Typography is a visual form of communication. It is much more than a grouping of letters that form a word. Typography has form and shape, personality and character, texture, and the power to express ...

Typography is complicated. Letters are easy enough—we learn the alphabet as children and then cease to consciously notice them as time goes on—but typography, the art of crafting the written language, ...

No matter how intelligent, logical and measured we think we are, humans can be irrational. Sometimes even illogical. Above all else, we’re emotional beings, and we may often think with our hearts. But ...

The end of the year is near, and that could only mean one thing. It’s time to look ahead at what website design could look like in the year to come. Like every year, I scoured and searched the ...

Raw, geometrically shaped letters constitute one of the most interesting graphic design trends of the past few years, with the influence of brutalist architecture being observable, for instance, in ...

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type. Like a person's speaking style and skill, the quality of our treatment of letters on a page can influence how people respond to our message. It ...

Arabic script fused with Western letters, a classic essay on the cultural role of typography, and a book about fonts that look like handwriting are just a few of these highlights Whether you're a ...

As with the Baudin and Spiekermann books, Inside Paragraphs is small in format (8.5″x5.5″ landscape), making it comfortable to read and easy to carry. I recently spoke with Highsmith via email to ...

Foreword -- Historical synopsis -- Grand design -- Rhythm & proportion -- Harmony & counterpoint -- Structural forms & devices -- Analphabetic symbols -- Choosing ...

On Palatino: The Natural History of a Typeface by Robert Bringhurst, and The Noblest Roman: A History of the Centaur Types of Bruce Rogers by Jerry Kelly and Misha Beletsky. Writing about ...