Press release
Typedia is a community website to classify typefaces and educate people about them. Think of it like a mix between IMDb and Wikipedia, but just for type. Anyone can join, add, and edit pages for typefaces or for the people behind the type.
We* love type, and we have a burning desire to learn as much as possible about typefaces: where they come from, who made them, and why they look the way they do. We want everyone to be able to share in that rich knowledge and enjoy the art and artists of type design. Over time, we think Typedia could grow into a great educational resource for people to learn about their favorite typefaces and discover new ones.
We understand there will be some controversy here and there, issues like the “correct” way to classify typefaces or how we display typefaces (currently using Flash, similar to sIFR). We hope to continue evolving the site to find workable ways to keep everyone happy, including reaching out to foundries to bring them into the fold and show that we aren’t doing anything malicious here, and that we are trying to create a resource for their work to reach even more people. In the meantime, we ask that you consult your font EULAs before uploading any specimens to be sure you have permission to do so.
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* Typedia was created by: Jason Santa Maria, Mark Simonson, Liz Danzico, Dan Mall, Mark Huot, Brian Warren, Ethan Marcotte, Stephen Coles, Ryan Masuga, Aaron Gustafson, Garrett Murray, and John Langdon. With assistance from: Khoi Vinh, Shaun Inman, Kristin Dooley, Grant Hutchinson, Ryan Irelan, and Dan Cederholm.
This article was last modified on January 18, 2023
This article was first published on August 25, 2009
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