Jamie Chang

💥Palmetto 0.6 is now available on @futurefonts Palmetto is a bright and airy display typeface designed to be a display workhorse. With multiple grades and widths Palmetto is equipped to give poise and elegance with a touch of whimsy. Now with 76 styles and counting. Palmetto now includes a new and improved italics to complement the reworked uprights from 0.5. Palmetto is growing into a real display workhorse with an abundance of alternates and widths so that it fits into any design. CHECK IT OUT! Free demos available ✌️ #manictype #type #typedesign #futurefonts

💥💥Banger is out now! A thorny, prickly and potentially explosive blackletter. Banger is a new spin on familiar forms. A charming blend of blackletter and lots and lots of spikes. Go check it out now on manictype.com Free trials available.

Exciting news 🎉 Type Design at @thecombine_ is back for its second run! If you missed our first class now’s your chance. Whether you’re sharpening your type design skills or diving in for the first time, this course is your ticket to expert guidance and hands-on learning. Check out academy.manictype.com for more info. Enrol now and join us for a summer of typographic fun! It’s the only place to learn type design in Toronto. Seriously. ———————————— Thank you to everyone who has supported me and helped me get this course off the ground. A big thanks to people @thecombine_ who have been nothing but kind and generous to me. It means a lot for me to be able to create a space to learn type design here in Toronto. Shoutout to @cassmellow @warrenschierling @baanilla @coolloee @junnguyen.graphic @eldhosekuriyan for being such great students in my inaugural run. I loved every second of teaching you guys and it was an experience watching you hone your skills week to week. If you ever wanted to dabble, or get seriously into type, I made this course for you. Type design is a bitch, so why not do it in the company of other likeminded nerds, and commiserate about your o’s and s’s while eating some pizza. It’ll be fun, I promise. Much love, Jamie

Come hang with us this Saturday! Our Type Design students are ready to show what they’ve been cooking up. If you’re into type, design, or just want to see something fresh, we’ll see you there. 👀 🔗 RSVP via the link in bio

Type Design @ The Combine ✕ Manic Type After weeks of exploring letterforms, ideas, and process, our Type Design students are ready to present their final projects. Come by and check out what they’ve been working on throughout the course. Saturday, March 28 7–10pm The Combine (entrance at 209 Wellington St W) 🔗 RSVP via the link in bio!

🔨UPDATE🔨 Palmetto v0.6 by @manictype . This version brings new and improved italics, a few new weights across all widths and optical sizes, and support for Serbian and Bulgarian. The total package is now up to 76 styles! Up next, filling out the widths for the italics and Vietnamese Diacritics.

Type design @ The Combine × Manic Type Heading into week three.✏️ The first two weeks were spent on fundamentals and sketching, exploring form and finding a direction. More BTS and process moments coming up!

Thinking about learning type design? Jamie’s Type Design course is designed for designers at every level, no matter where you’re starting from. Explore letterforms by hand, dive into type systems, and walk away with your own functional typeface. • All levels welcome • Spots are limited • Learn more + register via the link in bio 🔗

Jamie Chang is the founder of Manic Type, a type foundry specializing in bold, experimental typefaces. With a passion for letterforms and a meticulous approach to design, Jamie has created award-winning typefaces that have garnered international recognition. As both a practicing type designer and educator, Jamie has taught at OCADU and TypeElectives. Through Manic Type, Jamie continues to push the boundaries of contemporary typography while making type design education accessible to a broader audience. — Q: What do you find most fascinating about type design? I love type design because it’s such a universal and pure exploration of shape that embodies so much of the human experience. From the basic tactile forms of creating letterforms to its connection with cultures, histories and technologies. Type design is the visual representation of languages, and like language it is an ever evolving form of human expression. Spotlight | Stories from the people who bring this space to life.

Type Design @ The Combine ✕ Manic Type Beginner friendly, no experience needed. This 8-week, in-person course is designed to take you from zero to designing your own type. With only 12 spots available, the learning experience is hands-on and in-depth. You’ll work closely with Jamie each week through every step of the process. Spots are super limited, so if you’ve been curious about type design, now’s the perfect time to dive in! Jan 10 – Feb 28, 2026 The Combine (225 Wellington St W) Saturdays, 10 AM – 4 PM (42 hours total) Link in bio to register🔗

I’m super excited to announce the launch of my first in-person type design course here in Toronto. The course will be hosted at @thecombine_ , and will run from Jan 10th - Feb 28th 2026 (8 weeks, 42 hours total). You’ll learn the full process of making a typeface, from calligraphy and sketching, to digitizing your design in the Glyphs app, to the ins and outs publishing your own typefaces. The course will be limited to 12 participants. No advanced type design knowledge required. The course wraps up with a celebration hosted by the wonderful people @thecombine_ ———————————— Growing up finding in-person opportunities to learn the craft of type was difficult, and I had to travel far and wide to get a real crack at type design. Of course nowadays there’s plenty of opportunities to learn remotely, but in my opinion, nothing beats getting together with a bunch of type nerds and hacking at it together. I’m really excited to now be at a point where I can launch my own course and provide a new learning opportunity outside of traditional schools for people like me in Toronto. This course has been a really long time coming and I’m grateful to able to pursue my passion for teaching type in this way. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of my journey in one way or another. I hope to do you guys proud and to share my excitement for type and typography to the city I call home. ———————————— tldr: 🍎 Type Design @ The Combine 📍 The Combine, 225 Wellington St W 📅 Saturdays, Jan 10 – Feb 28, 2026 ⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM EST (42 hours total) 💰 $1800 CAD Links in bio to register. Or visit academy.manictype.com

I’m so excited about League of Letters 🤺 with @torontodesigndirectory Oct 22nd at @thecombine_ If you haven’t gotten tickets yet, NOW is the time. Find out more about the event @torontodesigndirectory The event is hosted by the always magnanimous Margot Trudell. Feeling super honoured to be invited as a judge. I’ll be deliberating next weeks star studded competition alongside @chris_rouleau @416honkey @miss.drawn @love -lettering_doriswai There will be some Manic Type goodies included in the podium prizes next week 😎 I can’t wait to see how it all plays out! #lettering #letters #type #typedesign #typeface #typography #toronto