Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 16/06/2025Join us on Thursday for a free 50-minute online talk exploring the design and development of Terrassa, a typeface inspired by architectural lettering. 📅 19 June, 2025, 8pm Amsterdam time. Exclusively for Typotheque Club members* Become a member for free here. www.typotheque.com/club 042
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 28/05/2025This printed type specimen, designed by Manera Estudi, presents the background and design thinking behind the Terrassa typeface. It features an in-depth essay by Manuel Sesma, as well as a prologue text by Nikola Djurek. www.typotheque.com/books/terras...typotheque.comTypotheque: Typotheque specimen No. 24This printed type specimen presents the background and design thinking behind the Terrassa typeface. 031
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 27/05/2025Terrassa Display and Gradient both contain five variable axes. We considered providing traditional static fonts, but that would produce over 10,000 variations, which would overwhelm your font menu. Instead, we deliver Terrassa Display and Gradient as variable fonts. typotheque.com/fonts/terrassa 062
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 06/05/2025After five years of development, we are pleased to present our East Asian type collection for Chinese, Japanese and Korean text. www.typotheque.com/blog/collect... 0173
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 18/03/2025I'm looking so forward to speaking about a design process that we follow at @typotheque.com for supporting Indigenous languages in North America through type design for @wordsoftype.com ! Get your tickets if you haven't yet! 0124
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 18/03/2025Join us tonight at 8pm (Amsterdam time) for our new Typotheque Club talk on research into Thai script. We will also discuss a new collection of Thai fonts and upcoming Thai/Latin fonts. The webinar is free, you will get the online link after registering at Typotheque Club. www.typotheque.com/clubtypotheque.comTypotheque: Typotheque ClubTypotheque type foundry, get unique, high quality fonts for print and screens directly from the designers. We also create custom (bespoke) fonts for most world's languages. 031
Reposted by Kevin KingWords of Type @wordsoftype.com · 12/03/2025🚨 NEXT WEEK 🚨 Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social lecture about Indigenous Language Support: A Design Process MARCH 21, 2025 2:30 to 4pm CET (Paris time) Online, in English 20€ More info and tickets at wordsoftype.com #lecture #indigenous #typography #indigenousscript #northamerica 083
Reposted by Kevin KingWords of Type @wordsoftype.com · 13/02/2025Don't forget to book your ticket! If you can't make it to the live presentation, you'll still receive a private link to (re)watch it anytime! Lecture about: Indigenous Language Support, a design process, with @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social Tickets & Info at wordsoftype.com 071
Reposted by Kevin KingTPTQ Arabic @tptq-arabic.com · 30/01/2025Hello! Our first post on here is an account on why we decided to stop publishing and promoting typefaces for a while. tptq-arabic.com/blog/after_t... 163
Reposted by Kevin KingTPTQ Arabic @tptq-arabic.com · 01/02/2025Say hello to La Grotesque, a typeface with a vibrant Mediterranean flavour celebrating the interconnectedness of the French, Tunisian and Italian triangle's cultural heritage. La Grotesque is designed by Naïma Ben Ayed (Arabic) & Francesca Bolognini (Latin) tptq-arabic.com/blog/la_grot... 0112
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 04/02/2025🚀 New release: While images provide a universal visual language, the perception of icon style is highly personal and needs to be tailored to specific contexts. Zed Icons offers a unique level of adaptability with three adjustable variable axes. www.typotheque.com/blog/zed-ico... 0131
Reposted by Kevin KingWords of Type @wordsoftype.com · 27/01/2025Reminders for WoT Events!! - Greek typography, w/ Irene Vlachou - Indigenous language support, w/ @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social - Font production & engineering, w/ Rosalie Wagner - Arabic typography, w/ Azza Alameddine Tickets & more info here: bit.ly/44AaU5rbit.lyWords of TypeWords of Type Events offer a series of lectures and workshops with various topics about typography and typeface design, in English and other languages, hosted on the WoT community. 064
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 22/01/2025My colleague the wonderful Héctor Mangas Afonso will be speaking tomorrow about Type Design for low vision readers at the AIGA Los Angeles. All ticket proceeds will go to the LA Fire efforts. 010
Reposted by Kevin KingSILICON @Stanford @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Bridget Chase kicking off #FaceInterface with Indigenous North American Typography. Researching and documenting the encoding, keyboard, and typographic preferences of each community for their language & resolving issues. Communities now reclaiming ownership/decision-making of orthographies. 052
