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Women in Type: The Power of the South
When I published the first round of Women in Type releases, sure, I wanted to root the initiative in multiplicity—to have a collective narrative that’s…
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women That Shape Type, part 6—Best of 2023 B
It’s almost funny that it took me five issues to highlight a duet here—especially considering Women in Type launched as a collaborative project.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women That Shape Type, part 5—Best of 2023 A
While these reviews are curated by typeface, they are really about celebrating the talented people behind them.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Typography on the Rocks: Flavia Zimbardi on Type Design and Gender Equality
That’s a wrap.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Designing with Grace: Ayaka Ito on Crafting Hanae, a Typeface of Classic Elegance
Ayaka Ito is an independent creative director, designer, illustrator, and type designer living in New York.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Inspiration and Innovation: The Creative Collaboration Behind Jobim
Inga Plönnigs is an independent type designer based in Berlin who divides her time between commissioned work for international clients and self…
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Light, Camera, Typeface: The Making of Octavia
Let me introduce you to art director, trend-wizard, and writer extraordinaire Elizabeth Goodspeed, our first guest contributor on Contraforma.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women in Type: Stronger Together
In the summer of 2021, my good friend James Edmonson (type designer extraordinaire and founder of Ohno Type Co) invited me for an interview on his…
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women That Shape Type, part 4
By now, you’ve probably noticed how many of these projects started in school.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women That Shape Type, part 3
I still need time to process my trip back home this past December.
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women That Shape Type, part 2
In July 2020, I conducted an informal survey about typefaces released by Brazilian designers, and to my disappointment (though not surprise), only 25…
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women That Shape Type, part 1
Over the years I’ve shared glimpses of favorite typefaces designed by women across various platforms and in passing conversations, but a more…
 • Flavia Zimbardi
Women in Type
Women in Type
Stories, typefaces, and feminist strategies from the Women in Type community. Where authorship meets resistance, and fonts carry voices from across the globe.

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