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Typespec

@TypespecLtd

Typographic services and custom font provider. Distributor of The Doves Type®. Co-founder of The London Type Foundry. Curator of https://teapawt.org/t.co/8wQcjKb18z

 Manchester, United Kingdom
typespec.co.uk
Joined September 2011
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ICYMI, our November newsletter and launch offer for 3 brand new releases: createsend.com/t/j-EE3A52152…
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Catch up with yesterday's edition of #Curveball. Global superstars rub shoulders with the likes of @dejavegaband, @EadesMusic, and a fab crop of local acts including @shackites , @dakotaavenuex, @thebandsoup , @LotteryWinners & @cruushband: mixcloud.com/radiom29/curveb… #radioM29 #MCR
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Last Curveball show in January features Aldous Harding, Gaz Coombes, Badly Drawn Boy, Lottery Winners, Bek Jones, Casino Club, The National and loads more. Listen again here: mixcloud.com/radiom29/curveb…
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RadioM29@RadioM2913 Jan 2023
A very special edition of Curveball this week as Joe Graham sits down for an extended chat with Rob Lally, guitar guru with Leigh legends The Lottery Winners. Joe will also be playing some non LW tunes chosen by Rob. Tune in @ 6pm on Sunday via our website or app. #lotterywinners
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Steven Heller’s Font of the Month: Geetype from @gtypefoundry ilovetypography.com/2022/12/…
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DOVES TYPE v4 is available from noon today typespec.co.uk DOVES TYPE TEXT • For book and text settings DOVES TYPE HEADLINE • Optically adjusted for larger settings
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Our LDN Garamond has made the ‘fonts for books’ expert list on @ilovetypography's blog: ilovetypography.com/2022/08/…
Expert Lists: Fonts for Books — I Love Typography Ltd

Expert Lists: Fonts for Books — I Love Typography Ltd

The printed book has been the supreme discipline of typography ever since moveable type was invented. Today, more text is read on screens than on paper, yet books continue to provide great opportun...

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While clearing out the studio in lockdown I found this book, a collection of old out-of-copyright engravings. So I decided to use it to make a comic. "Chastity and Ezra" is published in Heavy Metal #315 — here's the first three pages... tinyurl.com/mrx45hbv #heavymetal #comics
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Today is 'World Bee Day', where would we be without these industrious creatures - 'Industrious' print - jamesmarsh.com/fine-art/eco-…
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Video by @TidewayLondon: Focus is on the site at Putney but a good indication of the sheer scale of the project in progress on the Thames (I'm interviewed around 06:47.) youtube.com/watch?v=XXstIxIE…
Just my type! Putney, and the story behind the Super Sewer's font – Tunnel Vision, episode 16

Just my type! Putney, and the story behind the Super Sewer's font – Tunnel Vision, episode 16

This month on Tunnel Vision, we reveal the incredible story behind ...

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Exentrica, 5 weights in Monoline and Contrast styles with lots of alternates.
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Here's something I started last week. This is just the beginning. There are lots more variations to do, but it definitely has potential. Updating a style from 125 years ago. Monoline from Thin to Medium and contrast from Thin to Medium.
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Happy birthday T.J. Cobden-Sanderson (2/12/1840)
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An important message from team N&D. Please support us if you can. x chng.it/FNNgrdkK
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NEW GIG! John Bramwell is returning to play at the Hop & Hazlewood in Tyldesley, M29 8FJ on October 30th. Details facebook.com/events/tyldesle…
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Brand new release: LDN Penrose. A multi purpose grid system comprising 8 font styles + bonus backgrounds font. Check them out here: londontype.co.uk/project/ldn… #typography #graphicdesign #design #FontsOnFriday #font #newtype #typedesign
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The Claymore italic cap ‘E’ from sketches to final ◉︎ See Claymore at typography.net — links are in our bio __ #Claymore #sketches #typedesign #typography #type #font #design – at Mortehoe, England
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@bt_uk24 May 2021
Hope or hate – which side are you on? Introducing Hope United, the team tackling online hate. Find out more: bt.com/hopeunited.
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Akzidenz Grotesk Halbfett 60 p. Cast for us by @RainerGerstenberg (last foundry left) Notice the @, €, #, and arrows which we drew & had matrices made for. One of a kind. #letterpress
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WOW! My BuyFontsSaveLives campaign has now donated over £80,000 in the last 6 years. Thanks to Matt's great fonts @MrMattWilley & @TypespecLtd & Paul Hickson. All money goes to Cancer ResearchUK & MacMillan Buy here buyfontssavelives.com… #typography #TypeDesign #GraphicDesign
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