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- 1Distributed Proofreaders marks 26 years with printing history bookโDistributed Proofreaders (DP) is celebrating their 26 birthday by highlighting "The Pentateuch of Printing" on their blo
Distributed Proofreaders, the volunteer project that proofreads public domain texts for Project Gutenberg, is celebrating its 26th birthday by featuring "The Pentateuch of Printing" on its blog. The organisation describes the generously illustrated book as covering the history of Western typography and printing from ancient times to the late 19th century, inviting readers to explore the milestone.
- 2Film Noir Classic Detour's Poster Praised for Striking DesignโผDetour (1945) https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detour_( 1945_film) Weird script-y font aside this is great stuff. Lots of
The 1945 film noir Detour is drawing attention for its poster art, with admirers highlighting its bold composition of clashing diagonals and dramatic imagery, including a figure reaching a lit match over his shoulder. Some note the unusual script-style typography, but overall the design is being celebrated as great work from the era of classic noir.
- 3Fixing dotted circles in Myanmar text renderingโNoto means "no tofu": fixing dotted circles in Myanmar text
Google's Noto font project, whose name comes from 'no tofu' โ the slang for missing-character boxes โ has been working on correcting a long-standing problem in rendering Myanmar script, where unsupported or malformed characters appear as dotted circles. The issue affects how Burmese and related languages display on screens, and the latest write-up explains the technical causes and the fixes involved.
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Cube Type, a web-based tool for creating isometric typography, is drawing attention among designers and developers. The generator turns standard lettering into cube-like, three-dimensional isometric letterforms directly in the browser, offering a quick way to produce stylized display type without manual 3D work. Users are sharing the tool as a handy free resource for posters, branding experiments and creative design projects.
- 5Type designer's self-styled 'best stupid font joke' delights readersโI was working on some demo images for my new font and came up with the best stupid font joke today. I may have peaked in
A type designer shared a new font joke while preparing demo images for an upcoming typeface, admitting they may have reached their peak in dumb font humor. The quip has drawn amused engagement from the typography and design community, a crowd known for its appetite for kerning puns and niche lettering wordplay.
- 6Designer shares third font demo in seriesโHere's the third of those font demos I made yesterday # font # fonts # typedesign # typography # design # illustration #
A type designer has posted a third font demonstration in a series begun the previous day, showing new lettering work tagged with type design and illustration topics. The piece is being shared within the art community on Mastodon, where font design showcases and work-in-progress demos regularly circulate among designers and illustrators.
- 7Microsoft Unveils Font Based on Michelangelo's HandwritingโMicrosoft Launches Michelangelus Font Inspired by Michelangelo's Handwriting
Microsoft has launched a new typeface called Michelangelus, created from the handwriting of Renaissance artist Michelangelo. The font draws on his letters and manuscripts, bringing his script into digital use. It is being discussed as an unusual blend of art history and modern typography, with reactions mixed between appreciation for the concept and skepticism about its practical appeal.
- 8New bot shares classic Film Noir movie postersโผHi! I'm a bot serving up movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir with some added commentary, maybe snark. There a
A new automated account has launched to share movie posters from the golden age of Film Noir, accompanied by brief commentary described as possibly snarky. It highlights the visual style of the era: bright colours, especially orange, exclamation marks, diagonal compositions and wild typography. Posters are tagged with content warnings for crime and revealing clothing.
- 9Noto font fixes broken Myanmar text renderingโNoto means "no tofu": fixing dotted circles in Myanmar text https://www.datocms.com/blog/handling-less-common-scripts #
A technical write-up explains how the Noto font project got its name โ short for 'no tofu', the boxes shown when a font lacks a glyph โ and digs into fixing dotted-circle rendering problems in Myanmar script. The piece covers why less common scripts are so hard to display correctly and what it takes to make complex text layouts work properly across platforms.
- 10The Exorcist, 1973 Horror Classic, Draws Renewed AttentionโผThe Exorcist Release date: 1973-12-26 When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two
The 1973 horror landmark The Exorcist is being discussed online, with posts recalling its release on December 26, 1973, and its story of a young girl possessed by a mysterious entity whose mother enlists two Catholic priests to save her. Fans of classic horror are revisiting the film's poster art, typography and place in cinema history more than fifty years after its debut.
- 11The forgotten art of DVD menu designโBeauty in DVD Menus https://vale.rocks/posts/dvd-menus # HackerNews # Tech # Design
A new essay explores the visual craft of DVD menus, arguing that the era's looped motion graphics and typography produced a distinctive, underappreciated design aesthetic. The piece is drawing attention among technology and design enthusiasts, who are revisiting the creative conventions of physical media as streaming has largely erased them.
- 12Literary Hub Picks the 12 Best Book Covers of SeptemberโThe 12 Best Book Covers of September https://lithub.com/the-12-best-book-covers-of-september-2/ # Books # Design # Liter
Literary Hub has published its monthly roundup of the twelve best book covers of September, highlighting standout design work from new releases. The feature celebrates cover art and typography as a craft, and is being shared among readers and publishing watchers who follow the site's recurring design rankings and enjoy debating the aesthetic choices of the season's books.
- 13LibreOffice 26.8 fixes line spacing in Writer framesโNeu in # LibreOffice 26.8: Verbesserte Typografie bei Rahmen โ der Zeilenabstand funktioniert nun korrekt innerhalb von
The upcoming LibreOffice 26.8 release brings improved typography for frames: line spacing now works correctly inside Writer frames, keeping text aligned to the document's baseline grid. The feature was highlighted on the project's German-language channels, with a pointer to the official 26.8 release notes. It is a welcome detail for users who rely on precise typographic layout in long documents.
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- Inkloom-art/inkloom Specialised AI models for logo design โ a brand-analysis model turns a business into constraints, typography and symbol
- QwenLM/Qwen-Image-2.1 Qwen's most powerful open-source image generation model