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• Post #2541665

  More pictures from yesterday, Letterspace nr.66 with Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès — Typographic Matchmaking 1 with @Nadine Chahine, @martinmajoor and Peter Biľak (@typotheque) among others. — Typographic Matchmaking in the Magrib with @LauraMeseguer and many others. — Arabic Design Library 2 on Nasri Khattar Arabic Design Library 9 on Mauneer Al-Shaarin — The talk was recorded and will be shared on our Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/lttrspc

• Post #2343964

  A survey (in Dutch) on generative #AI and authorship, organised by Federatie Beeldrechten. — It takes about 15 minutes and asks the questions: - Yourself and your work - Experience with generative AI (GenAI) - Impact of GenAI on your income and work - Vision on fair use of your images — Big compliment, the survey is aware of Mastodon! — https://nl.surveymonkey.com/r/8G8HMH7

• Post #1837085

  It is #FollowFriday and here are some people that come to our lectures and that you should follow (in alphabetical order, what else?) @AleksandraSamulenkova @amalie @astridpoot @boom @CelineJouandet@mastodon.social @Daphne @sthrvntklstr @henk @janegbers @Khttnet @LauraMeseguer @letterror @MaartenvanMaanen @macguffin @martinmajoor @MatthijsSluiter @olga_umpeleva @paul @paulvanderlaan @RetypeFoundry @Sabinakipara @tjasker @typearture @underware @untoldstories @vasilis bonus @TypeMedia alumni @no...

• Post #1837083

  At Drukkerij Jan de Jong, seeing the first part of the upcoming letterspace 50 book. — The #36daysoftype challange features a lot of local designers, that each delivered a #VariableFont letter. — Layouter by @kasperQ Kasper Quaink

• Post #1786928

  Happy International Women's Day! 💐 👩‍🏫 👩‍⚕️ 👩‍🎨 👩‍🎓 👧 💐 — @alphabettes is organising a 24 hour hangout again: — https://www.alphabettes.org/24-hour-hangout-for-international-womens-day-2024/

• Post #1435299

  PAGE Magazine is reporting on Pieter van Rosmalen’s @cakelab Pim typeface. — In the same time, it also sheds light onto the Pootjesglas letters, that are slowly disappearing throughout the city of #Amsterdam. — https://page-online.de/typografie/be-happy-be-pim/

• Post #1434110

  Last week, we released a book about the first 50 editions of https://letterspace.amsterdam — The book is available though its publisher https://www.uitgeverijdebuitenkant.nl Jan de Jong, who also has printed it. It should also be on the book table at @fontstand Berlin, in case you plan to be there. — Next to an introduction by @eWalthert there are participation by @typearture, @LauraMeseguer, @jolanasykorova, @fonthausen, @fritsjonker, @Sabinakipara, @MauriceMeilleur, @olga_umpeleva, @ceci_dcd,...

• Post #1286138

  Christine Gertsch @typelady is opening the event. Introducing Typozüri.

• Post #1286137

  Chris Campe and Joachim Tillessen introducing the Typostammtisch Hamburg @allthingsletters @jtillessen

• Post #1286136

  Marta Cerdà, lecture #11 at Letterspace presenting her illustrative typographic work. — #FontstandCon2026

• Post #1286132

  Monday 13 April on #Typodarium — Tamara Pilz was in Amsterdam assisting at Original Type during 2020. She participated an original variable pixel O to out #36daysoftype — https://letterspace.amsterdam/thirtysix/O

• Post #1286131

  Did anyone make a picture of the book presentation at Oedipus on the 11th of March? — Also, an image of the book table at @fontstand in Berlin, with our stack of books?

• Post #1286130

  This seems to be a good opportunity to update our logo from IBM Plex to Letterspace Sans. #Logo #Redesign — (this has been made quickly on the train, might be improved the next days) https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116398678116637934

• Post #1286128

  Today at gebr.silvestri picking up some books and helping to add some dust jackets. — Next to the typefaces by @Adrian_Silvestri_Chyle and Stefan Silvestri, there is an essay by @MauriceMeilleur and an introduction by @eWalthert.

• Post #1286127

  High on Type Week 08 Alphabet Zine — Made in 4 days of week 08 of 2026 at Gallery MyMonkey in Nancy, France Foreword by Tânia Raposo @ainat — https://highontype.bigcartel.com/product/week-08-alphabet-zine #HighOnType @Ivo

• Post #1229740

  gebr.silvestri & robstolk amsterdam — serious play — available soon https://gebr.silvestri.nl

• Post #1017321

  A perfect choice for Friday 13th on #Typodarium — The spooky letters of Cosm Decay by @bennzorn

• Post #996297

  nr.66 — Revealing Recording Reflecting Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès — Wednesday 22. April 2026 19:00 – 21:00 (start 19:30) at de Lange Adem, Amsterdam — Huda AbiFarès will present her extensive body of work surrounding Arabic typography and design. Many people in Amsterdam may remember ElHema, the store/exhibition offering typical Dutch products rebranded with Arabic type. Since then, Huda has continued to promote design and typography from South-West Asia and North Africa, through initiatives...

