Tangier
With Tangier, Richard Lipton continues to explore the possibilities of the elegant Spencerian form in its infinite variety. Inspired by lettering on a catalog cover, Lipton developed this lively series, exuberant yet disciplined, with...
font_foundry: Font Bureau
Williams Caslon Text
In 18th-century England and America, Caslon fonts came to dominate printing. Hot-metal revivals in the 20th century were legendary for readability. The letterpress printers’ adage was: “When in doubt, use Caslon.” William Berkson drew...
Ibis Display
As he explains the origin and purpose of this design, it becomes clear that Cyrus Highsmith undertook Ibis as a real typographic adventure. Studying the Font Bureau library, he found openings that were filled...
Ibis Text
As he explains the origin and purpose of this design, it becomes clear that Cyrus Highsmith undertook Ibis as a real typographic adventure. Studying the Font Bureau library, he found openings that were filled...
Whitman Display
Drawing inspiration from Dwiggins and Gill, Kent Lew blended classical design traits with a spartan finish to create the original Whitman. In 2004, Monica Moses commissioned headline styles for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, citing...
Skilt Gothic
In the 1920s, Danish architect, printer, and designer Knud V. Engelhardt (1882–1931) prepared a series of striking types for signage, including those for the street signs in Gentofte, north of Copenhagen. Swedish designer Mårten...
Condor
Prompted initially by commercial lettering and landmarks of the ’20s and ’30s, David Jonathan Ross fused a high-contrast style with a rationalized structure of flattened curves and wide-open apertures to devise this glimmering sans-serif...
Parka
Daniel Perraudin began the sketches for Parka in 2007. The design became a central part of his thesis for a diploma in Information Design from the University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. Parka...
Bullen
Intrigued by a certain freewheeling eclecticism found in ATF faces from the turn of the 20th century, Juliet Shen constructed her own unabashedly quirky homage. Vivid character lends distinction, creating a notably clear text...
Salvo Serif
Cyrus Highsmith designed Salvo Sans and Salvo Serif (originally called Boomer Sans and Boomer Serif) as one series to tie the design of AARP The Magazine to AARP The Bulletin and AARP Segunda Juventud....