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ArrowType is dedicated to creating fonts that are useful, beautiful, tell a story, and push technical boundaries.

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How to resize a font that is too big or too small, using GlyphsApp

How to resize a font that is too big or too small, using GlyphsApp ArrowType

736 views - 5 months ago

The process of screenprinting T-shirts for ArrowType

The process of screenprinting T-shirts for ArrowType ArrowType

251 views - 7 months ago

Lettering for a BRUTAL ArrowType T-shirt (feat. the Pencil tool in GlyphsApp)

Lettering for a BRUTAL ArrowType T-shirt (feat. the Pencil tool in GlyphsApp) ArrowType

314 views - 7 months ago

AT Kyrios: type design talk at Type Tonight NYC, Nov 7, 2025

AT Kyrios: type design talk at Type Tonight NYC, Nov 7, 2025 ArrowType

387 views - 7 months ago

Happy Halloween! Working on a spooooky update to Kyrios

Happy Halloween! Working on a spooooky update to Kyrios ArrowType

246 views - 8 months ago

Type-X is back – test your fonts across the web!

Type-X is back – test your fonts across the web! ArrowType

353 views - 8 months ago

Work session: drawing an “@” alt for Name Mono, in Glyphs Font Editor

Work session: drawing an “@” alt for Name Mono, in Glyphs Font Editor ArrowType

564 views - 10 months ago

A new version of Name Mono is around the corner! Updates

A new version of Name Mono is around the corner! Updates ArrowType

338 views - 10 months ago

Git for Type Design (Presentation for TypeLab 2025)

Git for Type Design (Presentation for TypeLab 2025) ArrowType

1.1K views - 1 year ago

Font design session: Name Mono Thin Italic!

Font design session: Name Mono Thin Italic! ArrowType

519 views - 1 year ago

Font design session: matching Name Mono Thin to Name Sans Text Thin

Font design session: matching Name Mono Thin to Name Sans Text Thin ArrowType

337 views - 1 year ago

Font design process: Getting closer to Name Mono v.04

Font design process: Getting closer to Name Mono v.04 ArrowType

390 views - 1 year ago

Font design session (continued): Name Mono Thin, fixing more accents

Font design session (continued): Name Mono Thin, fixing more accents ArrowType

246 views - 1 year ago

Font design session (continued): Name Mono Thin, fixing accents

Font design session (continued): Name Mono Thin, fixing accents ArrowType

272 views - 1 year ago

Font design session: Name Mono Thin, fixing numerals

Font design session: Name Mono Thin, fixing numerals ArrowType

284 views - 1 year ago

Font design work session: more fixes to Name Mono lowercase

Font design work session: more fixes to Name Mono lowercase ArrowType

222 views - 1 year ago

Font design work session: Name Mono Thin, lowercase fixes

Font design work session: Name Mono Thin, lowercase fixes ArrowType

280 views - 1 year ago

Font design work session: fixing the Thin source of Name Mono (Part 3)

Font design work session: fixing the Thin source of Name Mono (Part 3) ArrowType

247 views - 1 year ago

Font design work session: fixing the Thin source of Name Mono (Part 2)

Font design work session: fixing the Thin source of Name Mono (Part 2) ArrowType

161 views - 1 year ago

Font design work session: fixing the Thin source of Name Mono

Font design work session: fixing the Thin source of Name Mono ArrowType

547 views - 1 year ago

Having some fun with Kyrios v0.3 – dropping Oct 1!

Having some fun with Kyrios v0.3 – dropping Oct 1! ArrowType

231 views - 1 year ago

Kyrios update: getting closer to v0.3 – testing the full weight axis!

Kyrios update: getting closer to v0.3 – testing the full weight axis! ArrowType

340 views - 1 year ago

MORE Kyrios Ultra! Drawing bold stylistic alts and extrapolating a new test

MORE Kyrios Ultra! Drawing bold stylistic alts and extrapolating a new test ArrowType

146 views - 1 year ago

Kyrios Text Ultra, continued! Generating the first test of *Display* Ultra, plus more drawing

Kyrios Text Ultra, continued! Generating the first test of *Display* Ultra, plus more drawing ArrowType

171 views - 1 year ago

Font design stream: drawing more of Kyrios Text Black

Font design stream: drawing more of Kyrios Text Black ArrowType

1.1K views - 1 year ago

Kyrios Text Black exploration, continued

Kyrios Text Black exploration, continued ArrowType

315 views - 1 year ago

Font design stream: exploring Kyrios Text Black with a script, then manual edits

Font design stream: exploring Kyrios Text Black with a script, then manual edits ArrowType

448 views - 1 year ago

Making a single-line CNC font from Shantell Sans

Making a single-line CNC font from Shantell Sans ArrowType

818 views - 2 years ago

Working on small caps for the Lang Gothic font family

Working on small caps for the Lang Gothic font family ArrowType

332 views - 2 years ago

Lang Gothic workstream: building Central European characters

Lang Gothic workstream: building Central European characters ArrowType

260 views - 2 years ago

Swapping alternate glyphs into default glyphs, in GlyphsApp (glyph form experiment, part 2)

