Tré Seals plans to ease the world out of its Helvetica obsession one font at a time. After becoming frustrated by the monotony of the graphic design industry, he started his own foundry, Vocal Type, ...

The letters you see on your screen are not as they seem. Contrast: In type design, this refers to “one of typography’s greatest paradoxes: that lines appear thicker when oriented horizontally than ...

Distinguished type designer and calligrapher Robert Slimbach is the 2018 recipient of the Frederic W. Goudy Award, given to outstanding practitioners in type design and its related fields. Presented ...

Tre Seals specializes in bold type. The 28-year-old founder of Washington, D.C., font foundry VocalType finds inspiration in historical protest signs, social-change graphics, and Black history. His ...

With one finger, I tap a letter onto the screen. With two fingers, I can pinch it larger or smaller. With three fingers, I can spin through the entire alphabet like a rotary phone. With four fingers, ...

Monotype recently introduced a new typeface called Ambiguity, created by its Type Director, Charles Nix. Its unusual proportions deliberately challenge typographical conventions, going wide where a ...

Fonts play a crucial part in any graphic design project. Whether it’s an album cover, product packaging or a poster design, using the right font can help with the storytelling and message that you ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A new Berlin exhibition shines a light on the man behind the typeface designs for brands recognized by millions of people the world over. Typographer Erik Spiekermann is the subject ...

Maybe it's the long winters, which nudge people to learn new skills. Or maybe devising new typefaces is the perfect challenge for curious Minnesotans. Whatever the reason, this state is a hotbed for ...