crc.studio

A screenshot of the “All Types of a” project displaying many typographic variations of the Latin lowercase letter "a".

[SPOTTED] A collection of variations of the Latin lowercase letter "a", started by David Březina, with Rosetta Type.

Open to contributions via GitHub.

● More: all-types-of-a.rosettatype.com
● More: github.com/rosettatype/...
● More: rosettatype.com/about/
● Via: mastodon.design/@tunera/1161...

First in 2013 with his Chartwell, released by Vectro Type Foundry. A brilliant typeface using ligatures to draw charts. Such a smart idea.

Then around 2019 with his platform Future Fonts. An idea so simple and bright that you wonder why nobody did it before.

Small world.

A screenshot showing the Chartwell page on the Vectro Type Foundry website, displaying charts generated with ligatures, alongside a screenshot of the Future Fonts platform, which sells fonts still in development.

[OFF●TOPIC] Wow. Travis Kochel blew my mind twice, and I did not even know his name.

● More: www.vectrotype.com/chartwell
● More: www.futurefonts.com/about

[SPOTTED] Interlope, an open-source revival of a lettering from the cover of the first issue of Interlopes, an activist magazine published by the Homosexual Liberation Group of Lyon in 1977.

● More: velvetyne.fr/fonts/interl...
● More: gabrieldubourg.fr

A page from the Drama type specimen showing a 19th-century opera poster layout with large display typography and multiple historical styles combined.

A page from the Drama type specimen showing two vintage concert tickets using different 19th-century typographic style.

[SPOTTED] Meet Drama, a unique type family inspired by 19th-century typography. Each typeface has its own character but is designed to work together. Designed by Rafael Ribas for Poem Editions.

● More: www.poem-editions.com/library/drama
● More: rafaelribas.com

A bright orange background showing the RoboFont app icon and the number 4.6 inside a black rounded rectangle.

[SPOTTED] If you missed it, RoboFont, a font editor for macOS used by many type designers, just announced version 4.6.

Improvements, better UI, new tools, and bug fixes.

● More: robofont.com
● More: robofont.com/announcement...
● Via: typo.social/@RoboFont/11...

A light close-up of the word “Orgasm” set in the Erotica script typeface, featuring elegant curves and extended swashes across the page fold.

A dark specimen spread showing multiple words set in the Erotica script typeface, with long flowing swashes and high contrast strokes.

[SPOTTED] Still in my script mood. Take a look at Erotica, designed by Maximiliano R. Sproviero, 2013.
Pure elegance.

Spotted on Typographer ( @typographerapp.bsky.social ) .

● More: sproviero-type.com/font/erotica/
● More: fontsinuse.com/typefaces/31...
● Via: typographer.com/fonts/spt-er...

A detailed infographic poster showing the evolution of the alphabet from 1750 BC to today, with a chronological timeline connecting Proto-Sinaitic, Phoenician, Greek, Latin and other writing systems, set in various historical typefaces and organized as a branching visual chart.

[SPOTTED] Evolution of the Alphabet, from 1750 BC to today, designed by Matt Baker for Useful Charts.

Fonts used: 799 Insular, Alphabetum, Chomsky, Pesky Phoenician, Pfeffer Medieval, ProtoSinaitic, Trajan Pro.

● More: usefulcharts.com/products/evo...
● Via: vis.social/@infobeautif...

Screenshot of Kometa Type website showing the “Try&Buy” headline in bold type, with a live font preview and gradient background.

[TIME●TRAVEL] 2022. (Re)discover Kometa Type, independent type foundry from Czech Republic.

● More: kometatype.com
● Original Post: x.com/crc_studio/s...
● TimeMachine: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/tra...

A screenshot of walkman.land showing a detailed product page for a specific Walkman model, including technical specifications and images.

A grid of 16 vintage Walkman advertisements from the 1980s and early 2000s, featuring colorful product photography and retro fashion styling.

[SPOTTED] walkman.land, a massive archive of portable cassette players.

Love the ASCII mode and the fashion page.
A deep dive into 90s design culture.

● More: walkman.land
● More: walkman.land/fashion
● Via: typo.social/@sol/1161357...

A screenshot of the Use & Modify website, showing a selection of open-source typefaces.

[SPOTTED] A small update to Use & Modify, a curated selection of open-source typefaces by Raphaël Bastide ( @raphaelbastide.com.web.brid.gy ) .

