenges and considerations involved in typeface design: ➽ typofonderie.com/gazette/look...

We re-publish this article initially written in 2000 by Evert Bloemsma (1958-2005), and never published to our knowledge. Evert discusses the challenges and considerations involved in typeface design: ➽ typofonderie.com/gazette/look...

Eight meticulously crafted typefaces with passion by the Typofonderie team. Part one ↣ Arteria, Altesse, Allumi Inline, Astronef Super, AW Conqueror Sans, AW Conqueror Stincilla, Aiglon, Austerlitz.

Eight meticulously crafted typefaces with passion by the Typofonderie team. Part one ↣ Arteria, Altesse, Allumi Inline, Astronef Super, AW Conqueror Sans, AW Conqueror Stincilla, Aiglon, Austerlitz.

This history of New Haas Grotesque aka Helvetica confirms that unlike Univers methodically thought of as a global project by Adrian Frutiger, Helvetica remains a very traditional typeface in its design. Source www.flickr.com/photos/linot...

Nice.

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This history of New Haas Grotesque aka Helvetica confirms that unlike Univers methodically thought of as a global project by Adrian Frutiger, Helvetica remains a very traditional typeface in its design. Source www.flickr.com/photos/linot...

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Hey! This is the book you need if you are passionate about typography, fonts, typefaces… You can trust @elliotjaystocks.bsky.social, the result will be great.

Fontra is a font editor. Check the last update. fontra.xyz/changelog.html

🐪Akhen, our Egypto-Slab🐪 ➽ typofonderie.com/fonts/akhen-... It offers versatility with OpenType features for stylistic combinations and a comprehensive glyph set. Its rigorous design and short serifs make it ideal for creating unique and visually appealing designs.

Gazette: The didots or the typographic ideal of the 19th century The Didot family established itself in the printing trade in the 18th century… 2-3

🐪Akhen, our Egypto-Slab🐪 ➽ typofonderie.com/fonts/akhen-... It offers versatility with OpenType features for stylistic combinations and a comprehensive glyph set. Its rigorous design and short serifs make it ideal for creating unique and visually appealing designs.

To compare widths in @glyphsapp.com github.com/jenskutilek/...