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Type63 is an initiative that aims to showcase and celebrate Filipino type design–ranging from custom type for projects, to fully realized typefaces, to typographic layouts.We feature works on Instagram, post event announcements and updates on Facebook, and host Type Talks Tuesdays on YouTube.
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Submit Your Work
Submit your work to be featured on the Type63 Instagram account.We feature different kinds of typographic work created by Filipinos, from fully realized font releases, to personal projects that experiment with letters, to custom typefaces used for client work.All Filipinos can submit their designs, regardless of their work experience! Make sure to read the guidelines before clicking on the submission form below.
Submission Guidelines
Crop your images the way you want them to be seen on Instagram.
All images should be in JPG format, with minimum of 1080px on the shortest side.
The file size of each image should not exceed 3MB.
Video files should be in MP4 format and as much as possible not exceed 60 seconds.
You may submit up to 10 videos/images as a carousel post. Please use the same aspect ratio for all your images.
This account is curated, which means we cannot guarantee your work will be cleared for posting. If your submission is accepted, it may take some time before it is posted.Please watch our feed to find out if your work has been accepted!
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Donate
Type63 currently exists on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook.To be able to showcase longer features on designers and their works, publish explorative articles, and host font downloads, we hope to raise funds for a website that can serve as a more formal space online for Filipino type design and typography.You could help us reach this goal with your financial support. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated.
Help Out
Type63 exists because of and for the Filipino type community. After a year, it has become more than just an online catalogue–it has evolved into a public and connected space where we can ask the whos, whats, whys and hows of Filipino type and its community–and one voice is not enough to sustain it.Contribute by helping out in any way you can.Do you have any ideas that you think will help the Type63 community? Do you want to create posts about a subtopic on type? Do you have an article about Filipino type that you would like to share? Do you have the skills and time to help manage its Instagram account or website? Are you interested in looking for designers? Or are you up to mentoring designers who are new to type? Would you care to help raise funds . . .. . . or maybe even join the core team?Volunteer by filling out the form below.
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Create A Font
Ever wonder how you can turn your typeface ideas to actual fonts?
Here are some links that might help!
Guides
| Topic | Content |
|---|---|
| Type Tools | We've listed down applications (ranging from free apps to paid software) that you can use to design type. |
| Filipino (Latin) Character Set | If you're not sure which characters to include in your typeface, you can check out John David Maza's suggested Filipino (Latin) Character Set with Unicode Codepoints. |
Design Dialogues Series
| Topic | Content |
|---|---|
| Finding & Transforming Inspiration for Type | Aaron Amar is a set photographer by day and type designer by heart. Inspired by his passion for type design and Filipino culture, Aaron has designed fonts such as Quiapo Free, Cubao Free, and Dangwa Free. Get to know more about his process of finding & transforming everyday inspiration into type design that expresses unique emotions, personalities, and even cultures. |
| Technical Construction of Type | Jad Maza is a graphic, editorial, and type designer based in Iloilo. His experience as a designer & journalist at Central Philippine University (CPU) led him into exploring the field of Type Design. Jad has released Typefaces like Maragsa, Ulalong, and Taklobo, only to name a few. Learn helpful terms, tips & tricks about the Technical Construction of Type from Jad's own journey as a type designer. |
| Presentation of Type | Alli Cunanan is a designer & illustrator based in Cavite. She specializes in graphic & type design, illustration. Her fascination with Type Design started during her internship at Hydra Design Group where she created Lorde font (a typeface based on one of her favorite artists, Lorde). Since then, Alli has created other fonts like Quadrilatica Sans and her personal favorite, Ladybird Light Serif. Learn more about Presentation of Type through Alli's process of creating & presenting Ladybird Light Serif to the world. |
| Application of Type (Part I) | And A Half is an independent design studio based in the Philippines. Founded in 2012, And A Half has worked on over 500 projects of all shapes and sizes. Learn more about how designers go about the Application of Type across different projects and client briefs. |
| Application of Type (Part II) | Together We Design is a branding and graphic design studio based in Barangay Tagumpay, Cubao, Quezon City. They have worked on brands such as The Fore, Cravewell, and Mega Global to name a few. John Tan is one of the studio partners and a designer with a focus on branding and graphic design. Learn more about how their studio goes about the Application of Type across different projects and client briefs. |
Free Foreign Resources
| Topic | Content |
|---|---|
| Foundations of Type Design | In this all-comprehensive course, students will learn about the foundations of type design, how to get started on designing their first typeface, and how to plan out a series of styles. |
| Type Crit Crew | Type Crit Crew is a free resource for type design students to meet 1–1 with experienced type designers for virtual critiques. |
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