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I made a high-res scan and PDF of this charming booklet, circa 1991: the Adobe Type 1 Fonts Communication Handbook. https://archive.org/details/adobe-type-1-fonts

Adobe Type 1 Fonts Communication Handbook : Adobe Systems Incorporated : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

This Adobe handbook from 1991–1992 “provides an overview of Adobe’s type technology and provides answers to many of the most-frequently-asked questions...

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Christopher Slye May 31

This looks like the formal end of an era – the muted conclusion of a decades-long program, Adobe Originals, that has been ebbing away. Not exactly surprising given Adobe’s, er, current product focus, but a melancholic moment. I hope Robert gets the send-off he deserves for his 38 years of service.

Christopher Slye May 31

I’ve learned that Robert Slimbach — one of our greatest living type designers — is being let go by Adobe. He’s near retirement, but I’m disappointed he’s being shown the door rather than leaving on his own terms. To me, it’s more evidence of Adobe’s waning interest in original type development.

Christopher Slye Apr 28

Letterform Archive Apr 24

Job opening: Retail Manager at Letterform Archive in San Francisco.

Help the Archive realize its potential as the premier shop to buy design books and gifts. Apply by May 18. https://letterformarchive.org/news/new-job-opening-retail-manager/?utm_source=Mastodon

#LetterformArchive #Jobs #Retail #Bookstores #Bookshops #Ad

New Job Opening: Retail Manager

Help the Archive realize its potential as the premier shop to buy design books and gifts. Apply by May 18.

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Christopher Slye Apr 28

Just in case the kids out there wonder what was happening on CompuServe in 1995, I just ran across a small trove of saved messages. Here’s an example.

(I wonder, is all this CompuServe content archived anywhere?)

Christopher Slye Apr 12

Letterform Archive Apr 10

Job Opening: Associate Director, Major Giving & Corporate Partnerships

Do you love good design? Do you believe the world needs more inspiration? Bring your fundraising and relationship cultivation skills to an organization whose community is growing rapidly because we inspire people every day.

Apply by April 30, 2025: https://jobs.gusto.com/postings/letterform-archive-associate-director-major-giving-corporate-partnerships-ec22c689-1e2f-409f-b09f-944c91e1cdc1?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadG5jiBTzwWRkahNKKLoHLZIjiDTC4Om7zwanmzFWS9lGlZ8kdNXKneAhW7Kg_aem_Cq4O1K3SHfgIltOrRc36Hw

#Jobs #Ad #NonProfitJobs #LetterformArchive

Christopher Slye Mar 17

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Fontstand Mar 17

The new effort is being led by Fontstand’s Peter Biľak and Andrej Krátky, now joined by Christine Bateup of Frere-Jones Type, and Christopher Slye. Together, we’re finalizing the legal framework and details of expanded licensing, which will be built on Fontstand’s existing platform.

Christopher Slye Mar 17

Fontstand Mar 17

Fontstand is becoming a co-op! At the Fontstand Conference in The Hague, we announced that we’re becoming a cooperatively owned and managed font distributor – with expanded licensing and services. Stay tuned as we create a more equitable, transparent and democratic model for font designers.

Christopher Slye Feb 20

This is a strange thing to see on Fontspring’s page for Adobe’s desktop EULA. Before you ask: No, I can’t edit; it wants a login I don’t have. (And I don’t think it has anything to do with my old job.)

Christopher Slye Nov 5, 2024

Bold Monday Nov 4, 2024

Piet Zwart’s ground-breaking design for the NKF catalogue from 1928 – a landmark in the field of modernist typography – has been reproduced as facsimile by @letterformarchive . Dutch graphic designer Karen Polder designed the accompanying booklet about Zwart’s work using Nitti Grotesk as typeface.

#modernist #typography #book #ad

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