Typography

Debbie Millman|Audio

Matthew Carter

Debbie talks to the great type designer Matthew Carter live on stage.

Sean Adams|Evidence

The Strange Case of the Designer

What makes a graphic designer strange? Is it the obsessive attention to kerning on street signs, arguing whether PMS 172 is orange or red, or collecting odd scraps of paper on every European vacation?

Sean Adams|Evidence

The Design of Comfort

What I found in the typography of Disneyland was an incredibly dense design solution beyond typography with intentional choices to create a specific experience.

Steven Heller|Typography

Typefaces: The New Plaster Casts

A typographic homage to Ladislav Sutnar.

Maya P. Lim|Reviews

Never Use Futura

It could have been Never Use Comic Sans. Or Never Use Arial. Or—dare I write it?—Never Use Helvetica. Instead, Douglas Thomas chose Futura.

Linda Florio|Books

Finding Marguerita

With her designs, Marguerita Mergentime was stirring up conversation, provoking human interaction, and providing a visually compelling backdrop to socializing long before today’s concept of user experience had evolved.

House Industries|Books

Finding a Kindred Spirit

“I’m not sure if we needed a new logo and thought of House, or if we needed a new logo because of House.” —Jimmy Kimmel

Christopher Calderhead|Essays

Celebrating Hand Lettering

Surely the alphabet is one of the major accomplishments of mankind, and the artistic expression of this utilitarian creation can eailsy rise to the level of fine art,

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 49: My First Tattoo

Tattoos, Type 1 diabetes, ID cards, taking MBA students to the art gallery, Kerry James Marshall, Mark Rothko, Mike Mills, the 2017 Citizen Designer Pledge

Michael Bierut|Essays

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mentor, Or, Why Modernist Designers Are Superior

Does a strict upbringing make you a better designer?

Michael Bierut|Essays

The Typeface of Truth

What are the implications when Errol Morris declares the typeface most likely to induce credulity is Baskerville?

Debbie Millman|Audio

Design Matters from the Archive: Tobias Frere-Jones

Debbie talks to type designer Tobias Frere-Jones about his career and why typefaces are like the air we breathe.