fonts
Tattooists Talk About All the COVID Tattoos They've Been Doing
From cartoon viruses to images of the Virgin Mary in a face mask, tattooists everywhere are getting requests for COVID art.
A Deep Dive Into the 'Gentrification Font'
According to a popular Twitter meme, sleek sans serif numbers are now the official look of neighborhood change.
The Hieroglyphics That Appears When No Other Font Is Available
Buried in MacOS is a font with a design reminiscent of hieroglyphics that only appears when the operating system can’t find the right character. Most characters aren’t visible to the average user—but if you can find them, they’re pretty fascinating.
Why the US Government Just Made Its Own Font
'Public Sans,' a sharp new typeface for interface design has been made freely available, courtesy of a somewhat unusual source: the United States federal government.
The Hidden Art of Ordering the Names on a Festival Line-up
We speak to festival bookers and managers about why, in lineup release season, font size really does matter.
An Australian Type Designer Created a Kaleidoscopic Alphabet for the Year 3000
Australian type designer Barry Spencer creates mind-bending geometric art using letters.
Meet the 80-Year-Old Celebrated Typographer Who Designed Motherboard's New Font
Margaret Calvert also just happened to design half the signs in Britain.
In Beautiful Calligraphic Tags, This Artist Hides Messages to Himself
Accidental 'calligraffiti' writer Soemone looks back to the roots of letters and tags for his inspiration.
Now You Can Commodore 64-ify Your Logo
New media artist Stijn Peeters resurrects the Commodore 64’s distinctive video game typography.
This Font Reminds Us that Refugees are People, Too
"Refugee" becomes "human." Just in case you forgot.
This Font Lets You See if You’re on the NSA’s Radar
There are over 40,000 keywords that determine threats. Project Seen wants you to know: are you being monitored?
Textual Healing: An Illuminated Look at Tomorrow's Typography
In a series of installations, FIELD look at how type can evolve to meet the demands of the modern landscape.