Arabic lettering workshop with Samar Zureik is in two weeks! This workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of Arabic letter shaping and guides them in creating an original lettering piece based on a chosen keyword. More info & tickets wordsoftype.com

Words of Type Sponsor highlight: Frere-Jones Type @frerejones.bsky.social Uniwidth, Retina Hinting, Mallory MicroPlus Descender, with Empirica Check out these typefaces on Frere-Jones Type’s website! frerejones.com Do you want to also support WoT and sponsor our words? Send us an email!

💖✨💫🥳🤩 Words of Type Encyclopedia won a Tokyo TDC Annual Awards 2026! 💖✨💫🥳🤩 Deemed as "Excellent” in the category: Web site / Application tokyotypedirectorsclub.org/en/news/tdc2...

NEXT MONTH Workshop with Samar Zureik on Arabic Lettering This workshop introduces participants to the fundamentals of Arabic letter shaping and guides them in creating an original lettering piece based on a chosen keyword. Mar. 7 + 14, 2026 1:00 - 4:00 pm CET 220€ 🎟️ wordsoftype.com

Next workshop! Introduction to Japanese Type Design with Ikumi Honda (Iwata Corporation) and Yui Yoshitomi (Type Project) 3-sessions workshop May 9, 16, and 23, 2026 9:00 am to 1:00 pm CEST Online, in English 330€ This workshop is limited to 10 participants max. 🎟️ at wordsoftype.com

New lecture coming soon! Japanese Writing System: History and Type Design, with Ikumi Honda (Iwata Corporation) and Yui Yoshitomi (Type Project) May 2, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CEST Online, in English 20€ More info & tickets at wordsoftype.com

Typography in Cinema! 🎥🍿🎞️😎 Our next lecture coming up THIS SATURDAY with Aaron Levin. Don't miss this! JAN 31, from 2 to 3:30 PM CET More info & tickets at wordsoftype.com

It is THIS WEEK! Fabian Harb from Dinamo's lecture on Walter Käch's book Schriften Lettering Écritures re-edition! Don't miss this FREE event! Jan. 23 from 3 pm CET Members: join via the community platform Non-members: watch the live broadcast on our YouTube channel

Words of Type Sponsor highlight: @typotheque.com Multilingual, with Lava Multiscript, with November OpenType Features, with Irma Display Black Check out these typefaces on Typotheque's website! www.typotheque.com Do you want to also support Words of Type and sponsor our words? Send us an email!

In TWO WEEKS A very interesting lecture on typography and cinema! Cinema & StereoType, with Aaron Levin! Jan 31, 2026 3 to 4:30 pm CET 20€ Tickets and more info at wordsoftype.com

Next workshop: Arabic Lettering, with Samar Zureik!!! This 2-sessions workshop introduces Arabic letter shaping and guides participants in creating a piece from a keyword. Explore varied calligraphic styles and balance creativity with the structural rules of Arabic script. Info & 🎟️ wordsoftype.com

We are SUPER HAPPY to announce that Words of Type received an Award of Excellence at the Communication Arts 2026 Interactive Competition!!! @commarts.com www.commarts.com Category: Websites/Microsites

NEXT MONTH FREE lecture with @fabianharb.bsky.social from @abcdinamo.bsky.social Schriften, Lettering, Écritures - 174 slides about Walter Käch January 23, 2026 3 to 4:30 PM CET Follow us on our YouTube channel for the live broadcast!

Words of Type has an article published in the latest TUBGOAT issue! (Volume 46, No. 3, 2025) tug.org/TUGboat/ Thank you @borisveytsman.bsky.social for the invitation to publish an article about Words of Type in this institutional magazine!

IT'S NEXT WEEK WoT Conversation Ep. 6 About Font Engineering Dec. 6 4 to 5:30 PM CET FREE EVENT For WoT members: RSVP to the community page to receive the Zoom link and join the QA session For non-WoT members: follow us on YouTube and you'll see the live broadcast!