Reposted by Kevin KingSILICON @Stanford @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Bridget Chase: updated 5 existing typefaces to not only incorporate the new characters, but take into consideration the typographic preferences that communities have for their languages. Diacritic positioning is important and can be challenging. #FaceInterface 031
Reposted by Kevin KingSILICON @Stanford @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Bridget Chase: feedback from an elder on a prototype keyboard that "there is no f in my language, but there is in Facebook". Switching keyboards back and forth was a huge hassle. But other people also had strong feelings about not having any characters outside their orthography. #FaceInterface 041
Reposted by Kevin KingSILICON @Stanford @stanfordsilicon.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Bridget Chase: 50% of all profits from Typotheque go to working on indigenous languages. All work done for free for those communities, but need support in external funding to scale the work out. #FaceInterface 042
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 17/01/2025So grateful that the wonderful @bchasemadethis.bsky.social was at Face/Interface to kick off the conference with a talk about the work we are doing together with our teammates on our @typotheque.com Indigenous North American Type project! 041
Reposted by Kevin KingMarta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Day 1 of Face/Interface2025 kicked off with a GREAT talk by @typotheque.com Bridget Chase: Typotheque Indigenous North American Type Research. Like you needed more reasons to buy their fonts. 👏👏👏 145
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 17/01/2025In December, we co-published a video together with Heiltsuk Revitalization to describe the work that we did together to add two new capital letters to the Unicode Standard for their language. To describe this effort in more detail, please read our blog post: www.typotheque.com/blog/new-uni... 0113
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 17/01/2025So excited that the wonderful @bchasemadethis.bsky.social will be at Face/Interface today to present on our ongoing work together on our Indigenous North American Type project @typotheque.com. If you can't attend in person, you can join the free live stream – don't miss Bridget's talk at 9am PST! 041
Reposted by Kevin KingWords of Type @wordsoftype.com · 07/01/2025New lecture: Indigenous Language Support, a Design Process. With @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social from @typotheque.com More info and tickets here: www.wordsoftype.com 064
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Great tip from @mati.woke.cat: Settings > Appearance > Font and choosing "System" makes diacritics render properly on both Windows & Mac OS. Funny that @bsky.app says 'For the best experience, we recommend using the theme font' —the best experience for who? Not Indigenous language speakers! #langsky 1102
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 20/12/2024You can hear audio files for pronunciation of the Haíɫzaqvḷa orthography here: www.firstvoices.com/hailzaqvla/a...firstvoices.comFirstVoices.comCheck this out on FirstVoices: Indigenous Language Revitalization Platform 011
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 20/12/2024I'm so excited to share this wonderful article that @markturin.bsky.social, N̓a̓ṇ̓gáinúx̌v, @bchasemadethis.bsky.social and I co-authored together for @theconversationca.bsky.social, speaking about our work together to solve digital language support issues for Haíɫzaqvḷa (Heiltsuk language). 081
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Speaking of #language justice, #fonts & #encoding: @bsky.app/@support.bsky.team, your font isn't inclusive! The diacritics in my co-author's name are broken. As we say in the article "The unique characters integral to many Indigenous languages are often mangled as they travel across the ether." 1103
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 19/12/2024An #article I co-authored w/ @markturin.bsky.social, N̓a̓ṇ̓gáinúx̌v & @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social is live on @theconversation.com! "Ensuring accurate character #encoding that is predictable on all operating systems is a cornerstone of #language justice" theconversation.com/why-is-it-so... #langskytheconversation.comWhy is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?A recent update to the Unicode Standard means that Haíɫzaqvḷa can finally be fully written and read on all digital platforms. 13012
Reposted by Kevin KingThe Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · 18/12/2024Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?theconversation.comWhy is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?A recent update to the Unicode Standard means that Haíɫzaqvḷa can finally be fully written and read on all digital platforms. 164
