Alex Clay created "Arabic Pixel," which is to his knowledge the world's first public domain (CC0) Arabic font.
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Aug 1, 2017
Public-domain Arabic pixel font
TT2020: an old-timey typewriter typeface that doesn't look fake
TT2020 is “an advanced, open source, hyperrealistic, multilingual typewriter font for a new decade!” As there already are so many, why another? Creator Fredrick Brennan (previously) points out that most fonts which attempt to create the look of a real analog typewriter lack alternative glyphs and other modern features, displaying tell-tale repetitions of aberrations and […]
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Chomsky: a blackletter typeface inspired by The New York Times' nameplate
The New York Times’ logo looks like it might be set in a classic blackletter typeface, but it is in fact hand-made. Enter Chomsky, a typeface designed by Fredrick Brennan (yes, the Fredrick Brennan) and derived from the NYT’s distinctive old-timey nameplate. This font is not an exact copy of the New York Times masthead. […]
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Tiny Hand: free font based on Trump's unusual handwriting
Mark Davis designed a font for BuzzFeed News based on Trump’s distinctive handwriting (as seen on the I WANT NOTHING script he hand wrote yesterday). It’s called Tiny Hand and you can download it for free.
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The Ratio Six is a single-button coffee maker that produces barista-level brew
Two-thirds of American adults drink coffee every day. On average, they’re each drinking about three cups per day, which works out to nearly 400 million cups downed each and every day. We don’t have stats on what percentage of those cups are God awfully bad, but you have to assume with so many ways to […]
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This training can help make 2020 the year you get working as a professional copywriter
For those with a writing flair, the thought of building a career as a professional copywriter should probably have some appeal. Thankfully, it’s also an in-demand job skill with the average copywriter making a healthy $60,000 a year for their efforts. But even if you have a way with words, you still need the industry […]
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This 10-foot cloth Lightning cable won’t break like those fragile Apple cables and is only $15
While we all love our iPhones and iPads, celebrating the releases of their latest and greatest versions, it’s amusing to consider how much we at the same time HATE the main item that keeps these little tech marvels powered up and working. No, Lightning cables don’t exactly inspire feelings of awe and wonder. It’s more […]
