@HEXprojects

HEX Projects is a typographic company founded by @NickSherman that makes fonts and websites. Also on Mastodon: https://xitter.cf/t.co/2KKbiEv0dG

 New York City
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Joined February 2018
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Happy solstice everyone. If you’re using Mastodon, you can follow HEX there too: typo.social/@HEX
“HI” set in large type on a red background using the Brylski typeface.

ALT “HI” set in large type on a red background using the Brylski typeface.

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✳︎ IN THE WILD ✳︎ Margo by HEX in use Beloved type community Goodtype brought in @hoodzpahdesign to give the brand a refresh. They paired Margo with Griffith Gothic by @frerejones. “Margo had that perfect old school calligraphy feel but with a modern sophistication.”
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The talk I gave about all things Franklin Gothic for @coopertype & @lubalincenter last month has be re-edited to restore some parts that were dropped in the livestream and subsequent recording. The new edit also includes high-res/full-screen slide images. youtube.com/watch?v=94uCx6y9…
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Last reminder: My talk about Franklin Gothic is happening ✨tonight✨ – about 7 hours from now – at 18:30 EDT. (An earlier flyer accidentally specified the wrong weekday.) RSVP for free to attend in person or to stream the event live online: coopertype.org/event/frankli…
Type@Cooper and The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design & Typography present: FRANKLIN GOTHIC GOES ON FOREVER, a free talk by typographer Nick Sherman about the design and lasting influence of a quintessential American typeface. Monday, October 24, 2022, 18:30 EDT Live in person at The Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org

ALT Type@Cooper and The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design & Typography present: FRANKLIN GOTHIC GOES ON FOREVER, a free talk by typographer Nick Sherman about the design and lasting influence of a quintessential American typeface. Monday, October 24, 2022, 18:30 EDT Live in person at The Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org

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Colorful paper flyers promoting a talk by Nick Sherman: “Franklin Gothic Goes on Forever”, Monday, October 24, 2022, at Cooper Union and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org

ALT Colorful paper flyers promoting a talk by Nick Sherman: “Franklin Gothic Goes on Forever”, Monday, October 24, 2022, at Cooper Union and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org

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Paper flyer with tear-off tabs promoting a talk by Nick SHerman: “Franklin Gothic Goes on Forever”, Monday, October 24, 2022, at Cooper Union and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org

ALT Paper flyer with tear-off tabs promoting a talk by Nick SHerman: “Franklin Gothic Goes on Forever”, Monday, October 24, 2022, at Cooper Union and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org

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I’m giving a free talk next week about all things Franklin Gothic as part of @CooperType & @lubalincenter’s Herb Lubalin Lecture Series. The event will be live in person at @cooperunion and also streaming online. RSVP for free: coopertype.org/event/frankli…
Type@Cooper and The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design & Typography present: FRANKLIN GOTHIC GOES ON FOREVER, a free talk by typographer Nick Sherman about the design and lasting influence of a quintessential American typeface. Tuesday, October 24, 2022, 18:30 EDT Live in person at The Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org Since its debut at the beginning of the 20th century from the American Type Founders Company, the Franklin Gothic family of typefaces has played a major role in shaping the visual landscape of the United States. It has proven to be a versatile and timeless design for everything from hardcore punk bands to the US military. This talk by Nick Sherman will cover historical info about Franklin Gothic and its relatives, a thorough examination of its design and usage, plus some personal background about how it became the first typeface he fell in love with, why he thinks it deserves more appreciation, and

ALT Type@Cooper and The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design & Typography present: FRANKLIN GOTHIC GOES ON FOREVER, a free talk by typographer Nick Sherman about the design and lasting influence of a quintessential American typeface. Tuesday, October 24, 2022, 18:30 EDT Live in person at The Cooper Union 41 Cooper Square, New York, NY and streaming online. RSVP for free at coopertype.org Since its debut at the beginning of the 20th century from the American Type Founders Company, the Franklin Gothic family of typefaces has played a major role in shaping the visual landscape of the United States. It has proven to be a versatile and timeless design for everything from hardcore punk bands to the US military. This talk by Nick Sherman will cover historical info about Franklin Gothic and its relatives, a thorough examination of its design and usage, plus some personal background about how it became the first typeface he fell in love with, why he thinks it deserves more appreciation, and

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October 24, join us @cooperunion or by livestream for the first fall Lubalin Lecture Series talk w/@hexprojects @NickSherman who'll be talking about Franklin Gothic & its relatives, as well as the cultural impact in the world of design RSVP [always free] coopertype.org/event/frankli…
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HEX Franklin is HEX’s fresh take on Franklin Gothic, with handy features like multiplexed weights for easy text reflow, and variable fonts that allow for endless tweaking of your spacing, widths, and weights! futurefonts.xyz/hex/hex-fran…
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HEX Franklin got a nice mention in the latest edition of @robinrendle’s newsletter (buttondown.email/adventures/…) after he used the variable font for his essay, “In Praise of Shadows” (robinrendle.com/essays/in-pr…). Glad to see the big quotation mark ornaments from the fonts getting used.

🔠 The Art of Emphasis

Allo allo! It’s me, Robin Rendle, and this is Adventures in Typography. It’s been a while! I took a year-long break but now I figure it’s time to rant about...

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✨NEW FONTS✨ HEX Franklin has been upgraded to version 0.2, with much more character support, plus an early ‘Tyght’ variable font that allows for extra-tight display spacing without the need for manual user kerning tweaks. Available now at @futurefonts: futurefonts.xyz/hex/hex-fran…
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… I should probably mention that, despite all the uppercase samples I’ve been sharing, the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font does include lowercase too. (I’m just partial to all-caps tightness.) This sample was also made with no kerning beyond what is built into the font.
A typeface sample reading: “This is HEX Franklin’s ‘Tyght’ variable font. It enables fine-tuned control over tight letterspacing, even in situations where manual user kerning is impractical. For example: web design, template-based design, editorial projects that require many headlines, etc.”

ALT A typeface sample reading: “This is HEX Franklin’s ‘Tyght’ variable font. It enables fine-tuned control over tight letterspacing, even in situations where manual user kerning is impractical. For example: web design, template-based design, editorial projects that require many headlines, etc.”

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… Just one more thing, then I promise I’ll pause the flood of Franklin content in your timeline: Check out the interactive HEX Franklin Tyght demo page. Moving the sliders around is fun but also a good way to understand how the variable font works. 🎚🎚🎚hex.xyz/HEX_Franklin/Tyght/
Screenshot of the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font demo page, with sliders for "Tyght", "Not Touching", and "Width".

ALT Screenshot of the HEX Franklin Tyght variable font demo page, with sliders for "Tyght", "Not Touching", and "Width".

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Hot font take: Sometimes symbols like ® don’t need to get heavier in bold styles the way other glyphs do, and instead of getting narrower in condensed styles they can just get smaller.
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… Ideally you could have optical size variants that affect the prominence of symbols like ®, but otherwise it doesn’t seem like too far of a stretch to work around the understanding that condensed styles are typically used at larger sizes.
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The main Typographics conference is starting now! You can watch free on the public livestream. 📺 2022.typographics.com/livest…

Livestream – Typographics 2022

Typographics is organized and run by a dedicated group of typography fans, offering talks and other programming for people who use type.

2022.typographics.com
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A new website with info about font subsetting, typeset entirely in the new HEX Franklin type family (delivered as a single variable font file).
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