Alex John Lucas

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

17/02/2020

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/30-great-free-fonts-for-commercial-and-personal-use

In a previous article, I highlight great free fonts available for download. Unfortunately, not all of the fonts can be used for commercial projects. So here is a list of the best free fonts you can download that are free for all use case scenarios (print, digital, commercial, etc.)

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

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

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.

29/09/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/type/reviva

11/08/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/typeblog/5-best-plugins

One of the best parts of typeface design software is that it is very customizable if you know code. Check out the 5 best plugins for GlyphsApp.

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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💻 http://type.rocks/PayforYourFonts⁠⠀
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02/08/2019

https://alexjohnlucas.com/typeblog/pay-for-your-fonts

Don’t do bad things. Don’t steal fonts. Designers work hard to create them and therefore you should for them, just like how you want to get paid.

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! 

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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