Type Mixtape: Paula Scher
In the latest Type Mixtape from the new issue of The Recorder, Paula Scher walks through some of her favorite typography projects from her iconic career.
Introducing Sagrantino, a fluid script font with hand-drawn heritage
Is it a wine, a font, or both? Meet Sagrantino, a new script font that traces its roots back to hand-drawn letterforms, perfect for headlines and posters.
Hidden Gems: 5 beautiful, but lesser known typefaces
Learn about practical yet adventurous alternatives to commonly used fonts. This installation of Hidden Gems features Klint, Bulmer and Quench.
The new FlipFont app lets Samsung smartphone users personalize their devices
With the new FlipFont app, Samsung users can personalize their phones by changing their system fonts. Choose from over 100 fonts and make your phone more you.
Monotype partners with Adobe to deliver premium type to more creative professionals
Monotype and Adobe have teamed up to make 700 FontFont typefaces available in the Typekit Marketplace, and add 230 FontFont typefaces to the Typekit Library.
Introducing Amariya, a new Arabic font for reading on screen
Created with screen reading in mind Amariya’s sculpted elegance is specifically designed for long form reading in Arabic, Urdu or Persian.
Introducing Wola, a hand-writing font by Franciszek Otto
Wola, by Franciszek Otto, is a new font inspired by the designer’s own fascination with lettering tools. Read the story behind this beautiful new font.
The Virtual Frontier
Virtual reality is the wild west of typography. Angela Riechers talks to developers and type experts to uncover the challenges of using type in virtual worlds.
David Pearson talks books and typography ahead of The Recorder Issue 5 release
David Pearson is one of the best-known names in book design, especially renowned for his deft and bold use of type on covers. Read his Q&A with Theo Inglis.
Type historian Ferdinand Ulrich shares the story of PMN Caecilia Sans
PMN Caecilia by Peter Matthias Noordzij took over seven years to make. More than 25 years later, he has introduced a sans serif companion. Learn why and how.
Beatrice Warde Scholarship awarded to Tasnima Tanzim for her thought-provoking work
See this years winning work. Prestigious scholarship awarded to young female designers. Named in honor of the ‘the first lady of typography’ Beatrice Warde.
D&AD New Blood 2017 shortlist: Our pick of the pencils
We are proud to showcase the 2017 D&AD New Blood pencil winners, along with commentary from judges, Nadine Chahine and Malou Verlomme.
SST: a font for everywhere
The SST font tackles a central challenge of branding – universality. The SST superfamily supports more than 90 languages including Japanese, Thai and Arabic.
How the Whitney uses type to build an identity around art
Speaking at Typographics 2017, Director of Design Hilary Greenbaum explained how typography helps the museum keep the focus on its art.
Live stream TYPO 2017
Live stream TYPO Berlin, Europe’s largest design conference. On May 25-27, tune in to see talks from Underware, Michael Johnson, Debbie Millman and more
Variable fonts: big news from TYPO Labs 2017
At TYPO Labs 2017, the buzz was all about variable fonts. Read a summary of news including Google’s big announcement about browser support for variable fonts.
A is for Alphabet
In this article from The Recorder issue 4, Madeleine Morley takes in an A-Z of illustrated, illuminated and re-interpreted alphabets.
Thought Starters podcast brings together two women at the top of their game
This episode features Marina Willer of Pentagram and Nadine Chahine of Monotype. A 30-minute dose of fascinating dialogue about the business of creativity
TYPO Berlin: you only get ahead if you keep moving
An amazing line up of 60 speakers will take the stage at TYPO Berlin to explore how they use digital tools creatively and how to overcome digital distractions.
Masqualero: a luxury serif with a sharp tongue
Jim Ford’s Masqualero is a new font named for Miles Davis, embodying the jazz musician’s spiky personality down to every last one of its sharp serifs