Swapping alternate glyphs into default glyphs, in GlyphsApp (glyph form experiment, part 2) ArrowType

789 views - 2 years ago

Using stylistic sets for experimentation in font design (plus an InDesign tip)

Using stylistic sets for experimentation in font design (plus an InDesign tip) ArrowType

658 views - 2 years ago

Making small caps for the “Extended Latin” characters of AT Lang

Making small caps for the “Extended Latin” characters of AT Lang ArrowType

190 views - 2 years ago

Refining small caps: numerals and Western Euro characters, plus weight-based glyph substitution

Refining small caps: numerals and Western Euro characters, plus weight-based glyph substitution ArrowType

350 views - 2 years ago

Continued work on small caps in AT Lang: numerals and spacing

Continued work on small caps in AT Lang: numerals and spacing ArrowType

185 views - 2 years ago

Fixing & refining first-draft small caps for AT Lang

Fixing & refining first-draft small caps for AT Lang ArrowType

181 views - 2 years ago

Generating first-draft small caps in GlyphsApp and RoboFont ScaleFast

Generating first-draft small caps in GlyphsApp and RoboFont ScaleFast ArrowType

581 views - 2 years ago

Prototyping code ligatures for Name Mono

Prototyping code ligatures for Name Mono ArrowType

363 views - 2 years ago

Studio update & quick work session, making new alts for for Name Mono

Studio update & quick work session, making new alts for for Name Mono ArrowType

241 views - 2 years ago

Updates on Name Mono (also a studio update!)

Updates on Name Mono (also a studio update!) ArrowType

218 views - 2 years ago

Tips for working across a lot of sources for a variable font in RoboFont

Tips for working across a lot of sources for a variable font in RoboFont ArrowType

882 views - 2 years ago

Making a mono! Part 8: punctuation & numerals (time lapse at about 1300% speed)

Making a mono! Part 8: punctuation & numerals (time lapse at about 1300% speed) ArrowType

248 views - 2 years ago

How I review a basic font proof (Making a mono, part 7)

How I review a basic font proof (Making a mono, part 7) ArrowType

720 views - 2 years ago

How to refine a first-draft font: proofing & testing (Making a mono, Part 6)

How to refine a first-draft font: proofing & testing (Making a mono, Part 6) ArrowType

791 views - 2 years ago

Making a mono! Part 5: Name Mono Black, uppercase (time lapse at about 1600% speed)

Making a mono! Part 5: Name Mono Black, uppercase (time lapse at about 1600% speed) ArrowType

206 views - 2 years ago

Making a mono! Part 4: Name Mono Black Italic, lowercase v, w, x, y, z

Making a mono! Part 4: Name Mono Black Italic, lowercase v, w, x, y, z ArrowType

211 views - 2 years ago

Making a mono! Part 3: Name Mono Black Italic, lowercase g, i, l, j, k, r, s

Making a mono! Part 3: Name Mono Black Italic, lowercase g, i, l, j, k, r, s ArrowType

215 views - 2 years ago

Making a mono! Part 2: Name Mono Black Italic, lowercase a–f, m, p, q, t

Making a mono! Part 2: Name Mono Black Italic, lowercase a–f, m, p, q, t ArrowType

739 views - 2 years ago

Making a mono! Part 1: Name Mono Black, upright lowercase

Making a mono! Part 1: Name Mono Black, upright lowercase ArrowType

1.8K views - 2 years ago

Type design session: drawing a new mono italic ‘g’

Type design session: drawing a new mono italic ‘g’ ArrowType

390 views - 2 years ago

Font design session: understanding kerning exceptions in MetricsMachine and proofing with DrawBot

Font design session: understanding kerning exceptions in MetricsMachine and proofing with DrawBot ArrowType

922 views - 2 years ago

How I use “support sources” to closely control the large variable font axes of Name Sans

How I use “support sources” to closely control the large variable font axes of Name Sans ArrowType

325 views - 3 years ago

Drawing a BRUTAL death metal logo in Photoshop ArrowType

459 views - 3 years ago

Beginner’s guide to setting up Recursive Code Config

Beginner’s guide to setting up Recursive Code Config ArrowType

977 views - 3 years ago

Adding arrow ligatures & looong arrows to Name Sans, Part 2

Adding arrow ligatures & looong arrows to Name Sans, Part 2 ArrowType

104 views - 3 years ago

Adding arrow ligatures & looong arrows to Name Sans, Part 1

Adding arrow ligatures & looong arrows to Name Sans, Part 1 ArrowType

199 views - 3 years ago

“Thank You” card, stamp cutting timelapse

“Thank You” card, stamp cutting timelapse ArrowType

99 views - 3 years ago

Timelapse: vectorizing hand lettering in GlyphsApp

Timelapse: vectorizing hand lettering in GlyphsApp ArrowType

566 views - 3 years ago

Gibson-inspired “Thank You” lettering timelapse

Gibson-inspired “Thank You” lettering timelapse ArrowType

121 views - 3 years ago

Quick tip: the best drawing tool you may not know about, in RoboFont vs GlyphsApp

Quick tip: the best drawing tool you may not know about, in RoboFont vs GlyphsApp ArrowType

1.6K views - 3 years ago