Reposted by Kevin KingFontstand @fontstand.com · 17/12/2024New speakers #fontstandcon2025: Slovakia has recently introduced redesigned car number plates, and designer Simona Császárová explains the process of creating the typeface for the new plates, as well as the technical and legal considerations that the design must meet. fontstandcon2025.eventbrite.com 042
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Excited to share that I'll be speaking at "Face/Interface 2025", the Global Type Design and Human-Computer Interaction conference organized by SILICON (silicon.stanford.edu) at Stanford University, January 17-18 💻 💬 Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/faceinterf... 031
Reposted by Kevin KingThe Unicode Consortium @unicode.org · 04/12/2024Indigenous people in British Columbia speaking Haíɫzaqv language were missing characters to correctly render the language in writing. #HeiltsukRevitalization and @typotheque.com have created a video to present the story of the publication of new Latin script characters: ow.ly/IPWK50UkLcJ #Typotheque 075
Reposted by Kevin KingFontstand @fontstand.com · 04/12/2024We are thrilled to reveal more speakers for #fontstandcon2025! Hansje van Halem’s talk offers insight into her unique approach to graphic design, showcasing her bold and inventive type designs, intricate patterns, and the artistry she brings to typography. fontstandcon2025.eventbrite.com 041
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The @typotheque.com Indigenous North American Type project is committed to supporting communities in their #language #revitalization efforts, with needs related to text encoding, keyboard sources, technical issues & typographic preferences. Learn more: www.typotheque.com/research/nor...typotheque.comTypotheque: Typotheque Indigenous North American TypeTypotheque Indigenous North American Type: A Collaborative Research Project to Overcome Digital Language Support Barriers for Indigenous North American Typography 072
Reposted by Kevin KingBridge Chase @bchasemadethis.bsky.social · 29/11/2024So proud to be working with @typotheque.com and Heiltsuk Revitalization on this important and groundbreaking project! Check out the full video and timeline of this work at: heiltsukrevitalization.com/unicode/ #language #revitalization #typography #Unicode #technologyheiltsukrevitalization.comHaíɫzaqv Unicode 16.0 - Heiltsuk RevitalizationThis page introduces two new capital Unicode letters for Haíɫzaqvḷa which were published in Unicode 16. With this addition, the entire Haíɫzaqvḷa orthography can be written and read on all digital pla... 283
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 29/11/2024Watch full video and learn more at heiltsukrevitalization.com/unicode/ 063
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 29/11/2024What a big win for the Haíɫzaqv community towards their language reclamation and revitalization efforts! It is an honour to collaborate with Heiltsuk Revitalization in partnership towards efforts like this that benefit the community. heiltsukrevitalization.com/unicode/heiltsukrevitalization.comHaíɫzaqv Unicode 16.0 - Heiltsuk RevitalizationThis page introduces two new capital Unicode letters for Haíɫzaqvḷa which were published in Unicode 16. With this addition, the entire Haíɫzaqvḷa orthography can be written and read on all digital pla... 161
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 29/11/2024As part of an ongoing partnership between Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation and Typotheque, governed by a Memorandum of Understanding, we are proud to announce that two new capital letters for Haíɫzaqvḷa (Heiltsuk language) have been formally published in version 16.0 of the Unicode Standard. 0104
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 29/11/2024Ten years after starting this project, the first stations of Grand Paris Express were opened to public, with the new typefaces that we designed. www.typotheque.com/blog/new-fon...typotheque.comTypotheque: New fonts for Grand Paris ExpressTypotheque designed new typefaces for the enhanced Paris public transport used by over a billion people annually. The first two stations opened during the Paris 2024 Olympics. 082
Reposted by Kevin KingTypotheque @typotheque.com · 27/11/2024We made a new tote bag. Can you guess what alphabet can you shape with these strokes? www.typotheque.com/totes/strokes 071
Kevin King @kevinkingfontmaker.bsky.social · 26/11/2024It was great to recently share about our work @typotheque.bsky.social in digital language support for Indigenous language communities in North America with PRINT Magazine for their Type Tuesdays feature today: www.printmag.com/type-tuesday...printmag.comTypotheque's Kevin King on Preserving Indigenous Scripts Through Typographic Support – PRINT MagazineAn interview with Typotheque type designer Kevin King on the foundry's project to support Indigenous languages through digital preservation. 0103