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About the journey to the Typographic North
Hello type enthusiasts! I am Kristen, the creator of this community. I've made this place for all of us to have distraction-free, interesting and fruitful conversations about typography, type design, book design, publication design and related matters. I've been looking for such a community for years but found alternatives very noisy and dispersed. So I've decided to build this one. I hope you will join me in creating something great. Years ago I embarked on a journey towards writing a newsletter about my musings on typography, but a busy life, lack of focus and probably a fair amount of insecurity halted my progress. My hope now is that onboarding more people with similar interests will help me (and everyone here) to develop thoughts on these subjects. So, it's a journey we make together. I do not know where the winds take us but I hope that we can have informal discussions, share what we're working on, link to inspirational resources and learn from each other on our voyage. Please feel free to make posts about anything you believe is relevant to the group, and comment on other posts to create an engaging community of type friends. And if you have type friends out there, please invite them into this group, so we'll have more people to learn from. See you in the discussions! All the best, Kristen ––– Rules for this group: • Be positive. Constant nay-saying isn't helpful. By all means, be critical, but stay constructive. • No promotions, spammy posts or unsolicited direct messages • Make an effort. When commenting, use more than one word. • Keep it relevant. Posts must be reasonably related to type, design or creative arts. See something you don't like or find noisy? Please report such content to the admin.
Hello
Hello everyone. My name is Ryan. I live in the US. It is difficult to name a favorite typeface as there are so many I like. Also, it depends on the application. I like Tungsten for headlines. Baskerville for body copy is quite nice, but I also find myself using Surveyor a lot. I started out as an editor at a publishing house about 15 years ago, but over time I became more of a designer (illustrated non-fiction titles). I've also gotten involved with branding in recent years (hotels, restaurants) but book design is still my bread and butter. Thanks to Kris for setting up this community where a bunch of type nerds can meet. Looking forward to connecting.
What publishing software do you use?
There are lots of different people in this group, some are more writers than designers, others are more illustrators than typographers. Many interests, joined in a common appreciation for letterforms. For those who use the computer to prepare texts for publishing – either for print or digital – what software do you use THE MOST? I'm sure we all use various tools from time to time, but the poll only allows one choice – your primary tool in your work. And, please add context in the comments!
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Hello - Zak (again)
Zak Cape Town, South Africa Halvetica
Hello - Zak (again)
Introducing: the typographic classroom
Hello! I'm happy to announce the classroom – an evolving place for more structured content. We'll publish mini courses, resources and other valuable insights toward the Typographic North there. For now, we start by introducing this group and encouraging engagement in the community. If it has been a while and you feel like reintroducing yourself, you're welcome to write a post in the new 'introductions' category. Please state - your name - your location - your favourite typeface After having done so, please find two other introductions and comment on them. This way, you’ll get to say ‘hi’ and spark new conversations. See you in the comments!
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