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thepunch.studio
Tobias Frere-Jones built half the typefaces you see every day. Then started over. That kind of craft doesn't come from corporations.

www.thepunch.studio/foundry/frere-jones-type
frerejones foundry screenshot from The Punch
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
pablolarah.bsky.social
🔴 The Weekly Typographic
by #MicahRich & The League Of Moveable Type
Font Expressiveness Game #Typotheque
#Typographer
Cassis: Generous Geometry #Frerejones
GT Mechanik: aniti-nitification #Printmag
The Phenomenon of the #Cherubimble
#TheLeagueOfMoveableType #typography
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Specimen of GT Mechanik Illustrated lists with branches a D letter with gold ornaments a blue tail with gold metal circumferences following the internal shape with external wings in blue and brown. The title is Dictionary of Enchian words and lists an angelic language compared with English words. Five cards. Three with orange background with pictures of oranges and black text "Orangella". Two with dark green background and orange text. Swiss sightings: Rigi-Kaltbad station signage (photo © RIGI BAHNEN AG); other photos from Zürich, Basel, and Erstfeld (bottom right photo © Staatsarchiv Uri; others by Nina Stössinger).
May 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
brianlarossa.com
@hackthevoid @frerejones well said.
November 6, 2024 at 5:59 PM
brianlarossa.com
Totally plugged-in to @frerejones’ new “behind the scenes” series *typeface mechanics*: <a href="http://www.frerejones.com/blog/typeface-mechanics-001/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.frerejones.com/blog/typeface-mechanics-001/ looking forward to 002. 👌
Frere-Jones Type
Frere-Jones Type is a type design practice in New York City.
www.frerejones.com
November 6, 2024 at 5:59 PM
brianlarossa.com
loving @frerejones new face https://frerejones.com/families/retina. i know the microplus package is for tiny text but I’m dying to set it HUGELY.
Frere-Jones Type
Frere-Jones Type is a type design practice in New York City.
frerejones.com
November 6, 2024 at 2:03 PM
jackterror.bsky.social
Gfunk sent me this! Typeface Mechanics: 001 via @frerejones

frerejones.com/blog/typeface-…
November 24, 2024 at 2:13 AM
typographica.org
Short talks on graf writer Gyer (by @TroughtonKel) and Eckmann-Schrift (by @typeoff), followed by crits w/ Tobias @frerejones, @ninastoessinger, @typeoff, @maria_doreuli, and @OHnoTypeCo. I often envy these @type_west students, but today is a doozie.
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
typographica.org
How a typeface is born: I love these simple, informative animations from @frerejones’ interview on @ArticulateShow about the basic strokes that carry a typeface’s DNA. (No sound in this clip. Watch the show here: https://www.pbs.org/video/tobias-frere-jones-man-letters-xv8psw/)
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
typographica.org
For the italic of @frerejones’ Conductor, @ninastoessinger drew from sources that were not necessarily written (typical for italic), but letters that are bent. Think sign materials like neon, plastic, metal. #TypeCon
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
typographica.org
“And at the Friday coffee break we all get compliments from @frerejones! Oh… compliments *of*.” — @laureola, checking the @typecon schedule.
October 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
typographica.org
If you’re a fan of committed professionals at work, read @frerejones’ review of @typesupply’s 90 Minutes.http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/90-minutes/
October 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
typographica.org
Last year @frerejones debuted with Mallory http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/mallory/ @theoriginalecs selected it as her 2015 favorite.
October 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
typographica.org
“Neue http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/neue/ is daring.” @frerejones on @PeterBilak’s elastic type for @TheNewSchool
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
typographica.org
Few know about @frerejones’ secret former life as the headman of Devo. (@laureola just informed me.)
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
typographica.org
Anton’s piece is a nice sequel to @ian1pm’s http://typographica.org/on-typography/making-geometric-type-work/

See also @frerejones’ https://frerejones.com/blog?tag=Mechanics
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
typographica.org
Interesting recent additions to @Identifont, incl @monokromfonts @Fontsmith @TypeMatesFonts @boldmonday @frerejones: http://blog.identifont.com/
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
typographica.org
Good website @NickSherman & Mark Rossi: http://2016.typographics.com/!
@letterror Eames and @frerejones Mallory play very well together.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
typographica.org
… BTW, @frerejones’ GIFs do a fine job of illustrating optical size compensations. See also: http://typographica.org/typography-books/size-specific-adjustments-to-type-designs/ http://bentonmodern.webtype.com/formal/#optical-sizes
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
typographica.org
Correction: @frerejones on weight principles in type design http://frerej.co/1QqJgPg Good follow to @ian1pm’s 2010 post http://typographica.org/on-typography/making-geometric-type-work/
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
typographica.org
A very typographic @TYPOSF this week: @LettArc, @marksimonson, @ErikMarinovich, @sthoths, @frerejones, @TypeTasting, @arabictype…
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
typographica.org
Official statement on H&FJ resolution: http://www.frerejones.com/about/press/2014-10-30/ No details, except this good news: the world will get more @frerejones type.
October 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
pablolarah.bsky.social
🔵Font Friday #130
by Oliver Schöndorfer @glyphe

Intel One Mono
Monospace typeface
from Frere-Jones Type @frerejones
designed by Fred Shallcrass
#typography #freefont #Mono

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On mobile mockup with light blue screen, blue button near bottom and nav on bottom with three stars and mocked up text. Blue text: Title: Intel One Mono seems expressive & legible Paragraph: This is the body text, ideally the typeface for this long reading text is understated. Its speciality should be that it does not seem special except to some type nerds, of course. Here content is king, not the typeface. Quote: "I'm off the deep end, watch as I dive in, I'll never meet the ground. CRASH THROUGH THE SURFACE, where they can't hurt us. We're far from the shallow now." - Tilia, my second daughter, always sings along this song Paragraph: In other words a text typeface should not draw much attention to itself. It's humble and its job is to get out of the reader's way and let the words speak. Very bluntly said "boring is better".
September 8, 2023 at 11:37 AM