Kernit Is the Jim Henson-Inspired Typeface Muppet Fans Deserve
Why are there so many songs about rainbows, but so few typefaces that evoke the iconic pupils of Kermit the Frog?…
This Experimental Typeface Cleverly Combines Braille With the Latin Alphabet
Exploring the limits of type design, Tokyo-based designer Kosuke Takahashi has developed Braille Neue, an attempt to…
How Have You Lived This Long Without the Stranger Things Type Generator?
Stranger Things has been out in the world for a month, and it’s still all anyone can talk about. As you jam to the…
Watching Workers Paint Letters on a Street Is So Soothing
I’m not sure what impresses me the most in this video of workers painting the street. Is it the perfect angles drawn…
Snooty Canadian Designers Are Pissed Off at Their Government
Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017 and all sorts of preparations are being made for the big shebang. But…
Do Digital Typefaces Really Need To Be Different Than Print? Not According To This Designer
There’s been plenty of talk lately about why certain typefaces are better (or truly awful) for our increasingly…
Examining the Fascinating Typographic History Of Eye Charts
My graphic design students love to design posters using the classic eye chart composition, and they frequently ask…
How Could Google's New Logo Be Only 305 Bytes When Its Old Logo Was 14,000 Bytes?
The old logo uses a complicated serif font which can only be created using bezier curves. All together, it has 100…
The Googleplex Is Already Sporting the New Logo
Google just got a custom Sans facelift Tuesday and the font is already popping up all over the Googleplex campus. So…
Google's Logo Killed Serifs Because Serifs Had It Coming
Google debuted a serif-free logo today—the first real change to its logo since 1999. And although it’s much prettier…
The Famous Optical Illusion Hidden in Every Typeface—Including This One
Hidden in the vast majority of typefaces is one of the most well-known optical illusions in the world. Can you spot the…
The Typographer Whose Elegant Work Shaped Your Emoji
When we think of the people who shaped early computing history, we think of inventors, engineers, CEOs. We might not…
Designer Creates A Typeface To Simulate His Experience With Dyslexia
Reading with dyslexia can be a frustrating experience, but explaining that experience can also be incredibly…
How Science Is Making It Easier To Read Screens In One Glance
How many times a day would you say you check your smartphone? Be honest. For the average person, it’s 150 times a day.…
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…
Watching this guy recreate famous logos by hand is utterly relaxing
When I see British designer and calligraphist Seb Lester work I picture myself sitting quietly next to him just…
This Animated Alphabet Looks Like A Series Of Wriggling Parasites
Ari Weinkle's experimental typeface "Feelers" is inspired by the movements of animal appendages, and each letter does…
These Statements Are Both True, But One Is Easier To Believe
Presented with these two semantically identical statements, people will believe the top one more than the bottom one.…
The Gorgeous Typeface That Drove Men Mad and Sparked a 100-Year Mystery
No one seemed to notice him: A dark figure who often came to stand at the edge of London's Hammersmith Bridge on…
Why One of the World's Biggest Font Makers Is Getting Into Emoji
Helvetica and Times New Roman are legendary, instantly recognizable typefaces, and they're both owned by the biggest…