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(1) dont want to be here shitting on ppl who want to get into type (unless it’s Kanye) but for everyone else here are some resources I recommend: @lubalincenter talks are online,+ past years @TypographicsNYC talks. @Lett_Arc is a free online archive/library full of type ephemera.
(2) A lot of schools suggest Thinking w/ Type by Ellen Lupton, it’s easy to read and good for beginners. I’ll also add The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst, Theory of Type Design by Gerard Unger, Inside Paragraphs by Cyrus Highsmith,
(3) Letters of Credit by Walter Tracy, The Stroke by Gerrit Noordzij, Type Tricks by Sofie Beier, Designing Type by Karen Chen, How To Create Typefaces by Cristóbal Henestrosa, Laura Meseguer, José Scaglione,
(4)Also adding Counterpunch by Fred Smeijers for some history too, Kaba Ornament by Bram de Does, Amalgam II if you can find it still, Typographically Speaking: the art of Matthew Carter by Margaret Re, American Wood Type, W. A. Dwiggins: A Life in Design by Bruce Kennett,
(5) The Origins of Serifs by Father Catich, The Eternal Letter by Paul Shaw, Bruce Rogers: A Life in Letters by Joseph Blumenthal and Austin Thomas Taylor, @RevivingType by Nóra Békés and Céline Hurka,
(6) Calligraphy I always reccomend Sheila Waters Foundations it Calligraphy, it’s comprehensive, easy to understand and very thorough. Also speedball textbooks are online at http://archive.org and those are always fun to look at.
Also @OHnoTypeCo on Instagram has been doing type school, and @flaviazim has been translating them into Portuguese. Also @typecritcrew is free and you can sign up for crits with a lot of great designers.
https://readings.design/PDF/the_elements_of_typographic_style.pdf <- elements of typographic style PDF, https://readings.design/PDF/hochuli-Jost-H-Detail-in-Typography%20scribd%20-%2064-page.pdf <- detail in typography PDF.
I also really reccomend John Downers essay “Call It What It Is,” https://www.emigre.com/Essays/Type/CallItWhatItIs + I recommend reading through issues of Emigre, particularly issue 11 (which you can read for free at letterform archive), and some typed out ones at https://www.emigre.com/Essays/Magazine
Software can be expensive pricy ngl. If you’re a current student you can get a discount on the glyphs license by sending them a photo of your student ID, and robofont also provides two kinds ofstudent licenses that your teacher can request.
