Times Roman vs. Times New Roman
The Times (Roman) and Times New Roman typefaces, while similar in name and appearance, are not exactly the same. The Times New Roman on your computer is a Monotype font, and [...]
Ilene Strizver
Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio, is a typographic consultant, designer, writer and educator specializing in all aspects of visual communication, from the aesthetic to the technical. Her book, Type Rules! The designer’s guide to professional typography, 4th edition, has received numerous accolades from the type and design community.
Articles by Ilene Strizver
Letterforms: Typeface Design from Past to Future
If you love type and want to know more about letterforms and the history of typefaces, this book is for you. Within the covers of Letterforms: Typeface Design from Past to [...]
Creating Better Brand Images with Graham Clifford
Branding is the term used to describe the creation of an identity for a product, company, or business, which distinguishes it from others and makes it stand out to its [...]
Variable Fonts: the Future is (almost) Here!
Ever since the demise of hot metal typesetting and the eventual rise of digital font technology (with a bit of phototypesetting in-between), type designers have been looking [...]
The Vernacular Typography Project
Wherever you go – from around the corner to around the world – examples of local, “vernacular” typography and lettering can be seen in storefronts, street and address [...]
The Inspired Type Designs of Sofia Mohr
Sofia Mohr Sofia Mohr has been very busy the last few years. This Brazilian architect, who was born in São Brazil and currently lives in Santiago, Chile, traversed mediums [...]
Finessing the Details of Type: Registered, Trademark, & Copyright Symbols
Every designer and typesetter at one time or another needs to use one or more of these three symbols: registered, trademark, and copyright. What might seem like a tiny legal [...]
Children’s Books by Well-known Designers
Graphic design can be a serious business. But sometimes a creative professional will break from their usual kind of work and have some fun with children’s books. Below you [...]
Legibility and Readability: What’s the Difference?
There are some terms in typography that are frequently confused with others because they are related in meaning – but still different. Legibility and readability are two of [...]
The Fashion Fonts of Moshik Nadav
Moshik Nadav holding a ‘g’. If you don’t think an inanimate entity can be sexy, you might change your mind once you set eyes on the work of Moshik Nadav. [...]
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