Resources
LINKS & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Type Blogs
There are lots of places to find out more about fonts in addition to Proof&Co. Here are some of our favorites that promote quality type and great discourse.
Typographica ☞
Fonts In Use ☞
Type Wolf, from Jeremiah Shouf ☞
Font Review Journal, by Bethany Heck ☞
I Love Typography ☞
Alphabettes ☞
Fresh Fonts, curated by Noemi Stouffer ☞
Type Tasting, by Sarah Hyndman ☞
Friends of Type ☞
Typograph.her ☞
Typeroom.eu ☞
Type Marketplaces & Distributors
A list of great places to buy, rent, try, and buy independent typefaces these days.
Fontstand ☞
Type Department ☞
Font.world ☞
Future Fonts ☞
Fontshare ☞
Workshops, Lectures, & Classes
There are lots of ways to learn more about typography through workshops, lectures, and classes. But sometimes it’s hard to know where to look to find them. Here are some organizations supplying regular events in all kinds of letter-arts disciplines.
The Lubalin Lecture Series ☞
The Letterform Archive ☞
The TDC ☞
The AIGA ☞
Online Classes & Conferences
Since the Covid Pandemic began, many conferences have begun publishing their lectures online, and some online-native educational series have sprung up too. Some of these may be timely, but many offer online archives.
Typographics Conference ☞
BIPOC Design History Series ☞
TypeCon ☞
ATypI ☞
Type Weekend ☞
TDC’s Type Drives Communities Conference ☞
Databases
Sounds boring, but sometimes a good spreadsheet is too hard to pass up. These are a few databases detailing the type industry even further that are helpful to bookmark.
Type Inspiration Aggregators
Although these sites may not be helpful to learning more about independent type, they’re still a great way to be aesthetically exposed to something new or unexpected.
Typographic Books & Publishers
From specimens and catalogs, art books & retrospectives, these are the shops and publishers to get in touch with the printed side of type.
Unit Editions ☞
Standards Manual ☞
Type 01 ☞
Draw Down Books ☞
Taschen ☞
Rizzoli ☞
Gestalten ☞
Type Magazines & Periodicals
The type world is always changing and evolving, and these magazines, serials, and issues are aiming to chronicle it all.
Type 01 ☞
Works that Work ☞
SHOE ☞
Letterpress Resources
Ahhh, the way it used to be done. The world of letterpress is alive and well, and ready for you to connect. Here are the places where letterpress not only survives, but thrives:
Hamilton Wood Type ☞
Letterpress Depot ☞
Stone Carving Resources
Love type? Why not make it last for (almost) ever? The craft and art of stone carving is still an accessible and beautiful field. Here’s how to connect to it.
Lettering Resources
Adjacent to the world of typography is a whole other universe of lettering. These are a few places where lettering and calligraphy lives on the internet.
GoodType ☞
Sign Painting Resources
In addition to type, letterpress, calligraphy, stone carving, and lettering, there’s sign painting. Get to know a deep well of knowledge and craft form this incredible community.
Pop Culture Videos on Fonts
Big-time media companies have recognized the popularity of fonts and importance it’s had on pop-culture. Here are a few YouTube videos made about type.
Where the “Comic Book Font” Came From — Vox ☞
Why the Wingdings Font Exists — Vox ☞
Why Cooper Black is Everywhere — Vox ☞
Bad Typography Has Ruined More Than The Oscars — Vox ☞
The Font that Escaped the Nazis and landed on the Moon — Vox ☞
The 8-Bit Arcade Font Deconstructed — Vox ☞
External Lists & Additional Resources
List of Open Sourced Typefaces
A google spreadsheet of known and worthy open-source typefaces compiled by Doug Wilson. Students, bookmark this one.
CLICK HERE ☞
Fonts Created by Women
An incomplete but always growing list of women in type design compiled by Victoria Rushton.