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aresluna.org

The hardest working font in Manhattan

A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today.

matthewbutterick.com

The copyrightability of fonts revisited

How many existing regis­tra­tions of font copy­rights might be vulner­able to attacks during liti­ga­tion?

ilovetypography.com

Heart-shaped books

Heart-shaped books transformed the printed page into a profound symbol of piety and romance.

hsu.cy

Times New American: a tale of two fonts

A less romantic truth is that aesthetic standards rarely travel alone; power tends to follow in their wake.

font.fish

font.fish

A browser tool for spatially exploring thousands of fonts.

the-brandidentity.com

Case study: Maple’s voice AI research

HEX builds a sound wave typography system for Maple’s voice AI research.

frerejones.com

Designing Gotham

The story behind the Gotham type family.

ilovetypography.com

Steven Heller’s font of the month: Archive Matrix

Dot matrices to build the structure and subtle contrast of its futuristic letterforms.

cloudfour.com

Responsive letter spacing

Minimizing the readability impact of a typographic brand requirement.

emilysneddon.com

FranSans

A display font based on the destination displays found on some of the light rail vehicles that service the city of San Francisco.

uxdesign.cc

Locksmith stickers are annoying, but kind of genius

A masterclass in low-tech, persistent, and surprisingly effective guerrilla marketing.

itsnicethat.com

A typeface made of pulsating particles

The neon green accent colour of the French festival’s 2025 identity was so catchy that attendees integrated the hue into their outfits.

bestfreefonts.com

Best free fonts

A curated selection of free fonts. Including serif, sans serif, script and monospace.

nomadstudio.com

A typographic time-splice of Holborn

A font that's a celebration of one of London’s oldest commercial districts.

auldenglish.com

Auld English fonts

Fonts that simulate the experience of reading in olden days, by diverse means.

design.dev

Metallic text effect generator

Create metallic text effects with CSS gradients. Choose from gold, silver, chrome, and more with real-time preview.

sizematters.netlify.app

Fluid type scale generator

Generate responsive type scales with CSS clamp() values—fluid typography that scales beautifully across all devices.

matthiasott.com

Compressed fluid typography

Giving up control over how large your typography is on a particular screen.

pangrampangram.com

How to create a typographic hierarchy

Whether you’re designing a website, brand, or publication, strong hierarchy ensures clarity; poor hierarchy leads to confusion.

daybreak.studio

A new (or rather, old) approach to typography on the web

Typography serves language, not the convenience of a system.