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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 30/09/2026

#OtD 30 Sep 1919 compositors and pressmen working at The Daily Sketch newspaper in London, UK refused to print the paper until an editorial criticising an ongoing railway strike was deleted stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1034...

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 26/08/2026

France 3 x 0 Brazil at the 1998 World Cup final

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 30/07/2026

Y'all loved this thread last year, so enjoy the full case study published only yesterday: www.behance.net/gallery/2534...

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Manzanares Custom Font for Atlético de Madrid - Naipe Foundry

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 28/07/2026

We made a font for the UEFA Women's Champions League. Check it out on Behance: www.behance.net/gallery/2531...

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Shoko Mugikura @shokojaf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

📣 News from JAF! “Size-specific Adjustments to Type Designs” is coming back. After two years out of print, we are preparing a reprint, planned for later in 2026. Stay tuned for updates!

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 28/05/2026

One of the best feelings 😍

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 22/05/2026

Tomorrow FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnes face off in the final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. It still feels surreal that I drew the wordmark of the final for Vasava Studio and UEFA, seeing my work in the official matchball is crazy.

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 13/05/2026

Orgulhoso de ter feito a fonte oficial de Mirinda pra PepsiCo ✨ Parte de um belo rebranding feito in house por uma equipe recheada de Brasileiros! Case study completo: www.behance.net/gallery/2487...

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 27/04/2026

Apresento nossa fonte "Aberta" feita pra marca Amazônia criada pela Futurebrand! Case completo www.behance.net/gallery/2473...

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Punctuation Personified (1824) introduces, with Mr. Stops as our guide, a cast of literal “characters”, including Counsellor Comma, Ensign Semicolon, and a surprisingly mournful Exclamation Point... publicdomainreview.org/collection/p…

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 24/03/2026

I made the display font that says "Bracket" I also made the text font that marks the "QF" and "SF" And I also made the Road to Oslo26 wordmark 🥹

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

Type lovers, this museum of old cigarette packets is amazing and vast. zigsam.at Bad for your health, but pleasing on the eye.

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KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Want to read a watermark but there’s too much text on it? Then use the magic eraser. It’s really simple: you upload a photo and the image appears without the ink. #siteoftheweek

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Magic Eraser: Ink be gone.

Automatic removal of ink from transmitted light images with a neural network.

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 02/03/2026

A @takemeout.bsky.social: por isso o desenho é uma amuleto. Meus ouvidos totalmente deteriorados pro capitalismo: por isso o desenho é um boleto Ouçam o primeiro episódio de QUEBRALINHA, o podcast da Paula e do @luscassales.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/33V2...

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COMO CRIAR ENQUANTO O MUNDO ESTÁ ACABANDO?

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Introducing Urgell, a display typeface inspired by a striking vintage Deco-style street sign located at Comte d’Urgell 16 in Barcelona, Catalonia. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/urgell

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Nicholas Rougeux @rougeux.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

New: I went on a months-long treasure hunt for 1,200+ books spanning 450+ years to digitize Daniel Updike’s Printing Types from 1922, detailing the history of printing and typography. Made a nifty poster too. Explore: www.c82.net/printing-types How it was made: www.c82.net/blog/?id=100

Collage of type specimens with overlaid text saying, Printing Types: Their History, Forms & Use

Screenshot of chapter on French types from 1500 to 1800

Screenshot of a list of illustrations with thumbnails

Poster overlaid on top of a closeup of it

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Todd Klein, ladies and gentlemen.

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 11/11/2025

I love designing fonts!!!!!!

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 07/10/2025

New UEFA Women's Champions League season kicked off tonight, which means the fonts we made for them at Vasava are finally in use! It's a serif! With Text and Display styles!

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Commercial Type @commercialtype.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

James Mosely's series of lectures on the history of letterforms were delivered every year to students in the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. These were recorded in 2020-21, and are now available for everyone to watch: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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James Mosley's History of Letterforms - YouTube

James Mosley’s lectures on the history of letterforms were delivered in the Department of Typography & Graphic Communication over many years. They represent ...

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 30/09/2025

Tomando um cafézinho e assistindo a @takemeout.bsky.social no DiaTipo Belém www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef-l... 🎉 すごい 🎉

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DIATIPO BELÉM 2025 - PAULA CRUZ

YouTube video by DiaTipo

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Words of Type @wordsoftype.com · 29/09/2025

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

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labubu cor de carne @camilanebula.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

é aquela piada todo dia EUA: descobrimos q tylenol causa autismo!!! China: construímos um aerogerador suspenso no ar do zero 💅

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Typographica @typographica.org · 20/08/2025

Gladly made my annual gift to @archive.org, a service that costs nothing to use, runs no ads, and yet I depend on daily. (E.g., digitized texts are an essential source for library.typographica.org/specimen-boo... and @fontsinuse.com.) Donate now to keep it free and open to all: archive.org/donate

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Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 20/08/2025

Eu e minha irmã em 2007 / Eu e minha irmã em 2019 Rambla del Raval, Barcelona 08001

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH! This gave me old Google back! It killed the AI results dead!

