- 05.09.13
Library Subscriptions: The Future of Fonts? Shall We Sing or Cry?
Rudy: I think that you forgot one major question: Why would a type designer continue to develop type? Their part of the cake become… - 05.04.13
Roof Kerning in Amsterdam
Matijs van Zuijlen: So, does the current actual placement of the letters match the one in the artist's impression?… - 05.02.13
Instant
Hrant: Instant confuses me… The part of me that loves innovation gets happy looking at it, but the part of me that insists on sober … - 04.26.13
Krul
Tim: I love that a face so decorative is this legible. A very nice achievement.… - 04.16.13
Source Sans
Hrant: There's something I'd like to clear up, although it might essentially be merely a terminological issue: assuming it's true th… - 04.14.13
Roboto is a Four-headed Frankenfont
Christoph: Amazing! Thanks, Stephen. And the fun just never ends.… - 04.09.13
Comenia
Andrew Boardman: A beautiful and extremely usable "superfamily" that I hadn't considered previously. Thanks, Florian, as always.… - 04.09.13
Balkan Sans
Thomas Dang: Interesting concept but it's difficult to read and the kerning leaves something to be desired. I'm certain that it would not … - 04.07.13
The Elements of Typographic Style, Version 4.0
Craig Eliason: Thanks for this well considered and written review. For me, I never considered Bringhurst's book a bible. Among other quirks,… - 03.31.13
JAF Bernini Sans
Hrant: Thanks to Bill Dawson's piece on XK9 I just realized that Bernini is actually a brother-sister twin, with one being more rese… - 03.20.13
Our Favorite Typefaces of 2012
Stephen Coles: Nick Sherman raises good questions about quantity. I think it’s useful to have a discussion about what this list means and wh… - 03.19.13
Turnip
Hrant: I love Turnip, for the magical transformation it performs between display and text, and the wonder it injects into the craft … - 03.18.13
Quintet
Stephen Coles: It’s been over a year since I saw Quintet on the KABK class of 2011 site and I am still amazed by it. It was a monumental ach… - 03.18.13
Colvert
Hrant: I could opine that the Greek is particularly nice, but most of all I think the collective level of sensitive competence in Co… - 03.18.13
Garvis
Hrant: It was great to watch this design grow up, go to college, and get a job! James is a proud dad for sure.…
Want to make a point? Heehee. Get the Arrow Ring by Kate Johnson and type designer Kevin Dresser. $22 and just in time for holiday gifting. Photographer Steph Goralnick has some great shots of the Arrow Ring in the wild.
Here she is in action, as captured by Andy Clymer, a fine photographer and type designer in his own right.


wow. how picturesque . . . when were you in siberia, steph?
hey indu! it was iceland, actually. equally as chilly though, i imagine.
Cool! That ring looks like it’s made out of the same candy material as a fun stick. Does it come with artificially flavored powder?
Ring
+ Work
= Genius
Wow.. The rings look great.. :) Don’t they have different styles? :D