Heaven Devoid of Stars

The Week in TypeMore than half a millennium has passed since the invention of moveable type in Europe. It’s now just about impossible to imagine a world without it. That very sentiment is set in ink in this new print collaboration with Stefan Hattenbach. A sumptuous screen-print of gold, white, and black inks on beautiful red Plike paper. A truly stunning print, and perhaps the perfect Christmas gift!It’s been a while (too long) since the last Week in Type, so without further ado:Let’s begin with a smile and this great tee from Able Parris:A lovely short of Robert Warner dancing with his Golding Jobber press:Another video. This one a delightful spelling video, and some unusual materials for letterforms:Practice your kerning (or, more accurately, letter spacing) with KernType.And read Paul Shaw’s comprehensive review.All you need is a large chainsaw and an even larger piece of ice. Promo video from Monotype for Kobayashi’s Akko:A little baffled by Google’s foray into Kickstarter projects. Why would one of the richest companies in the world seek crowd-funding for its fonts. The quality of many of the fonts in their library is pretty poor. Perhaps they should stick to investing in technologies for improving screen fonts, rather than publishing more sub-standard fonts in a market that is already bursting at the seams with crap free fonts. See Stephen Coles’ no-holds-barred den Artikel auf I love Typography (en) lesen

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