Alessandro Segalini

typographer, designer, educator

[Contra Mundum Press @_contramundum_]

Join us for the launch of Dreamscapes I at @POWERHOUSEArena on May 13th

RSVP: https://t.co/ppLhfN7Zhe

[W.A.S.T.E. Mailing List @wastemailing]

New Sade courtesy of @_contramundum_. Love your work.

[P22 Type Foundry @P22TypeFoundry]

It’s alive! https://t.co/GvLPE7tKmb, that is. We’re launching the new P22 website to showcase all the iconic, classic, and enduring typefaces from the P22 Type Foundry, Hamilton Wood Type, and the Lanston Type Company.

[Contra Mundum Press @_contramundum_]

“Since I am deep in the project of writing Robert Musil’s biography, I spend most of my time these days in his Tagebücher (diaries) and Briefe (letters)”

Out now: our Q&A with author and Musil translator @genese_grill

https://t.co/7cpxl2liJR

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

📚 We have been adding a few more digitised type specimens to our collection on the Internet Archive, including this c.1830 Caslon & Livermore example.

See the full digitised specimen book here 👇
https://t.co/tDRI4cXlij

#TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #Typography #DesignHistory

[Antonio Cavedoni @verbosus]

LONDON! I’ve been invited by Letter Exchange to give a lecture on November 13th at 6:30PM at the Art Workers’ Guild. I’ll be giving some of my perspectives on lettering design through the lens of a few recent projects. Hoping to see you there! https://t.co/K3bpa4iaL5

[Alessandro Segalini @asegalini]

Thanks for the post, Antonio, RIP Piero.

[Antonio Cavedoni @verbosus]

RIP Piero De Macchi, 1937–2024. Piero worked in the field of letters for nearly 70 years: starting at the Studio Artistico Nebiolo in 1956, he quickly struck out on his long and successful solo career. Some highlights, barely scratching the surface, and a personal note. (1/6)

[Contra Mundum Press @_contramundum_]

For me words have a charge. I find myself incapable of escaping the bite of a word, the vertigo of a question mark. — Frantz Fanon

[The Olympic Games™ @Olympics]

We move forward when we move together.

Introducing the new Olympic motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together.

#StrongerTogether

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

Nebiolo specimen book, dated 1936.

#TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #Typography #Library #Collections #DesignHistory #PrintHistory

[Marc Autret @indiscripts]

[EN] Delightful and heartfelt article on #HurryCover³ by Colin @colecandoo Flashman. A huge Thank You to him for this detailed review ↓
https://t.co/wqszfvwyIv

[type.today @TypeTodayNews]

Decided to figure out how mathematical fonts differ from non-mathematical ones and how they are used by mathematicians, designers, and programmers!

https://t.co/qzk6IsMebu

[Justin Penner @_justinpenner]

My little Github page of type design resources has a pretty new home
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https://t.co/BKOiPvRwYt

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

Fonderie Olive specimen for Mistral.

Designed by Roger Excoffon and released in 1953, this specimen pamphlet dates to c.1956.

#TypeSpecimen #TypeDesign #Typography #GraphicDesign #Library #Collections

[St Bride Foundation @stbridefdn]

We are delighted to announce that this year’s Beatrice Warde Memorial Lecture will be delivered by David Jonathan Ross @djrrb on 17 October (online/in-person).

Find out more: https://t.co/HgL2ncXjN6

[Grilli Type @grillitype]

All roads lead to Rome, eventually... 🏛️

Stay tuned for GT Pantheon! 👀

[Antonio Cavedoni @verbosus]

Last Thursday John Everett Benson passed away. One of the best letter cutters and lettering designers of all time, without the shadow of a doubt. Former principal of the John Stevens Shop in Newport, RI, leaves behind an astounding legacy in our field. RIP https://t.co/DFJ7vTen84

[Contra Mundum Press @_contramundum_]

Happy birthday, Fernando Pessoa.

Use code PessoaBlast for 20% off our Pessoa collection now until June 30th, including The Transformation Book, Philosophical Essays, and Writings on Art & Poetical Theory.

https://t.co/UvAhPB57N1

[Mark Simonson Studio @marksimonson]

I've been down a rabbit hole recently with Apple's 1984 Font Editor, first font editor I ever used on a Mac. This is the pre-PostScript era of bitmap fonts (Geneva, New York, etc.). I wound up making a user guide and a video demo, which you can view here: https://t.co/s3KHZ0hzc4

[NY Society Library @nysoclib]

#RobertMusil: “One does what one is; one becomes what one does.” Don't miss this hybrid lecture on one of the most important and influential #modernist #writers of all time. Mon, 5/20 @ 6 PM @_contramundum_ @genese_grill @nicholasbirns @poetswritersinc
https://t.co/EfjZbUgsnc