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Join us this weekend (June 14 & 15) for the first-ever Font Business Conference. This two-day online conference brings together industry leaders, both veteran practitioners and trailblazing newcomers, to discuss the business of running type foundries, the complexities of the font market, the shifting trends we see in licensing and business models, and what the future might hold for the industry. On both days we have panels devoted to discussing crucial questions about specifics of the font business and broader questions about the industry. On Sunday, panelists from Bold Monday, Zetafonts, and TypeBy discuss the question of trial fonts. It’s a hot topic among foundries and designers: is it a good idea to provide trial fonts? Some offer trial licenses, some offer demo fonts with a reduced character set, and others offer a free weight that has a full commercial license. The goal is usually to allow customers to test the fonts in their own designs. And yet, there are many drawbacks to this approach and fierce debate on whether a foundry should offer this or not. This panel will open us to this debate to take on the most relevant questions that can guide a foundry into making a decision on this issue. Registration for Font Business 2025 closes Thursday June 12 (midnight, UK time), — register now and get 40% off. Schedule, speakers, more info, and booking here: /font-business-conference-2025/

NEW RELEASE: Aktuell Display designed by the master of crisp outlines, analytical thinking, and design concepts — our very own Thomas Thiemich @tthiemich . Aktuell Display lends a firm yet elegant display reach to the versatile editorial Aktuell family. With the completion of Aktuell Display, Thomas embraced Display genre for good, seeking to find and solve challenges – small and big – that come along with such high-contrast outlines and bring the Thiemich design magic into the mix. Aktuell Display kicks off the release of the SS24 collection from @typeby_com : followed by a brilliant range of new typefaces – both, text and display – from Thomas Thiemich and Fred Smeijers @fred.smeijers , due for announcement one by one during the following days and weeks — watch this space. Check out the TYPE BY THIEMICH collection online and treat yourself to some Aktuell Display and Aktuell text: /fonts/aktuell-display Enjoy! #typeby_com #typebythiemich #thomasthiemich #typewithcharacter #typetailors #release #fontrelease #SS24 #AktuellDisplay #AktuellDisplayFont #Aktuellfont #newfont #font #displayfont #newfromtypeby #branding #brandinginspiration #editorial #editorialdesign #typefacedesign #font #serif #contemporarytype #typespire #designfeed #typegoodness

Type By’s very own @fred.smeijers will be on stage in Paris on June 3, at @typeparis #Now23 conference, speaking about a carrier of four decades in type, and going strong. Type is all around us, but “it does not come out of thin air”, as Fred puts it in his interview for Type Paris. Where does it come from, then? Join us at #Now23 to see and hear it first-hand. #typeby_com #typetailors #typewithcharacter #typeinspire #TypeBySmeijers #TypeByThiemich #TypeByWeber #TypeByWagner #TypeByGoeldner #TypeByPaneFarre

@slanted_publishers Font of the Month is the fine Subtil Grotesk designed by no other than Thomas Thiemich. And that means only one thing: a solid type design, created with the graphic and branding designers’ needs at the very heart. Check out the TYPE BY THIEMICH collection online and treat yourself to some Subtil this December! /fonts/subtil-grotesk . #typeby_com #typebythiemich #thomasthiemich #typewithcharacter #SubtilGrotesk #SubtilGroteskFont #fontofthemonth #slantedpublishers #branding #brandinginspiration #editorial #editorialdesign #typefacedesign #font #groteskfont #sanserif #contemporarytype #typespire #designfeed #typegoodness

Dolly Parton and James Patterson’s first novel “Run, Rose, Run” is coming. Happy to see Bery Tuscan put to good work by Duncan Blachford @typographystudio ! ❤️ Image credits: Duncan Blachford @typographystudio ; Century Books UK @centurybooksuk . #TypeBySmeijers #fontsinuse #BeryTuscan #BeryTuscanFont #stencilfont #typeby_com #typewithcharacter #dollyparton #typography #bookdesign

We stumbled upon Electra magazine @electra.magazine a short while ago but only got the chance to hold it in our hands on Sunday. A forward-thinking cultural publication, it is impressively produced! It also features Arnhem fonts in both, masthead and reading text to great effect. Electra is published by Fundaçao EDP @edpoficial and distributed worldwide @orfeunegroeditora @monade_books . Designed by João M. Machado @joaom.machado . Thank you all for putting Arnhem fonts to work! #fontsinuse #Arnhemfonts #Arnhem #fonts #type #editorialdesign #editorial #fontchoices #Electra #electramagazine #revistaelectra #fundacaoedp #fundaçaoedp #typebySmeijers #FredSmeijers #typetailors #typeby_com

