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The Typography of whitehouse.gov, 2000–2026
A survey of type used on the website of the People’s House doubles as a capsule view of web designers’ evolving professional identity.
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Introducing Raxmus
Paulo Goode’s Raxmus is a commanding incised serif packed with features to satisfy your type buds. Try it now at https://paulogoode.com/raxmus
The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath
To commemorate Ozzy Osbourne, we take a deep dive into the obscure sources for the titling designs on Black Sabbath’s early album covers.
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ARK design studio & film production
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Digital Products → Brand Identities → Film Production.
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Star Wars movie posters from Hungary
Tibor Helényi’s art and typography demonstrate how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain.
Harris/Walz 2024 US Presidential Campaign
A move to the center: Kamala Harris takes a more conventional typographic approach in her second bid for the White House.
As We Are Now book jacket
A homage to Ursula Suess on the occasion of her 100th birthday
Martyr! book jacket
A sparkling cover for a dazzling novel (and a suggestion for future flaps)
Metra tickets, 1990–1991
Every month, Chicago’s commuter rail system releases a new ticket design. We examine the typographic diversity found in this batch of early 1990s ephemera from the collection of Nick Rougeux.
Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafikers by Josef Müller-Brockmann
We celebrate Akzidenz-Grotesk’s 125th birthday with one of its most iconic uses by a die-hard fan of the typeface.
März book covers, 1969–1987
The identity for the emancipatory books by the radical West German publisher consists of two simple ingredients: the Block typeface and the color combo yellow, red and black.
The Mystery of the Dune Font
Putting a name to the typeface that defined the visual identity of the science fiction series and its author, Frank Herbert
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie titles
The classic Christmas TV special opens with letterforms that can be traced back to the Lettera alphabet book series, Ben Shahn lettering, and Romanesque capitals.