Alex John Lucas

Alex John Lucas AlexJohnLucas
Typeface designer currently attending the University of Reading for my Masters of Art

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/what-are-variable-fonts
22/02/2020

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/what-are-variable-fonts

What are Variable Fonts Mary Catherine Pflug mentions in her video on Font Purchasing Habits that 39% of people have not heard of variable fonts and 32% don’t know how to use them or how they can be useful. According to Pfug’s survey the majority of people don’t know about, or how to use varia

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/fontlab-7
05/02/2020

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/fontlab-7

On November 30, 2019, FontLab released its seventh update (FontLab 7). While FontLab was the industry standard, for typeface design, for a long time it has been losing popularity. Many type designers prefer the user-friendliness, and customer service of Glyphs App, while others prefer the customizab

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/truth
20/11/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/truth

Almost every year a different researcher, foundry, or group will announce that they have developed a typeface that can help you read better. For example: last year the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia released a font called Sans Forgetica that they claim helps memory reten

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/uor
03/11/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/uor

When I was applying for master’s programs in typeface design, there weren’t a lot of online resources talking about the student experience at any of the universities I was applying. This is a short overview of my experiences at the University of Reading.

Today a designer on twitter promoted sharing typefaces, aka stealing typefaces. ⁠⠀⁠⠀As a typeface designer, this is a pr...
02/08/2019

Today a designer on twitter promoted sharing typefaces, aka stealing typefaces. ⁠⠀
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As a typeface designer, this is a problem that I care about a lot. Stealing fonts is a serious issue that, unfortunately, happens a lot. It takes money away from typeface designers who work hard creating typefaces. ⁠⠀
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In response to the tweet, as well as the fallout of angry typeface designers. I wrote an article talking about the importance of paying for your fonts. ⁠⠀
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⁠⁠➡️ Follow the link in my Profile⠀⁠⠀
💻 http://type.rocks/PayforYourFonts⁠⠀
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https://alexjohnlucas.com/typeblog/5-improvements
28/07/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/typeblog/5-improvements

One of the reasons that I love typeface design, and graphic design in general, is because I am always improving. In order to improve your skills here are 5 different ways that you can get better at what you do! 

https://alexjohnlucas.com/typeblog/illustrator-typeface
21/07/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/typeblog/illustrator-typeface

Lots of people ask how they can design a typeface without having to purchase typeface design software. Being able to play around and design a typeface without the risk of purchasing a new software product can be a great way to see if typeface design is something you want to pursue. Or maybe you want

19/07/2019

Working on developing more of my ligatures. ⁠⠀
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Thought I would show a little process video of how this one is coming along. Do you like seeing how I made these? Is it too fast or slow? Let me know what you think! ⁠⠀
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