Type@Cooper West
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A Typeface Design program formerly offered by @coopertype and @lett_arc. @type_west is a new independent program by @lett_arc.
San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2017
A major new superfamily by Type@Cooper West grad, Dave Bailey.
Today we celebrate #TaxonomistAppreciationDay by sharing our story of the research and collaboration with @calacademy which inspired the DB Clariday family of fonts. Taxonomists ensure that every species on earth has one name and only one name. 1/17
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Oaks by @TroughtonKel is available now at @futurefonts: https://t.co/s3PNVKYiQc. Kel has a full time job designing type @Monotype, and is co-instructor for the 2nd term of this year’s Type West class.
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A display typeface with a friendly attitude and a great deal of character. Developed during Type@Cooper West in 2018. Based on the sign painting letter structure of the late 1800s with influences...
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Kel Troughton, Oaks Display Type Family, Type@Cooper West Extended Program, 2018. Specimens and process books by graduates from @coopertypewest and the inaugural class of @typewest are now in the Online Archive: https://t.co/nSZn8A2cSa
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Featuring another award-winning typeface of 2019 -- Sandwich by Varissara Mew Ophaswongse @mewoph @coopertypewest working with instructors @jamestedmondson @kioskfonts @ainat_
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Type@Cooper West grad @caitlyn_crites at TypeCon today.
Your fonts don’t just reflect your excellent taste in type; they mark you as a particular individual who can be targeted and profiled. Caitlyn Crites discusses how data is tracked. #TypeCon2019
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My buddy @TroughtonKel has brought his awesome project Oaks to @futurefonts. Kel has been a student of letters for decades, and it's awesome to see him make his first release! https://t.co/dDzGn6X6Cs
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🥔NEW RELEASE🥔 Tommi Sharp Gill has really cooked up something tasty. Her typeface Taters began as an experiment to cut type out of potatoes! Freshly baked and delicious, this is one hot potato you don’t want to pass on. Get it for $12 https://t.co/pOEhNfygkU
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After 2 successful years in partnership w/ @CooperType & the Continuing Education Department of The Cooper Union in NY, @Lett_Arc launched a new program: Type West. https://t.co/F6kBLC6OWc For type & lettering classes in SF follow @type_west & subscribe to
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CA Winner: For a @coopertypewest workshop, @TommiSharp created Taters, a three-weight typeface inspired by carving potatoes into stamps. https://t.co/3W7yoiXZeh
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The scene last night from Salon Series 10: the Occult. @elisecarlton captivated a full house as she guided them through the Archive’s mysteries. Shown: the Ouija typeface specimens from @coopertypewest’s first class. Spirits were conjured. Minds were blown. Nov. salon info soon.
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Mitten’s Professional Movie Titlers (with lowercase), Redlands, CA, 1950s. Tomorrow, July 31, @LouiseSandhaus visits San Francisco for a @coopertypewest Letterform Lecture on type in film. We’ll bring our Mitten’s along for the pop-up exhibit. Register: https://t.co/jljgk0fPkA
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Join us for the opening reception to celebrate @coopertypewest's graduates' exhibition of the year's work @dependablesf on August 10 at 6. Refreshments provided by our friends at @typekit
https://t.co/KRB1OuUVpo
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The wood type specimen from Harrild & Sons (1906, London) that inspired yesterday’s variable font flossing performance ( https://t.co/9pcZJ14p0N) with @AriadneRem at @coopertypewest/@Lett_Arc:
Variable typeface workshop with @NickSherman this weekend. Curious about this flossing inspired new typeface. Thanks @AriadneRem for the OG flossing and @krismendoza_ for the video.
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I’m also giving a talk about the relationships between small-scale web projects, printed ephemera, and typographic innovation on Tuesday at @SFPublicLibrary as part of @coopertypewest & @Lett_Arc’s Letterform Lecture series. 🔠💻🖨📚🆕🆓 https://t.co/wsPiioSQQU
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Variable typeface workshop with @NickSherman this weekend. Curious about this flossing inspired new typeface. Thanks @AriadneRem for the OG flossing and @krismendoza_ for the video.
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Variable font experiments with my in-progress typeface thanks to @nicksherman @coopertypewest ✨⬅️🔤➡️✨
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