RIP Adrian Frutiger: You've Seen His Elegant Typefaces Everywhere
There is perhaps no single typographer whose work can be found in such a diverse range of applications. Adrian…
How the Star Wars Logo Got Confused With Nazi Typography
The history of the Star Wars logo has long been controversial for its purported connection to fascist or even Nazi…
Apple May Roll Out Its New Watch Typeface Across All Devices
In welcome news for those of us who couldn’t take another year squinting at that spindly, bad-for-screens typeface, 9…
4 Typefaces That Let You Write Like Einstein and Other Famous Thinkers
The art of handwritten script is lost on most of us keyboard-attached slobs. But over the past few years, a small group…
Helvetica's Long-Lost Rival Has Been Resurrected After 35 Years
They found them in a file cabinet. The original masters for a legendary typeface called Haas Unica, designed in the…
8 Cities That Have Their Own Distinctive FontsÂ
What does a world-class city need these days? Museums, skyscrapers, leafy parks, and, perhaps, a custom typeface.
Trust Us, Change Your Yosemite Font From Helvetica to San Francisco
Brittle, anemic Helvetica is simply not a good choice as a default display font for Apple's operating system. That's…
3 Clever Typefaces That Solve Every Day Problems
Humans have been writing for a long, long time—we were making lettermarks for thousands of years. Of course, that…
The Best Typeface Apple Ever Had
It was square, squat, and inherently cute. It was friendly. It was easy to use. I'm talking about the beige box with…
An Intricate Typeface Made Out of History's Greatest Inventions
When she was a design student, Khyati Trehan embarked on an ambitious project to highlight history's 26 most…
This Typeface Makes You a More Alert Driver By Distracting You Less
Despite the grim PSAs and massive fines, plenty of us still end up reading our in-dash displays on the road, whether to…
Switching Fonts May Not Save the Government Millions After All
We all love stories about teenagers schooling the government, but sometimes we get schooled, too. Last week, we wrote…
The Government Would Save $400 Million If It Just Switched Typefaces
Of the many schemes to make the government more efficient, this is probably the only one that involves typography. A…
How iOS 7's Font Change Looks in the New Beta 3
iOS 7's switch to the Helvetica Neue Ultra Light typeface was one of the bigger design points for the new OS. But it…
A Typeface Designed To Thwart Spying Computers
If people are snooping on your textual communications and you don't like it, there are a couple of things you can do.…
This Is Apple's New Favorite Typeface (Updated)
Apple had three favorite typefaces: Myriad, Lucida Grande and Helvetica Neue. Now there's a new favorite: Avenir. It…
A Typeface For Dyslexic Readers
Watching this video, I can see all too well how cruel the favored typefaces are for dyslexic readers. If this…
If Fonts Were Dogs, Comic Sans Would Be a Whateverthef*uckthisis
Dogs. Fonts. Comic Sans. There's no need to explain this poster, really. [Fuckyeahdementia based on Fineline Design]
I Want My Tombstone Set In Helvetica
I always hated tombstones. I don't want a tombstone. I want to be cremated and sent to space. Or buried at sea. But if…
"Typeface" Creates a Typeface From Your Face Type
File Mary Huang's Typeface, a piece of software that analyzes your face in real time to create a custom font, in the…