English typography, by contrast, was largely shaped by the printing press in the West, while Arabic letterforms evolved ...

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 ...

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, ...

New gold, script lettering is going up at the White House. Typography and calligraphy experts helped us identify it. The typeface for Taylor Swift’s next album was designed by a heavy metal fan For ...

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 ...

“These new releases enable creative professionals to incorporate inventive and attention-grabbing type into their projects,” said Tom Rickner, director of Monotype Studio Design. “The extensions as ...

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Monotype today announced that six of its typefaces were recently recognized for achievement and distinction in design and branding, including: Helvetica® Now (2019 Red ...

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 ...

Sophie McEvoy is a freelance gaming and entertainment writer based in the UK. Sophie fell in love with gaming at a very young age, after her cousin passed down their coveted Pikachu edition GameBoy ...

An'drey comes from a background of Programming and design but is extremely passionate about Esports/Gaming and Anime. Among other things he is an avid reader and writer looking to constantly improve ...

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