FauxFoundry

Like a real foundry, but faux
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[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

Our font magic now visualizes how it works. Here’s a preview of what we’ll present at @grafematik2020 in 2 days.

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

Videos and proceedings from the 2018 conference:
https://t.co/OFaATjeQqm
https://t.co/0RsSnH0XxC

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

FauxFoundry is honoured to be part of this year’s @grafematik2020 conference with a poster session (June 17, 16:40-17:10 CEST). A rare occasion for us to present to a grapholinguistics audience, wish us luck!

Programme details and registration here:
https://t.co/Hwwp0BUt5v

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

Stunning animated pictograms for @Tokyo2020! We’re giving a workshop next week at @PolskoJaponska, Warsaw, where we’ll design and animate pictograms using #variablefonts https://t.co/QSIBBKw2Ro https://t.co/WPRBKD0m5R

[#Tokyo2020 @Tokyo2020]

For the first time in Games history, #Tokyo2020 has created kinetic sport pictograms!

#Tokyo2020 has created the first animated pictograms to highlight just how dynamic, innovative, and special this Games will be! ✨

#UnitedByEmotion @Olympics @Paralympics

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

You’ve translated your website into Greek, it’s set in Merriweather, but Merriweather lacks the Greek character set. What to do? FauxFoundry to the rescue! #variablefonts #fauxfoundry #fauxgrec #parametricfonts #greektype

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

This week we are in Warsaw for “TypoWeek 2019”. More information about the workshops and lectures here: https://t.co/h3Ne1AW39F
@polskojaponska #futuretext #NAWA_Poland
PS. ask us for our new FauxFoundry catalogue ;)

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

FauxGrec had a little redesign and it just went live at https://t.co/UlrCl5wLhO 🔥Hot from the press our new specimen, now translated into Greek for #FutureText attendees @polskojaponska #uniwa #fauxfoundry #fauxgrec #greektype #variablefonts #parametricfonts

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

Next week we are in Athens for “Future Text” giving a lecture and a week-long workshop. Thanks @polskojaponska and the University of West Attica for inviting us https://t.co/7wggO8L6lb

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

@internetarchive And thanks to @ritlibraries, we’re on @OCLC WorldCat too https://t.co/nvjf3cqyA7

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

We’ve published our FauxGrec specimen at @internetarchive. If you missed the printed edition, this is the next best thing!
https://t.co/qUVlSQkkND

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

@irene_vlachou @Lorp How to ping: email [email protected] with subject “FauxGrec specimen” and include your full postal address

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

Just a few copies left of our first specimen, FauxGrec. Ping us if you want one! #fauxlove #fauxfoundry #greektype #parametricdesign #variablefonts

[Laurence Penney @Lorp]

The videos of presentations at @ATypI Tokyo are now all online. Here’s the @FauxFoundry talk by me and @irene_vlachou :)
#variablefonts #parametricdesign
https://t.co/ftsIvb9Ptx

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

Thanks @ATypI for having us at a great #atypi2019 Tokyo conference — an amazing city! Videos are being published for those who were not there, including ours (20’) where we introduce FauxFoundry #variablefonts #greektype https://t.co/cUtjxQ4ji5

[ATypI: Association Typographique Internationale @ATypI]

This afternoon at #ATypI2019 Tokio Laurence Penney and Irene Vlachou presented their experimental solution for incomplete non-latin scripts in their talk entitled 'Parametric Fallback Fonts for the Web'. Check out the website of their project: https://t.co/5GtiF1SpKV!

Thank you!

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

@yuyakobari Thanks Yuya! Glad you liked it.

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

@koeberlin @irene_vlachou @Lorp Glad you like it, Christoph! Drag-drop your own serif fonts too :)

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

The @fauxfoundry journey starts from #faux London and ends at the @ATypI Tokyo conference. The excitement is real! See you there :) #ATypI2019

[FauxFoundry @fauxfoundry]

The FauxFoundry server will be offline this evening for scheduled maintenance. The window for downtime is between 01:00 and 05:00 UTC.

[Laurence Penney @Lorp]

Looking forward to speaking with @irene_vlachou about @fauxfoundry, our new webfont service for parametric fallback fonts @atypi #atypi2019 #faux #φο