The inspiration for this typeface came from the epigraph on a frame of a nineteenth century painting. I was fascinated by the peculiar capitals of the inscription. The high contrast, and the overall quirkiness, especially the tail of the R and the oblique stems on the M, was interesting.
The Creation of FF Unit Slab details the creation of FF Unit and how it was recently converted to a slab serif.
Typophile Type Battles are a series of community-driven contests, each centered around a certain theme. The sample above is taken from Battle 34: Trajan swashes.
Johno of I Love Typography explains his process for created the new typeface Calluna, now available at MyFonts.com. See the PDF specimen »
Seriftype is a fresh mix of inspiration, resources, and news related to serif typography, curated from across the web.
See also: sansseriftype.com available as well.
See also: sansseriftype.com available as well.
