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Amy Papaelias

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<p>Design educator, type geek, emoji enthusiast, mom / chauffeur, helps keep the lights on at Alphabettes.org, reckless intermediate at all of these things. <a href="https://amypapaelias.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amypapaelias.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The book, Alphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type, is available now!<br /><a href="https://bikini-books.com/products/alphabettes-soup" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikini-books.com/products/alph</span><span class="invisible">abettes-soup</span></a></p>

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  • Post #4318031

    πŸ“£ Portland, Oregon: Don&amp;#39;t miss Alphabettes Soup designer Tereza Bettinardi&amp;#39;s talk tomorrow, May 12, 6pm. Copies of the book will also be available at the event πŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ“š Wish I could be there! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psugd-kemeny-lecture-series-presents-tereza-bettinardi-tickets-1984004915109

  • Post #4318030

    πŸ“£ Alphabettes Soup is Served! Several upcoming launch events are planned for rest of May and June, maybe one is near you? πŸ’š Brussels 26.05 (Without A Center, With Many Symposium) πŸ’š Rotterdam 27.05 (PrintRoom) πŸ’• Available for purchase at ATypI Stanford via @letterformarchive 27–30.05 πŸ’š Berlin 12.06 (A‐Z Presents) πŸ’š NYC / @Typographics 26–27.06 More info: https://www.alphabettes.org/alphabettes-soup-is-served/ 😍 current @alphabettes header is Fit Arabic by @Sahar @dogray

  • Post #4318029

    RE: https://typo.social/@matratype/116645907912751363 From yesterday&amp;#39;s soft launch event in Brussels... This πŸ”₯πŸ’šπŸ‘‡

  • Post #4318028

    πŸ“£β€ΌοΈπŸ°πŸ’ƒ Alphabettes Soup Launch Party NYC! Join many of the contributors for a celebration and cake! Hosted at the Type Directors Club Saturday, June 27, 7-9:30pm Free / RSVP required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alphabettes-book-release-tickets-1991508618889

  • Post #1786921

    Dear Alphabettes: Is registering a typeface design (in addition to its name) something that should always be done? Kudos to @marsidesino and everyone who collaborated on this @alphabettes post πŸ‘‡ https://www.alphabettes.org/dear-alphabettes-legal-protection-of-typeface-design/

  • Post #1786918

    πŸ“£ New in 2025, Alphabettes Soup: Ten Years of Feminist Approaches to Type πŸ“š Next year, @alphabettes turns 10, and we’re celebrating with a pot-luck book! It will be served up β€” piping hot β€” in September 2025, published by Bikini Books. ❀️ Want to help us make the soup? Donate / sponsor here + more info: https://www.alphabettes.org/book-alert-alphabettes-soup/

  • Post #1786917

    πŸ‘€ πŸ’Œ In Feb. 2016, Alphabettes.org published 29 Love Letters to geek out over things we love. By the end of the month, we saw the blog’s potential to amplify new voices β€” there was so much love to share. Full series: https://www.alphabettes.org/love-letters/ πŸ“— Alphabettes Soup 2015–2025: Ten Years of Feminist Approaches to Type (Bikini Books), will feature 26 letters, along with 50+ new and revised essays. Help make it happen! Sponsor or donate: πŸ‘‰ https://tinyurl.com/alphabettes-soup πŸ”€: Tiny...

  • Post #1786913

    πŸ“£β°οΈβ€οΈ What time is it? It is almost time for our annual tradition: the @alphabettes 24-Hour Hangout to celebrate International Women&amp;#39;s Day! Details are here: https://www.alphabettes.org/24-hour-hangout-for-international-womens-day-2025/ See you in 12 hours πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«β˜•οΈπŸŽ‰

  • Post #1786907

    πŸŽ‰ Behind the Headers! @alphabettes went live in September 2015 but was missing one thing: an official logo. Since then, we’ve featured nearly 250 headers showcasing new type and lettering. πŸ“š Our book, Alphabettes Soup, will include the full ten year archive of headers but we need your help to make this soup sizzle! Sponsor / donate here: https://tinyurl.com/alphabettes-soup πŸ’š Type: Sharf Headline Black and Sharf Text Black by Barbara BigosiΕ„ska; Tiny Grotesk by Robin Mientjes. Photo: Matil...

  • Post #1304359

    Tomorrow!!!πŸ“£πŸ°πŸ“– Join editor Amy Papaelias, publisher Nina Paim, and a few of the 80+ contributors of Alphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type at TypeLab@Typographics, Thursday, June 26 at 2:30pm ET. Take a sneak peek of the cover and savor a few page layouts, all designed by typographic chef Tereza Bettinardi. Of course, it&amp;#39;s not a party without cake! Registration is FREE, in-person at Cooper Union or online! https://2025.typographics.com/typelab/

  • Post #1304354

    πŸ“£ The pre-sale for Alphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type is *almost* here. It&amp;#39;s been an honor to work w/ every author and contributor (100+ people!) on bringing this pot to boil. 🚨 We&amp;#39;re ~$7k short! Join an illustrious group of 35 generous foundries, studios, and companies to make this book come to life. πŸ“§ sponsorships@bikini-books.com πŸ’Έ Donations (&amp;gt;$500) can be made through PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XQ2KKETARYDG8 All sponsors &amp...

  • Post #1304353

    Happy 10th Birthday to @alphabettes πŸŽ‚πŸ’š This year we&amp;#39;re celebrating with cake...and a pre-order kick-off for Alphabettes Soup πŸŽ‰ More here: https://www.alphabettes.org/happy-10th-birthday-alphabettes/ Pre-order and support independent feminist publishing ⭐️ https://bikini-books.com/products/alphabettes-soup

  • Post #1304347

    Spent four days in Stockholm working to finalize the typesetting for the Alphabettes Soup book with Bikini Books publisher Nina Paim and designer Tereza Bettinardi. 400 pages. 55 articles. 120 typefaces. 250+ contributors. This has been the most complex and humbling project I&amp;#39;ve ever worked on and I can&amp;#39;t wait to share it with the world in 2026. πŸ’š Pre-order your copy and if you want to be listed in the book as a donor, there&amp;#39;s still time to make a donation πŸ’šhttps://bikini...

  • Post #1304346

    🌟 Goodbye, 2025 🌟 A look back at the year&amp;#39;s @alphabettes headers and a call for 2026: https://www.alphabettes.org/looking-back-and-aheader-goodbye-2025-hello-2026/

  • Post #1304345

    The @alphabettes 24-Hour Hangout on International Women&amp;#39;s Day is always a favorite way to spend the day. But we are taking a break and hanging *in* instead. Need an idea for how to celebrate the day? Pre-order Alphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type, now in the final stages of proofreading and heading to the printer very soon! Support independent feminist publishing and the work of women and gender diverse individuals in type. We are so grateful to all our sponsors and donors but...

  • Post #1304344

    RE: https://typo.social/@Typographics/116319934960997512 πŸ‘€...see you there?

  • Post #1304343

    πŸš¨πŸ“£ If you&amp;#39;re attending the @fontstand conference, there are some copies of Alphabettes Soup: Feminist Approaches to Type for sale πŸ˜πŸ‘€πŸ’š #fontstandcon2026

  • Post #1304342

    RE: https://typo.social/@hugocarvalho/116336881685612543 Wish I was still in Porto, what a thrill to finally start sharing the soup πŸ’š Thank you, Hugo!