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𝕻𝖆𝖚𝖑𝖆 𝕮𝖗𝖚𝖟 @takemeout.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

🌟 RT AMIGO 🌟 Compartilhem p chegar mais longe possível! O aulão de Subverter o Design tem 15 vagas para bolsas sociais, focadas em pessoas negras, indígenas, LGBTQIA+, com algum tipo de deficiência e/ou em situação de vulnerabilidade sócio-financeira Inscrições aqui docs.google.com/forms/d/1uF3...

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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

Post from "The Rundown"

July 18 at 5:30 PM
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DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online.
The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery.
While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material.
Source: TechCrunch

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Matthew Smith @matthewsmith.website · 29/07/2025

I am excited to announce the all new Type Foundry Directory! typefoundry.directory

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 23/07/2025

After nearly 5 years of using the same photos from my Domestika course shoot, it was time for an update. A few extra kilos, grey hairs, and tattoos later... I’m finally done catfishing you all 😅 Big thanks to Débora Rodríguez for the fresh portraits! Check her work: www.instagram.com/deborarodam/

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Visual development art by Lou Romano for The Incredibles (2004), dir. Brad Bird, Pixar

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 09/07/2025

Our latest font, Uai, was just featured in Print Magazine! Read about how we collaborated with over 100 UI designers to build something truly useful for digital interfaces while keeping a the friendly character of Brazil's most beloved state: Minas Gerais. www.printmag.com/type-tuesday...

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Uai Is a Humanist Sans Serif Designed for Digital Environments – PRINT Magazine

Naipe Foundry, an independent Brazilian type design studio, developed Uai in collaboration with over 100 UI designers.

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 08/07/2025

Pessoal, vamos fazer uma palestra online pro Friends of Figma contando tudo sobre o processo da nossa fonte Uai. Essa sexta às 12h, totalmente grátis mas tem que se inscrever abaixo: friends.figma.com/events/detai...

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 04/07/2025

Proibido falar mal do Martinelli sujeito a paulada

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People‘s Graphic Design Archive @peoplesgdarchive.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

WorldUFODay Flying Dragon Firework Co, UFO label, 1920  archived @elizabethgoodspeed  #PeoplesGDArchive "Fireworks were first developed in China c. 600–1200 to accompany festivals, expel evil spirits, + bring about luck…by late 19th c, they were shipped from China worldwide."

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 23/06/2025

Hoje é um dia histórico pra mim. Hoje entram em campo pela Copa do Mundo de Clubes nada mais nada menos do que Atlético de Madrid e Botafogo. Um clube do meu país natal, um do país onde eu moro. Ambos com tipografias feitas por mim 😍

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Daniel Benneworth-Gray @danielgray.com · 25/04/2025

Type design peaked with Winona Ryder’s drawers in Heathers

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LogoArchive @logoarchive.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A truly creative logos built around the letter 'G'. Discover over 4600 more historical logos at www.logo-archive.org

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Mass-Driver @mass-driver.com · 05/06/2025

Maybe you’ve heard: every font is free! Since fonts aren’t subject to copyright, you can legally ‘pirate’ them if you use a specific loophole! ...except that’s not really true. I’ve seen this claim repeated quite a lot recently, and it’s missing some pretty important nuance. 🧵 A thread:

Alphabet and numbers in a monospaced typeface (MD System Mono, specifically), arranged in a grid. In the bottom row, ‘$0’ (zero dollars) is highlighted in bright red.

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 04/06/2025

🚨 Lançamento: Uai 🚨 Primeiro, corre no minisite pra ver a fonte em ação nas interfaces que criamos, cheias de referências a Minas Gerais. Tem trial grátis e 50% de desconto com o código #fontesbrazucas 🎁🔥 👉 uai.naipefoundry.com

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The Flyer. 1/4

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Álvaro Franca @naipefoundry.com · 20/05/2025

I present to you Manzanares, the brand font of Club Atlético de Madrid. Made by Vasava Studio, of course. Based on the graphic heritage of the club — from the shape of the stadium and crest, to old memorabilia and trading cards from the 1940s — this complex type system has 42 styles.

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