/r/typedesign
A subreddit for the art and craft of type design. Welcome are all who appreciate the beauty and functionality of letterforms and typefaces.
Learn the process of creating fonts from scratch, post work in progress files for critique and discussion advertise your completed fonts. Share inspiring content on type design, lettering, specimens, typography, type foundries and type designers. Discuss any technical or artistic aspects of designing typefaces.
A subreddit for the art and craft of type design.
Absolute beginners, advanced and expert type designers are all welcome here.
Do you want to learn how to design a font, but just have no idea where to begin? Do you feel overwhelmed by type design software? Are you looking to get feedback on fonts you are working on, or do you just want to share a beautiful letterform or font you have discovered? This might be the place for you!
Please do post
- Work in progress of typefaces for critique or discussion
- Finished typefaces you have designed
- Examples of interesting or beautiful letterforms, type specimens and fonts
- Any content concerning type designers and type foundries (interviews, lectures, articles etc)
- Guides, tutorials and walkthroughs
- Questions or troubles with type design software
- Discussions on technical or artistic aspects
Please do not post
- Typeface identification requests (Please visit /r/identifythisfont)
- Designs which concern themselves with the arrangement of type rather than the design of the letterforms (try /r/typography for that)
- Repeated plugs of your own typefaces without contributing to the community (you are welcome to post typefaces you are selling, but try to bring something to the community by describing how you created the font or answering questions)
/r/typedesign
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Atypi 2025 Call for submissions
Call for submissions for ATYPI 2025 Copenhagen
Have something interesting to say? Speak up
Anyone here planning on attending, btw? I am!
08:20 UTC
I'm a 25 y/o freelance graphic/type designer, AMA.
23:06 UTC
The CPR was succesful!! The subreddit is back up!
Of course type design is such a specific niche it will always need its own subreddit. Some of you have already said you wanted to keep this sub alive, so please join and I'll make you a mod a soon as I find out how to.
Type design is being opened up to many people because of the ease of use of new software. but it's also restricted by a LOT of typographical rules and its aesthetics, so I think we should cater both, but with strict rules.
The professionals should be able to get type design feedback from other professionals, but we don't want to get flooded by all the cutesy 'calligraphy' fonts from amateurs.
I don't know how to solve this, maybe making it a 'professional' sub will suffice? Then again, many of my fonts wouldn't be considered professional, so there's that :) I just have fun making them!
For the time being I'll try and get type designers active on the sub and get things going. If any of you know type designers that would like to do an AMA, please tell. I think I might even reach out to my old class mates Martin Majoor and Fred Smeijers to do one.
Let's make this sub for the real creators and designers!!
18:24 UTC
Should we give this sub CPR?
it seems the one mod hasn't been online for over two years and the entire sub is kind of empty and managed by a single spambot. Type Design is a very specific art though, and it deserves its own sub. Are there any people willing to join me to ask the admins if we can take over this sub, and then kickstart it back to life?
18:53 UTC
Speedfreak [oc]
17:52 UTC
I made a Very very punk font
14:45 UTC
New font (need to share)
Hey, just published a new font on MyFonts and just wanted to share. Let me know if this is the wrong place to do this, given its commercial. Although to be commercial it'd need to sell a copy, so for now it's a hobby that people could, theoretically, buy. I was really happy with it and the promo images, seems I'm completely insecure and need some kind of acknowledgement. #pathetic #blessed hahaha
06:28 UTC
Any Bluesky recommendations for typeface design?
I'm starting to build out my Bluesky account, any recommendations for companies or individuals that have good design (and hopefully typeface design) content?
21:04 UTC
(WIP) BTC Commuter Computer
17:45 UTC
I'd like some comments on the spacing
13:59 UTC
Help related to Internship Interview at a type foundary
Hello guys! I am a final year design student, and I'll be giving my interview for a type foundry in a few days, I'm nervous and I don't know anyone who is a type designer. I was hoping people in the Reddit community could help me figure out how to prepare for it and what questions are asked.
09:44 UTC
Any "cheap" monitors available in USA?
I hate working off of just one screen with my laptop.
Anyone have a good rec for a monitor that won't break the bank?
05:06 UTC
Lexica Ultralegible – A Typeface Built for Accessibility in Typography
Lexica Ultralegible is a modern typeface designed specifically to enhance readability for low-vision readers by increasing character recognition with unique letter shapes. Building on the foundation of the Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface, we have improved it with more features.
We aim to continue the mission of the original typeface by maintaining the core values of legibility and readability while introducing a fresh identity. By honoring the original design while evolving its character, Lexica Ultralegible stands as a testament to the importance of accessibility in typography.
- Four Fonts: Includes regular, italic, bold, and bold italic weights.
- Expanded Glyph Set: An additional 222 glyphs, supporting 102 languages and 340 orthographies based on Hyperglot analysis.
- Massive Glyph Count: A total of 2,356 glyphs across all fonts, with 589 glyphs per font.
- Improved Kerning: Optimized kerning for visual harmony, ensuring smoother text flow and better readability.
- Ligatures and Alternatives: Includes standard ligatures (fi, ff, ffi, fl, ffl) and an alternative reversed number zero (0) for enhanced distinction.
- Accessibility-Focused: Designed to improve legibility for low-vision readers, while still maintaining aesthetic versatility.
