2020: The Year in Review

After we survived it, it's time to summarise it

We look back on the year that was, to recap the most notable things we have done here in AlefAlefAlef in 2020.
Here we go:

☆ Now it’s scientific: Our fonts improve over time!

And to show you we’re more than just talk, this year we launched seven (7) new versions of our existing typefaces. The upgrades include Latin and Cyrillic language support, new characters and symbols, and lots of OpenType features.

Font Version What's new?
Shluk 2.0 • English support and additional 220 Latin languages
• Multi-gendered feature
Almoni 5.0 • Cyrillic support
• Support for additional 80 Latin languages
• Wide Hebrew letters
• "Equal" Feature
• Multi-gendered feature
• New characters and symbols
• Density of the black weights
Almoni-Tzar 5.0 • Cyrillic support
• Support in additional 80 Latin languages
• Wide Hebrew letters
• "Equal" feature
• Multi-gendered feature
• New characters and symbols
Ploni 2.0 • Cyrillic support
• Support in additional 80 Latin languages
• Wide Hebrew letters
• "Equal" feature
• Multi-gendered feature
• New characters and symbols
Ploni-Yad 2.0 • Multi-gendered feature
Frank-Re 2.0.6 • Wide letters
• New characters and symbols
• Improved Biblical feeling
• Shortened letters for headlines
Anomalia 2.0 • Cyrillic support
• Support in additional 80 Latin languages
• Wide Hebrew letters
• Multi-gendered feature
• Improved variable format


 

 

☆ Modern Kedem Days

This year, after four years of work, we launched Kedem – a multilingual serif font with a graceful attitude that was born from and inspired by heritage posters from the time of Israel’s national founding. The font is characterized by wide letters set at unusual angles, distinctive negative spaces, an upbeat cadence and a free and nostalgic spirit.

 

 

☆ Ivrita – Because the Multi-gender struggle is real

From the second half of 2020, we started to develop a variety of typographic tools for gender-inclusive writings (Gender association is very dominant in Hebrew). Ivrita (עבריתה) was created to enable UX and content writing that addresses every user by their personal gender preference:

 

 

☆ Fontimonim – 2020 Collection

At Fontimonim we launched a new font at every single full moon. In total, we added 7 new and affordable fonts, together with 8 additional weights to our existing fonts. Every font added to our catalog was designed by the designers we could find and brought with it a new typographic spirit that pushes the boundaries of the Hebrew written language. Meet the new and awesome fonts of 2020:

New Fontimonim:
Teom, Rugatka, Artzi, Mota'le, Varla Extra, Baba and Eshkolita

New weights for veteran Fontimonim:
Rounded Omes, Demi and Bold Iztrubal, Regular Zlila-Bau, Embossed and Outlined Crisper, Grunged Bamberger and Lite Oscar.

 

 

☆ Prizes, competitions and scholarships!

As in previous years, in 2020 we awarded many prizes aimed at promoting and encouraging creativity in the field of Hebrew typography and the Hebrew language. Prominent among the prizes: the AlefAlefAlef Award for Graduates and the “Working Day” award.
And there is also the AlefAlefAlef Award for women in Graphic Design, which aims to encourage and promote female management and entrepreneurial environment in the field of visual communication.

 

 

 

☆ And these are our people of the year:

AlefAlefAlef exists thanks to all the great creators who take part in our random projects and overall craziness. On this occasion, we would like to say a huge thank you to all the people without whom all this typographic fun would not have happened. Welcome with applause the 113 people who made AlefAlefAlef in 2020:

Or Borenstein, Or Segal, Ori Sofer, Orna Shubayev, Eyal Baumrat, Itay Efriat, Itay Nirenblat, Itamar Sagi, Eitan Edri, Ela Yehudai, Elinor Salomon, Alex Blenki (Dase Boogie), Elad Oren, Elad Madan, Elad Mishan, Anna Khorash, Osnat Glass, Ariel Adler, Ariela Haiman, Avraham Cornfeld, Boaz Ezra, Ben Reebak, Benzi Seliuz, Gabriela Malul, Gadi Almog, Gilad Izraael, Galit Goldman, Dvorit Adler, Dedi Cohen, Dean Tal, Dina Eisenberg, Dana Barkai, Daniel Swid, Daphna Awadish, Hadar Ben-Shalom, Hadar Karp, Horesh, Tobi Weiss, Tal Breier Ben-Moha, Tal Gutberg, Tal Fogel, Yahli Ziv, Yonathan Cohen, Yael Shmidaa and Brachi Frenkel, Yfaat Anslevich, Yaron Shin, Yaronimus, Lior Ben-Guy, Lior Lipshitz, Liel Krispin, Lia Ofir, Lia Bertz, Liad Shadmi, Mor Lugashi-Somech, Mia Kalinger, Michal Magen, Michal Priser, Michal Roth, Mika Meidar, Meirav Lerach, Max Bachman, Moshe Emilio Lavi, Nadav Barkan, Nadav Halevi, Noy Heiman, Noa Nizani, Noam Grin, Nofar Daskal, Nurit Gross, Nurit Koniak, Noah Glick, Neta Shalem, Nikloay Weissman, Noam Giladi, Noam Winer, Noam Noy, Serge Mayurub, Stav Asis, Ada Arel, Adi Persh, Omer Binder, Omri Malka, Ofri Gil, Ido Beck, Ido Kislev, Idan Tesler, Amir Gelbard, Amit Rimon, Inbar Glaimer, Eran Bachrach, Eran Ben-Barak, Kobi Franco, Reuven Kersick, Ron Robert Levi, Roni Bahir, Roni Koch, Roni Kardi, Roni Schwartz, Ronli Peer, Roee Stardi, Rotem Dubnov, Racheli Hazan, Rinat Gilboa, Ran Shauli, Shavit Yaakov, Shy Ben-Ari, Shir Nidam, Shira Nock, Shani Ivgi, Shifra Cornfeld, Tomer Agi, Timor Cohen, Tamar Yadin, Tamar Ivri.

 

And how can we not Thank You!
Thank you for being a part of us during this fruitful year. Thank you for following us, replying to us, reporting bugs, and doing such beautiful usage with our fonts. 2021 is going to be even more typographic than we ever hoped!