Helvetica was dreamed up as a universal typeface in 1957 and it’s still incredibly popular –you see it on everything from clever T-shirts to NYC subway signs. But there are all sorts of things ...

Typefaces are everywhere—in books, advertisements, signage, magazines, and logos—yet we rarely pay them any heed. But many of them have histories richer than their designs convey, including the ten ...

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British game maker and sound designer William Robinson and artist Robyn Nevison started work on Typendium in 2013 as a way to learn how to make an app. “I had recently taken an interest in typography ...

The art of handwritten script is lost on most of us keyboard-attached slobs. But over the past few years, a small group of designers have dug into the archives of famous thinkers and artists to bring ...

Fact: Any band who uses Times New Roman on their album cover isn't going to make it in the music industry. (Feel free to prove us wrong, though). Smart typography selection is as important to a band's ...

Kriens is an industrial town close to Lucerne. Nestled between the Sonnenberg and Mount Pilatus, Kriens is intercepted by the Krienbach river, which brought trade and industry to the town early on.

WOBURN, MA—Aug. 2, 2006—Monotype Imaging Inc., a global leader in font and imaging technologies, has acquired Linotype GmbH, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and home of the renowned ...

Hidden in the vast majority of typefaces is one of the most well-known optical illusions in the world. Can you spot the illusion, and can you identify the famous illustration that demonstrates its ...

Fact: Any band that uses Times New Roman on its album cover isn’t going to make it in the music industry. (Feel free to prove us wrong, though.) Smart typography selection is as important to a band’s ...