Links
- GitHub Repository: github.com/jacobxperez/lexica-ultralegible
- Presentation Website: jacobxperez.github.io/lexica-ultralegible/
- Download Font: jacobxperez/lexica-ultralegible/archive/refs/heads/release.zip
Get Involved
- Try it out! Download the font, test it, and let me know your thoughts.
- Spread the word by sharing this typeface with designers, developers, and accessibility advocates.
- Contribute on GitHub: If you’re into typography or accessibility, feel free to contribute to the project or suggest improvements.
Thanks for checking it out, and I hope you find Lexica Ultralegible as useful as I do! 💬 I’m happy to answer any questions or receive feedback.
05:40 UTC
Made this font called Gross
Wanted to share it with y’all. The download link is bit.ly/grossfont
17:51 UTC
Multi-Script (Latin&Arabic) FontLab File Export Failing to Show Latin Glyphs.
I am working on a Latin/Arabic font on FontLab8. The latin glyphs are not showing when typing using the exported OTF file.
I started by using MS Windows 1256 Arabic glyphs set, and added the .init .medi .fina glyphs along the way. The OpenType features are working properly for Arabic, but Latin characters seem to not be registering when typing on Adobe Illustrator/inDesign for example.
I made sure that the Codepages is for Latin and Arabic, the language system the font supports is Latin and Arabic, and that all unicodes are correct.
Does anyone know what I could do? this is my first time working on a multi-script font.
Thank you.
09:48 UTC
Putting a character in the 'space' and related problems
Years ago I discovered this font "Justinian" (https://www.iconian.com/fontimages/just.gif) by Iconian fonts; the second version has a dot in the place of empty space.
Now, I'm making a font with same feature but when I try it on Microsoft Word it shows the dot at the end of every line and in the void line between paragraphs.
Justinian II has the same behaviour.
Is there a way to have the dot (or any character in general) in the space but without it being shown elsewhere? (I tried it only on MS Word, don't know if it behaves in this way also on other software)
I'm using Fontbird, but I don't think it makes any difference since Justinian came out more than 20 years ago.
10:11 UTC
Font with visually centered numbers
I'm making a webapp which needs to display numbers centered in a box. I've run into an issue that I've tried a few solutions to. Most of the fonts I've tried the 1 has appeared offset to the right (even now). While a monospace font would solve this, it doesn't fit the look so I'd like to find a font where the numbers are centered about their apparent visual center. Tahoma does a decent job with the 1 as far as I could tell, but it had issues with the vertical alignment, being lower than center. Any help would be appreciated.
22:49 UTC
Why do people hate FontLab that much?
I can't speak regarding other font making software since I've only used FontCreator and then tried out Fontlab, which I loved. I think it's got to do a lot with how I make my fonts, which is using illustrator and then I just paste the vectors into FontLab, which it immediately recognizes and editing them is so easy. basically it has the same commands and key shortcuts as illustrator, that's why I love it so much, and it's super intuitive. Also, making ligatures, kerning pairs, setting up transformation values, italics, and other opentype features has never been easier for me. Usually hell on FontCreator. People complain that it's really buggy but to be honest, in this font I am working on now for the past two weeks, I've had like 2 or 3 bugs only. For the other 3 fonts I've worked on... none. What are your thoughts? I use windows, btw.
20:09 UTC
Type Design Resources
Here’s some useful content for learning and continuing practice.
**History of Latin Alphabet**
*Excellent for understanding why letterforms are constructed the way they are.*
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcNA74tz9QNL45RbC3iKtcQKXg1bi_EAE&si=px9xv7MlKEmda-8t
**The Stroke: Theory of Writing by Gerrit Noordzij**
*It’s free on the Internet Archive, but it’s in Spanish - so you‘ll have to translate it. However, it’s not very long and you can see what he’s trying to say even with the illustrations.*
https://archive.org/details/ElTrazoTeoriaDeLaEscrituraGerritNoordzij
**Hand Lettering: Sketching Type**
*A short but sweet video on sketching type inspired by Gerrit Noordzij.*
https://youtu.be/hkjpa5BMITg?si=haCfvff9IFJnbcGt
**The Golden Secrets of Lettering by Martina Flor**
*Great free book on the Internet Archive for insight into hand lettering which has crossing processes for type designers.*
https://archive.org/details/goldensecretsofl0000flor
**Optical Compensation by Lynne Yun**
*Such important and fundamental knowledge that you need to be aware of.*
https://youtu.be/NSwEe-vMfP4?si=rfNtNXEu31vG_yRA
**Type Design Class**
*Amazing insights on their Instagram posts - be sure to follow and scroll to the bottom. They also host good classes too.*
https://www.instagram.com/typedesignclass?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
That’s it for now, I will post more if I find any. I hope someone finds this useful.
14:29 UTC
UPDATES: What you do prefer????!
19:41 UTC
Which software should I use to make fonts like this?
09:02 UTC
I just released the Type Designer portfolio template
Hi everyone,
I’ve been working on a type designer portfolio template for a while. I’ve designed an affordable Framer template that type designers can use to showcase their typefaces. Previously, I worked on a more detailed project for typografische.com, and I’ve taken a similar approach with this template. You can check out the demo at https://typefoundry.framer.website I think you’ll find it interesting.
For a limited time, the template is 15% off. You can purchase it using this code: "G5NZEXOQ"
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me.
14:32 UTC
Which line has a more neutral font?
01:15 UTC
Type designers pain points
what have been your pains regarding type designing lately? from what i can see around, it seems that type designers pains generally revolve around marketing and the greedy marketplaces.
07:47 UTC