Mastodawn

litherland 1d ago

Fonts In Use 1d ago

Fonts In Use is not active on Instagram.

We’ve abandoned problematic platforms, embraced ethical alternatives, and survived to talk about it.

More here:
https://fontsinuse.com/uses/63903/fonts-in-use-is-not-active-on-instagram

litherland 4d ago

“Where our first conference was themed around the visual experiences of writing, this one focuses on visual engagement – subtly shifting the emphasis towards active participation in practices, processes, traditions and acts of writing.”

https://viewsproject.wordpress.com/writing-as-visual-engagement/

Writing As Visual Engagement

WAVE 2 26th-29th March 2026, Cambridge Following last year’s successful first conference, Writing As Visual Experience (WAVE), we are excited to announce the Call For Papers for our second conferen…

The VIEWS project

litherland Jun 27

Doug Wilson Jun 27

A very well-written homage about a very talented person. Thank you, Stephen, for sharing the news. https://typo.social/@typographica/114752961230364428

Typographica (@typographica@typo.social)

Jim Parkinson died today. He was a prolific and astoundingly gifted lettering artist, type designer, and painter. I feel lucky to say he was also my friend. https://typographica.org/on-typography/jim-parkinson-1941-2025/

typo.social

litherland Jun 26

I cannot not support this project, which just launched and, at time of writing, is already a third of the way toward its goal https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blaft/india-street-lettering-a-book

litherland Jun 26

Pooja Saxena Jun 26

🥁 Welcome INDIA STREET LETTERING, the book! 🥁

I’m working with @blaft to bring together my documentation of letterforms from India’s cityscapes into a book — a 200-page hardcover full-colour volume showcasing striking public lettering from around the country.

We need your help to make this book happen 🤝🏼 Our Kickstarter campaign is live. Please chip in, pre-order the book and share the project with everyone you know ➡️ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blaft/india-street-lettering-a-book/

litherland Jun 26

Here’s a much better piece on the visual thinking behind the Mamdani campaign https://www.curbed.com/article/zohran-mamdani-campaign-logo-graphic-design.html

Zohran’s Campaign Logo Looked Nothing Like a Campaign Logo

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign had a visual language like no other, drawing on hand-painted bodega signage and New York iconography in a completely fresh way.

Curbed

litherland Jun 25

Mamdani’s hand-drawn wordmark https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/zohran-mamdani-brand-design-forge-philadelphia-20250625.html

Zohran Mamdani’s branding went viral for standing out — two Philly creatives are responsible

Philadelphia-based creatives Aneesh Bhoopathy and Phil Ditzler created Zohran Mamdani’s branding, logo, and digital presence for his wildly successful mayoral primary race.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

litherland Jun 25

Yvonne Lam Jun 25

Congratulations to my NYC friends for getting Mira Nair as First Mom!

Show thread

litherland Jun 24

(Their regular newsletter is also excellent, and I didn’t mean to suggest that Jesse doesn’t also write beautifully! Jesse knows how I feel about his writing. He writes beautifully. 😊)

litherland Jun 24

I’d also like to recommend XYZ Type’s Backround Layer newsletter; the current one, by Ben, is really good https://backgroundlayer.xyztype.com/archive/background-layer-9/

Background Layer #9

In this issue: find us at Typographics, the team meets in NYC, ethics in the time of capitalism, and some recent finds

Background Layer

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