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The base type for Apple OS gets more expressive style widths with a great overview of how and why to use each. / via Merlin who says "This man has amazing hair"

A variable font built around an axis of photographic exposure / thanks K!

Typeface carved into the bark of a tree. As the tree grows, it deforms the letters and outputs new design variations, that are captured annually. / via Yewknee

An open-source emoji font in multiple weights (and a single color, even the flags). Jennifer Daniel has the deets and download link.

Elliott Jay Stocks on helping build a library of materials and guides to help folks understand, explore and choose type with purpose. A great resources from the Google Fonts Team.

Inspired by old video game labels, Cartridge is a new display sans-serif that evokes quintessential 80s vibes - by Dan Cederholm

For one thing? Icon fonts are notoriously bad for accessibility

Tasty type

This ALMOST makes me want to upgrade to Catalina. But I won't. / via Craig Mod

Focuses on letterform distinction to increase character recognition, ultimately improving readability / via ignatz

From san to serif? Mind Blown / via Trent Walton

Fun little tool, though I wish I could influence the options a bit more on the frontside of things

It's weird that the mark is also a logotype and there's also a combination of a wordmark. Heck, I'm confused, but I dig it.

I'm all for humanist. I have to thank Chobani for a bit of that love.

as soon as I’m back on my desktop, I’m buying this typeface

By Rumsey Taylor

Dig this identity

A glimpse into the future of variable typefaces.

A special font developed and designed for people with dyslexia to make reading, learning and working easier

Meticulously completed and digitized by renowned type designer Erik Spiekermann and his students. Two are available in the Creative Cloud now, three more to come! / via Kathryn

Fill out the form, get a handwritten font

Nice exploration of type from Matt W. Moore

Lovely system for seed packaging