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Frere-Jones Type
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We make original typefaces for client commissions and retail licensing. Tweets by Fred, Nina, and Tobias.
New York City
Joined April 2012
RT @CommArts: EXHIBIT: Tobias Frere-Jones' Supermassive type family explores visual stability with heavy strokes, designed for impactful he…
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In three cap-only styles drawn for headline sizes — and larger! — Supermassive is not quite stable, but always forceful. Design: Tobias Frere-Jones Contributions: Rosie Ma @ninastoessinger
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Our friend @Yotam designed this newsprint specimen of Community Gothic for Typographics. “A Bed of Eels” uses collective nouns to showcase this family of fonts, & includes @domesticetch ’s essay about the design. Extra copies available in our shop:
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@victoriaalissia “Mental status is at baseline” you’re just going to leave that right there aren’t you
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In this second installment: Archer followed in Surveyor’s footsteps, created to combine and contrast with it. Learn about its story, recorded by @realdougwilson —
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New on the blog: we asked Elizabeth Goodspeed @domesticetch to help tell the story behind Community Gothic. The family sums up two decades of experimentation, and the strands of type history that inspired it are more intricate than they may seem:
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Community Gothic — the newest release by Frere-Jones Type @frerejones — was designed by Tobias Frere-Jones, Fred Shallcrass @FredShallcrass & Nina Stössinger @ninastoessinger with contributions by Julia Ma @pointlesstars
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@HelloLeo Not just you! Sorry, it’s not meant to be an elaborate tease.
Hi all, we’re aware that our website is down—we’re working on getting it back up. Sorry & stay tuned!
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