Words of Type Sponsor highlight: Dinamo Typefaces Oldstyle Figures, with Daily Scotch Proportional Figures, with Daily Scotch Reversed Contrast, with Asfalt Check out these typefaces on Dinamo's website! abcdinamo.com Interested at supporting us and sponsor our words? Send us an email! Link in bio

Chapters have been added to yesterday's livestream of Typography News No. 24 👀 New releases: Machalksi, Capitalics, Playtype, Naipe Foundry, @motyfo.bsky.social, Sharp Type Upcoming events: TDC, Grafis Nusantara, @wordsoftype.com Type Brigade replays including "Fonts are Magic" by @arcanetype.com

Words of Type Sponsor highlight: David Jonathan Ross (DJR) Aperture — with Forma (top) and Condor (bottom) Apostrophe — with Roslindale Small Caps — with Fern more on the encyclopedia! Check out these typefaces on DJR's website! djr.com

Have you been wondering what was it that we have done, or are doing now at WoT? Or what are we planning to do next? Check out our Roadmap page on the ENCYCLOPEDIA website! wiki.wordsoftype.com/about/roadmap As members, you can let us know about what YOU would like to see coming up next!! ✨

Next WoT Conversation will be about Font Engineering! With @rafalbuchner.bsky.social Frank Grießhammer, Emma Marichal, @arrowtype.bsky.social, Rosalie Wagner We will talk about the path to learn font engineering, challenges in the field with today’s requirements, and more! FREE & LIVE EVENT

Upcoming lecture with Aaron Levin! Cinema & StereoType Tickets & more info at wordsoftype.com Letterforms have been bed partners with cinema almost from the beginning. And as cinema developed into a multitude of genres, lettering accompanied this creative drawing or a new art, with its own genres.

THIS WEEK 2-sessions workshop with @mauricemeilleur.bsky.social !! Discover the power and creativity of computational design through a playful and engaging introduction to coding concepts and the Python programming language using the free application DrawBot. More info & tickets at wordsoftype.com

There is still time to apply! The program aims to give the primer tools and knowledge in type design to people with an interest for it, and particularly on scripts that are not well (or barely) covered in digital fonts. Info & application: www.kbitype.org

First FREE lecture at Words of Type! With @fabianharb.bsky.social of @abcdinamo.bsky.social 🔥 Schriften, Lettering, Écritures: 174 slides about Walter Käch Members can RSVP on the community platform. Non-members can follow our YouTube channel to watch the live broadcast! Mode info: wordsoftype.com

IT IS NEXT WEEK Our lecture with @mauricemeilleur.bsky.social on creative coding, especially with animated letterforms with Python using Drawbot App! More info and tickets wordsoftype.com

After the wonderful success of its first edition, the Knuth Bigelow Incubator program (KBI for short) goes on to its second run! Info + application form at www.kbitype.org This program is a collaborative project between SILICON at Stanford University, @letterformarchive.org and @wordsoftype.com !

We are looking for moderators to our upcoming events starting from 2026! If you are interested, drop us an email so we can meet and discuss about the details! 💫

It is NEXT WEEK If you missed the info: Maria Doreuli @contrastfoundry.bsky.social and @kristaradoeva.bsky.social will give a 2-sessions workshop to teach you the basics of Cyrillic type design! More details and tickets at wordsoftype.com

In TWO weeks! It's our 2-sessions workshop with Maria Doreuli ( @contrastfoundry.bsky.social ) and @kristaradoeva.bsky.social who will teach you the fundamentals of type design with cyrillic script!! There are still a few spots left! Tickets and info at wordsoftype.com

NEXT MONTH is our lecture with @mauricemeilleur.bsky.social who will talk about typography in motion, using Python code and Drawbot app! All our lectures are recorded. If you can't make it to the live, you can still buy your ticket and get access to the recording! wordsoftype.com

It's in three weeks! And there are still some spots left! If you don't want to miss out this great opportunity to learn and practice, get your ticket here: wordsoftype.com !!

IT IS THIS WEEK Our lecture with Lara Captan! If you can't make it to the live session, you can still get your ticket and you will get access to the recording! More info and tickets at wordsoftype.com

IN 2 WEEKS WoT Conversation Ep. 5 Academic research in typography with Sofie Beier, Ann Bessemans, Gerry Leonidas, Min-Young Kim, Ferdinand Ulrich Sept. 5, 2025 2 - 3:30 PM CEST FREE EVENT Members: RSVP on the community and join the Q&A Non-members: watch the live broadcast on our YouTube channel!

