Review by Florian Hardwig Apr 17th, 2019

Soirée Fantastique

Pierre Pané-Farré’s book juxtaposes early posters with city photographs, for both historical insight and typographic eye candy.

Review by Florian Hardwig Mar 16th, 2019

Depero Futurista, Dinamo-Azari

The Bolted Book from 1927 shows that Fortunato Depero didn’t need hot new fonts to make groundbreaking typography.

<cite>Depero Futurista</cite>, Dinamo-Azari

Review by Florian Hardwig Mar 4th, 2019

The Prodigy band logo (1996–1998)

A look back at the covers from the Fat of the Land period. In memory of Keith “The Firestarter” Flint, 1969–2019

Review by Florian Hardwig Feb 28th, 2019

Von Arts and Crafts zum Bauhaus, Bröhan-Museum

Gerwin Schmidt’s poster series combines fonts that immediately evoke the styles and spirits covered by the exhibition in Berlin.

<cite>Von Arts and Crafts zum Bauhaus</cite>, Bröhan-Museum

Review by Florian Hardwig Jan 15th, 2019

Die Rote Fahne, #1 (9 Nov 1918) and #16 (16 Jan 1919)

One hundred years after Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were murdered in Berlin, we take a look at the typefaces used in the socialist newspaper first published during the German Revolution of 1918.

<cite>Die Rote Fahne</cite>, #1 (9 Nov 1918) and #16 (16 Jan 1919)

Review by Florian Hardwig Dec 7th, 2018

Buzzcocks band logo

How a design student created a wordmark that became an icon of UK punk. In memory of songwriter and singer Pete Shelley, 1955–2018.

Review by Quentin Schmerber Apr 13th, 2018

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

A brief typographic history of the influential Japanese comic.

Review by Stephen Coles Apr 8th, 2018

Brandless

When they needed a neutral typeface for a brandless brand, the choice was obvious.

Review by Florian Hardwig Mar 21st, 2018

10,000 Uses on Fonts In Use

To celebrate this landmark, we look back at nine previous milestones.

10,000 Uses on <cite>Fonts In Use</cite>

Review by Matthijs Sluiter Mar 11th, 2018

Kleding Maken – De makkelijke handleiding voor Zelfmaakmode

A 1970s guide to DYI sewing that stitches dry transfer headlines with typewriter text.

<cite>Kleding Maken – De makkelijke handleiding voor Zelfmaakmode</cite>

Review by Love Lagerkvist Jan 8th, 2018

Ghost Box Records #01–20 (2004–2014)

Julian House wraps his music in a world of pseudo nostalgia, freak folk, and hauntology, conjuring a British modernism that never quite existed.

Review by Florian Hardwig Dec 24th, 2017

Lieder zur Weihnachtszeit (1940)

<cite>Lieder zur Weihnachtszeit</cite> (1940)

Review by Rumsey Taylor Oct 31st, 2017

Directed by John Carpenter

Albertus serves as the genre filmmaker’s typographic signature

Review by Stephen Coles Sep 3rd, 2017

“New Items !” sign, Trader Joe’s Rockridge, Oakland

The playful grocery store’s hand-painted signs sometimes replicate digital type so well they contradict the brand’s analog visual identity.

“New Items !” sign, Trader Joe’s Rockridge, Oakland

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Soirée Fantastique

Depero Futurista, Dinamo-Azari

The Prodigy band logo (1996–1998)

Von Arts and Crafts zum Bauhaus, Bröhan-Museum

Die Rote Fahne, #1 (9 Nov 1918) and #16 (16 Jan 1919)

Buzzcocks band logo

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

Brandless

10,000 Uses on Fonts In Use

Kleding Maken – De makkelijke handleiding voor Zelfmaakmode

Ghost Box Records #01–20 (2004–2014)

Lieder zur Weihnachtszeit (1940)

Directed by John Carpenter

“New Items !” sign, Trader Joe’s Rockridge, Oakland