Also this is Type By. #craftsmanship #heritage #innovation #designedtolast #typewithcharacter #fredsmeijers #typeby_com

This is Type By. #craftsmaship #heritage #designedtolast #typewithcharacter #fredsmeijers #typeby_com

Back to the future. #fredsmeijers #typetailors #typeby_com

Dutch National Opera and Ballet identity [3]: Photography and moving image always played a key role in promoting theatre productions. They must sum up the story, the emotion, the promise... awaiting us just a ticket away. And while it’s no secret that Opera and Ballet theatres must work twice harder to keep their public, and manyfold more to nurture a brand new audience, the big question is “How?”. For the Dutch @nationaleoperaballet the answer lies in a relentless quest for contemporary storytelling. Lesley Moore, the Amsterdam-based design collective, commissioned to redesign and art direct the theatre’s identity has done so brilliantly. This led to a creative partnership with yet another bright star: the photography duo Petrovsky and Ramone, who conceived and delivered an impressive range of moving images - bridging pure photography with subtle motion - like no others. Client: @nationaleoperaballet Amsterdam. Concept and design: Lesley Moore, Amsterdam. Team at large: Zigmunds Lapsa, Amsterdam; Roel Stavornius, Breda. Photography and Image: Petrovsky and Ramone, Amsterdam. Typefaces: Edward @typeby_com Hendrik Weber, Fakt @typeby_com Thomas Thiemich. Visuals: courtesy of @nationaleoperaballet and Lesley Moore. #nationaleoperaballet #denationaleopera #fontsinuse #EdwardFont #EdwardPro #FaktFont #FaktPro #Fakt #TypeByWeber #HendrikWeber #TypeByThiemich #ThomasThiemich @hendrinkw @tthiemich #LesleyMoore #petrovskyramone #reddotaward #reddot #brandidentity #branding #storytelling #photography #typography #font #type #designfeed #fontswelove #typographydaily #contemporarytype #typetailors #typeby_com #typewithcharacter

SOUND ON: The Dutch National Opera and Ballet identity [2]: Edward, the primary font, joins an interactive brand identity system that effortlessly toggles between the Opera and Ballet, or integrates both. The theatre’s logo is stylistically drawn to echo Edward’s subtle sanserif outlines, reducing the theatre’s venue architecture to a minimalistic but instantly recognisable symbol. Client: @nationaleoperaballet Amsterdam. Concept and design: Lesley Moore Amsterdam. Team at large: Zigmunds Lapsa, Amsterdam; Roel Stavornius, Breda. Animation: Simon François, Paris. Typeface: Edward @typeby_com Hendrik Weber Visuals: courtesy of @nationaleoperaballet and Lesley Moore. #nationaleoperaballet #denationaleopera #fontsinuse #EdwardFont #EdwardPro #Edward #TypebyWeber #HendrikWeber @hendrinkw #LesleyMoore #ZigmundsLapsa #reddotaward #reddot #brandidentity #branding #logo #logodesign #typography #fonts #designfeed #fontswelove #typographydaily #contemporarytype #typetailors #typeby_com typewithcharacter

SOUND ON: Dutch National Opera and Ballet identity [1]: As the lockdown restrictions across Europe ease, the Dutch National Opera has cautiously opened its doors and we are thrilled. The latest production “Donizetti Queens” and the voice of @marina.rebeka are one hell of a firework! After a long collaboration with the photography masters @petrovskyramone , who set the bar beyond high, last season @nationaleoperaballet started a collaboration with @jonnoorlander who has been pushing the visuals’ envelope to new cutting-edge heights. Two typefaces from Type By collection - Edward, by Hendrik Weber and Fakt, by Thomas Thiemich - are the typographic cornerstones of all theatre’s communication ever since the @nationaleoperaballet brand identity was redesigned by the virtuoso Amsterdam-based design team Lesley Moore, in 2014. As we are browsing through our archive, we’ll be sharing more applications of Edward and Fakt for the Dutch National Opera and Ballet. The fonts embrace and hold tight to other design counterparts - photography, motion, sound and visual storytelling - and do their job brilliantly, from public lettering to titling on masterful promotional videos, social media, and more. Stay tuned. #nationaleoperaballet #denationaleopera #fontsinuse #EdwardFont #EdwardPro #Edward #FaktFont #FaktPro #Fakt #TypebyWeber #HendrikWeber #TypebyThiemich #ThomasThiemich #jonnoorlander @tthiemich @hendrinkw #brandidentity #branding #storytelling #typography #fonts #designfeed #fontswelove #contemporarytype #typetailors #typeby_com #typewithcharacter