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25 typography Twitter accounts you must follow

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Seeking typography-related tips, updates and inspiration? Head to Twitter and follow our favourite type-centric accounts, plus those suggested by a selection of leading designers.

In the world of typography, there's no shortage of fresh design inspiration and new font releases around to get your creative juices flowing. But where do you find it?

Twitter is a good place to keep on top of new developments, but the social media site can often be an overwhelming experience if you don't know where to look.

So to help you out, we've rounded up this list of the best accounts for typographers and font lovers. Follow these accounts and we guarantee you'll get your regular font fix in no time!

Typedia (@typedia)

 

Typedia is a community website to classify typefaces and educate people about them. Run by some of the most respected designers in the world, this Twitter feed is dedicated to sharing the latest news published on the site, which is always worth checking out.

Typography Daily (@typographydaily)

 

Typography Daily is a regularly updated blog about typography, all of which is tweeted about through this busy feed. Run by swiss web and graphic designer Mirko Humbert, there's links to inspirational type projects, freebies, designers, books and much more.

Typeoff (@typeoff)

 

Typeoff is the Twitter feed of type designer and typographic researcher Dan Reynolds. His feed is updated sometimes multiple times a day with everything including type advice, links to useful information, opinion and general discussion around the subject of typography.

Fontdeck (@fontdeck)

 

Fontdeck is all about professional typefaces optimised for the web, with a catalogue containing thousands of professionally designed fonts, all enhanced for on-screen use. For advice and inspiration in this area, follow this friendly and regularly updated Twitter feed.

Erik Spiekermann (@espiekermann)

Describing himself as a 'typomaniac', Erik Spiekermann is one of the most respected professionals in the design industry. He tweets often and regularly supports other designers, typographers and font websites. If you're not already following him, do it immediately!

Suggested by Radim Malinic of @brand_nu

Typography (@t8y)

 

Typography is the Twitter account of designer Jon Tan, co-founder of Fontdeck and Mapalong and a partner at web product studio Fictive Kin. This account always searches out cool type news, tips and tricks related to typography.  

Fonts In Use (@fontsinuse)

 

Fonts In Use is an independent project from designers Sam Berlow, Stephen Coles and Nick Sherman. The account focuses on type at work in the real world, often sharing a bunch of hints as well as pointing their followers to other relative websites.

I Love Typography (@ilovetypography)

 

I Love Typography is one of the world's most popular fonts and typography blogs, so it comes as no surprise that its Twitter following continues to be on the up. If you're looking for a more interactive account, you've come to the right place because there's always plenty of sharing and debate throughout this feed.

Mark Simonson (@marksimonson)

 

Typeface designer and font developer Mark Simonson knows what he's talking about when it comes to typography. He regularly produces high-quality fonts and makes them available on his site, plus he continually shares his inspirations via Twitter.

Typegirl (@typegirl)

 

Typegirl is Tiffany Wardle, a typographer and graphic designer currently living and working in San Jose, California. She is part of the Society of Typographic Aficionados and a contributing volunteer for the Association Typographique Internationale. She's also a moderator at Typophile - another great font-focused website, which features in our Best Tumblr blog for designers. 

Suggested by Dan Leach of @fontsquirrel

Typegoodness (@typegoodness)

 

Typegoodness is a site dedictated to showcasing beautiful typography from around the world. And this Twitter feed, run by the site's curator Frederick Samuel, is a great way of knowing when they've posted something new. At present, tweets don't come through that often, but when they do they're worth taking a look at.

HvD Fonts (@hvdfonts)

 

HvD Fonts is the Twitter account of Hannes von Döhren, a typeface designer who's always sharing the latest deals and font sales. HvD Fonts is a type foundry that was founded by Hannes in Berlin during 2005. In 2011 he received the Certificate of Excellence in Type Design from the Type Directors Club NY.

Suggested by Rick Banks: @_Face37

Steven Bonner (@stevenbonner)

 

Steven Bonner is a typographic illustrator who continues to make his mark on the industry after winning numerous awards, including several for the Art Director's Club in Germany. He's an avid tweeter and consistently shares his finds with his followers.

