Typophile (Internet forum)
Encyclopedia
Typophile is an internet forum
hosted at www.Typophile.com dedicated to the discussion of type
, typefaces, fonts and typography
and the associated software, tools and design practices of people who work with type. The forum was created by Jared Benson
in 2000 and is operated by San Francisco design studio, Punchcut
, a firm Benson co-founded in 2002.
The Typophile Film Fest debuted at TypeCon 2004 in San Francisco, CA
, USA. It has subsequently been shown in North American cities: New York, Boston, Seattle and Vancouver and in Europe at St. Petersburg and at ATypI 2009 in Mexico City.
and typography
. .
OpenType
font
development is often discussed between the font foundries and type design professionals who participate on Typophile.com
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
hosted at www.Typophile.com dedicated to the discussion of type
Sort (typesetting)
In typesetting by hand compositing, a sort is a piece of type representing a particular letter or symbol, cast from a matrix mould and assembled with other sorts bearing additional letters into lines of type to make up a forme from which a page is printed.-See also:* History of western typography*...
, typefaces, fonts and typography
Typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading , adjusting the spaces between groups of letters and adjusting the space between pairs of letters...
and the associated software, tools and design practices of people who work with type. The forum was created by Jared Benson
Jared Benson
Jared Benson was a Minnesota politician and a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Benson served two stints as speaker, from 1861 to 1862, and again in 1864. He also served as a regent of the University of Minnesota.-References:...
in 2000 and is operated by San Francisco design studio, Punchcut
Punchcut
-Operation:Punchcut is a design consulting company in San Francisco, and in New York, United States focused on user interface design for consumer electronics devices; primarily mobile devices, portable electronic devices and television....
, a firm Benson co-founded in 2002.
Typophile Film Fest
Typophile.com is the organizer of the annual Typophile Film FestThe Typophile Film Fest debuted at TypeCon 2004 in San Francisco, CA
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA. It has subsequently been shown in North American cities: New York, Boston, Seattle and Vancouver and in Europe at St. Petersburg and at ATypI 2009 in Mexico City.
Resource for type design
Typophile.com is often stated as a resource for budding students and professionals interested in type designType design
Type design is the art of designing typefaces.- History :Although the technology of printing text using movable type was invented in China, and despite the esteem which calligraphy held in that civilization, the vast number of Chinese characters meant that few distinctive, complete fonts could be...
and typography
Typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading , adjusting the spaces between groups of letters and adjusting the space between pairs of letters...
. .
OpenType
OpenType
OpenType is a format for scalable computer fonts. It was built on its predecessor TrueType, retaining TrueType's basic structure and adding many intricate data structures for prescribing typographic behavior...
font
Font
In typography, a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface...
development is often discussed between the font foundries and type design professionals who participate on Typophile.com