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When I finally took Reynolds’ calligraphy class at Reed College, the picture in the back of the Graphic Arts Studio was, interestingly enough, a portrait of Rudolf Koch, not Edward Johnston, Wil

What makes a typeface look the way it does?

Gothic Gothic is a fusion of old and new that is both Gothic and Gothic available from typeco.com

Super Duty is a ready-for-action stencil font that is somewhere between serious and fun available from typeco.com

The first in a series on typographic know-how by Ilene Strivener. Want to get your text off to a great start? Try initial letters.

The first in a series on typographic know-how by Ilene Strivener. Want to get your text off to a great start? Try initial letters.

"Typography is entirely about the business of detailing," writes Bob Gordon,
and he practices what he preaches in this attractive and well-designed book.

Nicholas Jenson's seminal type of the 1470s was a book face, around 16pt in size, and this has been reflected in the majority of Jenson revivals, which tend to have a bookish elegance with plenty of s

Mark Van Bronkhorst says he had parking lot signs in mind when he designed ITC Conduit.