Type Everything (@typeverything)

 

Typeverything is a type collective consisting of designers Andrei Robu, Darren Booth, Dominic Le-Hair, Jeff Rogers, Jeremy Pruitt, Jessica Walsh, Luke Lucas, Maia Then, Mary Kate McDevitt, Neuarmy, Sawdust and Simon Ålander. Phew! With all those inputs, you're bound to find something you'll love. 

Jordan Metcalf (@jordanmetcalf)

 

Designer and typographer Jordan Metcalf is based in Cape Town, South Africa and produces some of the best typography designs out there. He's one of those tweeters who retweets the right stuff; providing plenty of inspiration when you're surfing the web.

Suggested by Steven Bonner: @stevenbonner

Jessica Hische (@jessicahische)

 

Jessica is already one of the most well-known typographers out there, so if you're not already following her we suggest you do so! She's always happy to answer questions from budding typographers whilst still retweeting fun finds. She's currently on her honeymoon with interaction and product designer @StrangeNative but she'll be back online very soon!

Elliot Jay Stocks (@elliotjaystocks)

 

Elliot is the publisher of 8 Faces, a print magazine for devotees of typography. He's also the co-founder of Viewpoint Industries, which makes digital and analogue products for web professionals. He tweets awesome links as well as helpful hints and is always on the ball when it comes to typography trends.

Underware (@underware)

 

The design collective Underware was founded in 1999 by Akiem Helmling, Bas Jacobs and Sami Kortemäki. For more than 10 years they've been creating versatile fonts, surfing the waves, conducting type workshops and running the radio station Typeradio.

Suggested by Rick Banks: @_Face37

Commerical Type (@commercialtype)

 

Commercial Type is a joint venture between Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz, who have collaborated since 2004 on various typeface projects, most notably the award-winning Guardian Egyptian. Tweets are mainly handled by Christian Schwarts, with Barnes preferring to communicate through Facebook.

Suggested by Rick Banks: @_Face37

Luke Lucas (@_LukeLucas)

 

Graphic designer and typographer Luke is slowly but surely making an impact on the design industry. Residing in Melbourne, Australia, he's already worked with the likes of the Washington Post and Men's Health UK. He's a great guy to follow if you like to see typography as a work in progress.

Suggested by Steven Bonner: @stevenbonner

Friends Of Type (@friendsoftype)

 

Friends of Type is a type collective run by Erik Marinovich, Aaron Carámbula, Jason Wong and Dennis Payongayong. They feature original typographic design and lettering – fresh visual content – practically every day, by four primary contributors. Posts are meant to log ideas and inspire each other and its readers. Sounds good to us!

Suggested by Rick Banks: @_Face37

UltraSparky (@ultrasparky)

 

Dan Rhatigan is a typographer and graphic designer currently living in London. He's the senior typeface designer at Monotype Imaging and also teaches in the Master of Choreography program at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in the Netherlands. Dan is refreshingly honest and knows exactly what he's talking about when it comes to type.

Suggested by Bruno Maag: @bruno_maag

Thomas Phinney (@ThomasPhinney)

 

Thomas Phinney describes himself as a fonts and typography geek - which many of us could certainly relate to! His website is full of awesome conferences, advice and tips for typographers. We especially loved his comment, "my other car is a sans serif", hey oh!

Suggested by Bruno Maag: @bruno_maag

Jason Santa Maria (@jasonsantamaria)

 

Most of you will already be following him but it would be a crime not to mention Jason on this list. He's the founder and principal of the design studio Mighty, creative director for Typekit, a faculty member in the MFA Interaction Design program at SVA, co-founder of A Book Apart, former vice president of AIGA/NY, founder of Typedia AND creative director for A List Apart. We told you he was a big deal!

Suggested by Elliot Jay Stocks: @elliotjaystocks

LetterCult (@lettercult)

 

LetterCult is a website which highlights artists and designers doing remarkable work with Custom Letters. This group includes type designers, letterers, sign painters, graffiti artists, stone carvers, calligraphers, poster artists, and graphic designers. All tweets are typed by LetterCult's Brian Jaramillo.

That's all for now! Let us know your Twitter suggestions in the comments box below, as we'll be updating the list very soon!

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