I've just posted an interview with the designer of the old VGC typeface Skin & Bones, Douglas F. Jones: marksimonson.com/notebook/view/…

CA Winner: Mark Simonson Studio. Dreamboat is a script family in six weights. It follows the bold script style popular in the early 20th century, still seen in logos for car companies, beverages, and sports teams. ow.ly/riuv50QlTg1

Swoon!
We love Mark Simonson’s Bookmania! It comes with a ton of optional & stunning swash characters too.

License it here:

fonts.ilovetypography.com/fonts/mark-sim…

Geeks Night Out is back! (a.k.a. Type Tuesday). Last night was a working session where we could bring a WIP to get feedback and 'get unstuck.' Great session with Michelle Webster, Mark Simonson Studio, Teeline Fonts and Raquel Rodriguez.

We love Mark Simonson’s Bookmania!

License it here:

fonts.ilovetypography.com/fonts/mark-sim…

This Spooky Episode of The Interrogang features the most delicious type treats:

🏡 Viroqua from Mark Simonson Studio
✅ Done from OH no Type Co
🔥 Arsen from Typofonderie
🌲 Forager from Overlaptype
⚜️ Fitzroy from Cantrell Type Foundry
🧪 Spell from Lift Type

open.spotify.com/episode/3xAq8U…

ETNA
One of ILT’s Favorite Fonts of 2020 and still a favorite. Etna is ideally suited to editorial design and to short, punchy newspaper-style headlines.

fonts.ilovetypography.com/superfamily/Et…

Another workhorse of a typeface family from Mark. I am especially loving the tight headline-like spacing, and that Black Italic!

Introducing Viroqua—a complete overhaul of Kandal (1994). Now with seven weights, redesigned italics, small caps, different figure styles, dingbats, and more. More info at marksimonson.com/notebook/view/… and marksimonson.com/fonts/view/vir…

Just learned that my Dreamboat family will be included in the Communication Arts 2024 Typography Annual. (A first for me.) marksimonson.com/fonts/view/dre…

I used to draw caricatures back in the '70s and I've started drawing them again recently, just for my own enjoyment. I'll be posting them on my personal Instagram account (instagram.com/marksimonson74/). More background about it on my blog: marksimonson.com/notebook/view/…

Spotted in Portland: I think this is the tightest I’ve ever seen Coquette spaced—and hand-painted, too. marksimonson.com/fonts/view/coq…

Cool! Proxima Soft is in use all over the new redesign for Notability's redesign of the site and app. marksimonson.com/fonts/view/pro…

Meet the new Notability ✨

Introducing our most immersive & sleek experience yet! We’re excited to announce Notability version 14.0 on the App Store, redesigned for all of YOUR notetaking needs. (1/3)

Pre-Digital Font Tech No. 1: Formatt marksimonson.com/notebook/view/…

'When I tried to submit a typeface to ITC in the late 70s, it was rejected. Then the Mac came out in ’84… eventually [in the 90s] I started selling them.' – Mark Simonson Studio on his long road to becoming a type designer.
Watch the conversation here: buff.ly/44ODIqw

Proxima Nova 4.0—now with 80 styles, including Wide and Extra Wide. Learn more at marksimonson.com/fonts/view/pro… and marksimonson.com/notebook/view/…

I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Unique Ways podcast yesterday with Thomas Girard (uniquewayspodcast), answering his 20 questions as best I could. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/98-…

For the first time since 2007, you can buy fonts directly from my website again. Also, live, editable font previews. At last! marksimonson.com/fonts

.Mark Simonson Studio has designed some of the most widely used typefaces in the world. We sat down to talk influences, process, and why truly memorable work – such as Simonson’s wildly ubiquitous Proxima Nova – has to be “both novel and familiar.” Listen below. monotype.com/resources/expe…