DESIGN

Designed in 1798 by Giambattista Bodoni, the serif font Bodoni drew inspiration from elements of the English typeface Baskerville and the French typeface Didot, with the result widely-regarded as one of the most influential and easily-recognized typefaces in history. Learn More

Featuring fluent curves and strokes without serifs, DIN, released by Frankfurt’s D Stempel AG foundry in 1923, is minimal in appearance, bold, striking, and highly legible. The design was based on a 1905 typeface for the Royal Prussian Railway Administration and was originally used for schematics and blueprints. Learn More

Gill Sans, a sans-serif typeface widely used today, was designed by Eric Gill in 1926; the first public usage of the typeface was that same year, when Gill used it on signage for a new bookshop opening in his hometown of Bristol. Learn More

The sans-serif typeface Franklin Gothic was designed by Morris Fuller Benton in 1902 and continues to be widely used in newspapers, books, billboards, and advertisements. Learn More

This book offers a rare chance to read what graphic designers feel about their education and profession. Learn More

A Peer's-Eye View Of Today's Design World. Learn More

Japan's ornamental tradition is famous for its subdued and highly stylized motifs. Learn More

No component of graphic design has attracted as much interest or inspired as much innovation in recent years as lettering and type. Learn More

A rediscovery of the beauty of letterpress by young designers. Learn More