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Type foundry Authors Alina Gabidulova
Alina Gabidulova

Alina Gabidulova

Alina Gabidulova

Primarily focuses on client projects and manages small project teams. She participates in creating custom corporate fonts for brands and regularly gives lectures on type design and typography.

Alina has been in the profession for 5 years, spending 3 of those at TypeType. During this time, she has worked on both client and retail studio typefaces, as well as updated existing fonts. She is the author of TT Biersal, participated in the updates of TT Norms® Pro, TT Carvist, and TT Fellows, and contributed in the development of Ivi Sans Pro.

Author’s Publications

Retalic or Reversed Italic: Understanding Left-Leaning Type Design
Work with fonts

Many of our readers are undoubtedly familiar with the term “italic” as we frequently discuss these slanted and cursive fonts in our articles. However, the term “retalic” might be unfamiliar even to those well-versed in typography. Let’s explore this unique font style and its applications in modern design.

Converting TT Hoves Medium into an adapted TT Hoves GDTI
Font customization

Monospace, a branding agency from Germany, creates corporate identities and designs for projects. The company believes that through design it is possible to create a brand though which customer interactions will be enjoyable and long-term.

Font customization
Font customization Work with fonts

It often happens that existing fonts do not correspond to the needs of a certain project. But font is not a static instrument that functions only the way it was created. To convey the company’s individual style, the font can and should be adapted and customized to one’s needs that may range from simple changes like diminishing the character composition to complex design changes in all glyphs.