• Post #954988

  We’ve got mail! — We received this publication on “Theosophy and Lettering” by @MathieuLommen, designed by Sander Pinkse with DTL Haarlemmer & Lauweriks @HEX Projects, published by 3 Books, #Amsterdam — If you are interested, send an email to mathieu.lommen@uva.nl

• Post #947155

  #Amsterdam #Lettering and #Typography Through the Ages — A remarkable digital archive highlights 150 years of lettering and typography in the Dutch capital. — Sign up for the @blag Newsletter — https://bl.ag/amsterdam-lettering-and-typography-through-the-ages/?ref=bl-ag-online-latest-all-members-newsletter

• Post #947082

  The deadline for the Letterspace 50 book is getting close, and we see the file-requests being answered and content being uploaded. — This is really exciting! The book will be printed by Jan de Jong and published at De Buitenkant early next year. The designers are @kasperQ​uaink and Kaun-Ting Chen https://k-chen.nl, together working as K.C⇄Q. — This book is kindly supported by the Stimuleringsfonds.

• Post #947081

  Meeting at LOCAL LOCAL with @kasperQ and Kuan-Ting Chen about the Letterspace 50 book.

• Post #947079

  Today at Jan de Jong / de Buitenkant, testing the silver on black paper for the inside cover. — Left to right on image 2: Kuan-Ting Chen, Tjobo Koh, @kasperQ​uaink and Jan de Jong. — Image 4: Thanks to all the sponsors and supporters of Letterspace and the book: BNO, @boldmonday, @cakelab, @futurefonts, OPS-Type, PICORIGHT, @RetypeFoundry, @typographische and Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.

• Post #941241

  Yesterday we received a heavy package with specimen booklet to give away at our events. — TERRASSA and Zed by our seasonal sponsor @typotheque — Thank you so much for your support 🙏 https://typotheque.com

• Post #914053

  OPS TYPE font family and website launch — Tuesday 21 October: 19:00 (start 19:30) Launch party at Post Office Hoofdweg 403, Amsterdam West — With a reading by Becket MWN, who is writing the text for the specimen. And a talk by Matthias Kreutzer and @janegbers, about the history of Our Polite Society.

• Post #914051

  Jan Egbers Politely Radical — Wed 19 November 2025 19:00 — 21:00 (▶︎ 19:30) at de Lange Adem — We will explore two influential collectives shaping #Amsterdam’s #design and cultural landscape. https://OPS-type.com is a #TypeFoundry that emerged out of #GraphicDesign studio Our Polite Society. @janegbers is also deeply engaged in Amsterdam’s #squatting scene and a member of https://Spookstad.boo — RSVP https://letterspace62.eventbrite.com‬‬‬‬‬‬ Support @boldmonday https://boldmonday.com‬‬‬‬

• Post #910801

  Yesterday Xiaoyuan Gao @sdfggvfvj from NotYourType Foundry shared this beautiful clock by Margarete Heymann-Loebenstein and the typeface CLOCK inspired by it. — There will be more original clocks presented at our next lecture with @vasilis — https://letterspace.amsterdam/#58

• Post #910793

  A beautiful publication on @FontsInUse by Amsterdam based designer Eunji Lee, using two FullAuto typefaces by Banjamin McMillan, BianZhiDai & Kiddo by Xiaoyuan Gao @sdfggvfvj, OPS Cubic by OPS Type (@janegbers) and Orvrières by @velvetyne@marmot.fr. — https://fontsinuse.com/uses/74413/testing-grounds-seeding-worlds — Eunji Lee https://eunjilee.kr Xiaoyuan Gao https://www.notyourtype.nl Full Auto Foundry https://fullautofoundry.com OPS Type https://ops-type.com

• Post #837952

  Sunday 22nd March, we will sell our book at Graphic Design Fair 2026 at @hetnieuweinstituut in Rotterdam. 11:00 — 17:00 — Pass by and say hi! We will bring some free copies of Slanted #41 Amsterdam and Tangents.art magazines. — https://nieuweinstituut.nl/events/graphic-design-fair-2026 — Presentations 11:30 – 12:15 Sandra Kassenaar 14:00 – 14:45 De Ronners 16:00 – 16:45 Theetat Thunkijjanukij & Cengiz Mengüç 12:30 – 12:50 Pecha Kucha* door Mira Ying 13:30 – 13:50 * Charles Villa 15:00 –...

• Post #837950

  We are ready! — Graphic Design Fair 2026 at @hetnieuweinstituut Rotterdam