● More: usemodify.com
● More: raphaelbastide.com
● Via: mastodon.design/@glvn

Minimal graphic with the word “alt,” encouraging the addition of alt descriptions to images.

[OFF●TOPIC] I’m now absolutely convinced that adding alt descriptions to images is essential for a more inclusive internet.

[OFF-TOPIC] How many times has this old friend helped me identify a typeface when other tools failed and my memory ran out…

Identifont, by David Johnson-Davies, since 2000.

● More: www.identifont.com

[SPOTTED] An incredible Flickr archive by Kirsten Solveig Schneider.

● More: www.flickr.com/photos/kirst...
● More: www.ks-schneider.com

[SPOTTED] KH Einheit, a modular monospaced typeface by Kurppa Hosk Type.

● More: khtype.com/typeface/kh-...
● More: www.kurppahosk.com

[SPOTTED] Version 2.0 of the super cool Kaomoji generator by Design Brouhaha: The Kaomoji Cool Club.

● More: kaomojicool.club
● Via: typo.social/@MoritzBrouh...

[SPOTTED] “It’s Hard to Justify Tahoe Icons,” an article by Nikita Prokopov.
A sharp analysis of the new menu icons in Apple’s latest macOS.

● More: tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
● More: blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/icons-i...
● Via: toot.cafe/@tomayac/115...

[SPOTTED] Formagari, an independent type foundry run by Emmanuel Besse in Marseille, France.

Filled with images and photos that give a more visual and lively feel.

● More: formagari.com
● More: embes.se

A new small feature in Windows.

Funny to see how our keyboards evolve with the way we use symbols.

[TIME●TRAVEL] 2021 (Re)discover swissconcreteart, an Instagram feed about Swiss Concrete Art, by Alex Lescieux.

● More: www.instagram.com/swissconcret...
● More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concret...
● Original Post: x.com/crc_studio/s...
● TimeMachine: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/tra...

[SPOTTED] Found while digging on Masto: The Pyte Foundry, by Ellmer Stefan.
Impressive work.

● More: thepytefoundry.net
● More: ellmerstefan.net

Webdesign: Studio Alejandro Rojas
● More: alejandro.no

[SPOTTED] A great article on how to design a variable font, by Contrast Foundry ( @contrastfoundry.bsky.social ).

A good occasion to revisit their typefaces.
Nice CoFo Holz + CoFo Gothic.

● More: contrastfoundry.com/projects/how...
● More: contrastfoundry.com
● Via: typo.social/@contrastfou...

[SPOTTED] A database of 300 design theses in French, updated since 2003, by Unîmes.

(I wish I had more than one life to explore them all)

● More: theses-design.unimes.fr
● Via: typo.social/@MoritzBrouh...

[SPOTTED] If you missed it: a huge update of type.lol, the ultimate tool to dive into 830+ independent foundries around the world, their work and news.

By Mark Johnson ( @markjohnsoncc ).

● More: type.lol
● More: markjohnson.cc
● Via: typo.social/@mark/116088...

[SPOTTED] Multitudes, a new independent type foundry
with a super cool display typeface.

THX to Jectives ( @jectives.com ) for the discovery.

● More: www.madeformultitudes.com
● Via: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB0p...

[SPOTTED] My new god of lettering type: the spectacular work of Maximiliano R. Sproviero.

● More: sproviero-type.com
● Via: typo.social/@Luke/116082...

[SPOTTED] OpenPortability, a research tool to map social media. A kind of “social web GPS” to visualize connections, follow migrations, and support open research.

Built by the CNRS and the ISC-PIF.

● More: iscpif.fr/openportabil...
● More: openportability.org/fr/reconnect

[TIME●TRAVEL] 2021 (Re)discover Ronald Clyne, an American graphic designer.

● More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_...
● Original Post: x.com/crc_studio/s...
● TimeMachine: lab.crc.studio/tooltoys/tra...

[SPOTTED] Not Your Type Foundry ● NYTF, an independent type foundry based in Rotterdam.

Many fun ideas.

● More: notyourtype.nl/typefaces

[SPOTTED] A new design system by Google. Meet Glimmer.
Designed for transparent displays and AR glasses.

An interesting way to rethink typography, weight, and color.

● More: design.google/library/tran...
● More: developer.android.com/design/ui/ai...
● Via: mastodon.design/@timothee/11...