IN 1 MONTH It's our lecture with Lara Captan! “Hegel observed that an idea is obscure and inexistent unless it came to being through a word. Over years of exploring Arabic type design, Lara found that learning to “speak” about type completely transformed her process.[...]” Info & 🎟️ wordsoftype.com

And our next workshop with @mauricemeilleur.bsky.social Discover the power and creativity of computational design through a playful and engaging introduction to coding concepts and the Python programming language using DrawBot. Nov. 1 + 8, 2025 4 to 8 PM CET 220€ 🎟️ wordsoftype.com

I’m honored to share that I’ve completed the inaugural Donald Knuth & Charles Bigelow Type Design Incubator (KBI) course. KBI is a groundbreaking program launched by @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social, @letterformarchive.org, and @wordsoftype.com! 🙌🏽 #TypeDesign #LanguageJustice #KBI #KnuthBigelowIncubator

Next upcoming lecture: Moving type beyond expression, with @mjmeilleur !! Oct. 25, 2025 4 tp 5:30 PM CEST Online, in English, 20€ Info + 🎟️ at wordsoftype.com

IN 2 MONTHS We will have Maria Doreuli @contrastfoundry.bsky.social and @kristaradoeva.bsky.social to teach you the foundations of type design with Cyrillic script! 2-sessions workshop Online, in English 220€ Book now if you don't want to miss this opportunity! More info: wordsoftype.com

Mark your calendars! Sep. 5 — 2 PM CEST WoT Conversation Ep. 5 about Academic Research in Typography with ✨ @sofiebeier.bsky.social, Ann Bessemans, @gerryleonidas.bsky.social, Min-Young Kim, Éloïsa Perez, @ferdinandulrich.bsky.social Look out for the event's link coming soon! See you there!

Next lecture, with Lara Captan 🤩💖✨ Type Makes Words and Words Make Type Sept. 19, 2025 3 to 4:30 PM CEST 20€ This will be recorded. If you can't make it to the live session, you can still get your ticket now and you will receive a link to its recording on YouTube! Tickets: wordsoftype.com

TOMORROW Lecture by Kamal Mansour about Arabic Script: Then and Now July 3, 2025 5 pm to 6:30 pm CEST Online, in English, 20€ It is recorded, so you can (re)watch anytime! Tickets: wordsoftype.com

TOMORROW Lecture by @typojo.bsky.social about Relevabce and Impact of preserving endangered writing systems, languages and dialects through type design July 3, 2025 1 pm to 2:30 pm CEST Online, in English, 20€ It is recorded, so you can (re)watch anytime! Tickets: wordsoftype.com

Today, on Fontstand News, Lisa Huang gives us some of the backstory and her motivation for creating @wordsoftype.com. You should check out her essay and visit her project’s site – if you don’t already look things up there multiple times a week: fontstand.com/news/essays/...

Countless writing systems are disappearing. But type design can help to avoid that. and @typojo.bsky.social will talk about how that is, thanks to academic research and cultural awareness. July 3 1 PM CEST Online, in English 🎟️ 20€ at wordsoftype.com If you can't make it to the event,it's recorded!

Do you want to learn about Arabic script, about its journey from calligraphy all the way to modern digital tools and technologies? Kamal Mansour's lecture is coming soon! July 3 5 PM CEST 🎟️ 20€ on wordsoftype.com If you can't make it to the event, it's recorded so you can (re)watch anytime!

IT’S THIS SATURDAY! Don’t miss this lecture with Maria Doreuli and @kristaradoeva.bsky.social about Cyrillic script and typography! If you can’t make it to the live, you can still get your ticket now and receive the link to the recording, and (re)watch anytime! Tickets at wordsoftype.com

@typojo.bsky.social lecture about endangered scripts is coming soon! Don’t forget to get your ticket to attend live or get the recording! This lecture is part of the KBI program developed with @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social and @letterformarchive.org ! Tickets: wordsoftype.com

Kamal Mansour's lecture about Arabic script in typography and type design is coming soon! Don’t forget to get your ticket to attend live or get the recording! This lecture is part of the KBI program developed with @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social and @letterformarchive.org ! Tickets: wordsoftype.com

Have you attended to one of more of WoT Events? Did you enjoy it? How was your experience? Do you want to tell us anything that would help us? We’ve made this survey): form.typeform.com/to/PKtuRrpb It takes about 7 min to complete. Your help is precious, and will be very much appreciated! 🙏

It's in TWO WEEKS Get your ticket for the lecture about Cyrillic script and typography, with Maria Doreuli @contrastfoundry.bsky.social and @kristaradoeva.bsky.social ! Tickets: wordsoftype.com