Review by Florian Hardwig Nov 27th, 2025

Teo Moussev & Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin: Cuban Overture, Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra album art

Commemorating Volker Küster (1941–2025) by tracing how his diploma project ended up on a Bulgarian record cover

Teo Moussev & Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin: <cite>Cuban Overture</cite>, <cite>Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra</cite> album art

Review by Nick Sherman Jul 26th, 2025

The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath

To commemorate Ozzy Osbourne, we take a deep dive into the obscure sources for the titling designs on Black Sabbath’s early album covers.

Review by Nick Sherman Jul 15th, 2025

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Review by Florian Hardwig May 4th, 2025

Star Wars movie posters from Hungary

Tibor Helényi’s art and typography demonstrate how the world’s most famous space opera looked very different behind the Iron Curtain.

<cite>Star Wars</cite> movie posters <span>from Hungary</span>

Review by Stephen Coles Sep 5th, 2024

Harris/Walz 2024 US Presidential Campaign

A move to the center: Kamala Harris takes a more conventional typographic approach in her second bid for the White House.

Harris/Walz 2024 US Presidential Campaign

Review by Florian Hardwig Aug 13th, 2024

As We Are Now book jacket

A homage to Ursula Suess on the occasion of her 100th birthday

Review by Stephen Coles Mar 11th, 2024

Martyr! book jacket

A sparkling cover for a dazzling novel (and a suggestion for future flaps)

Review by Florian Hardwig Sep 17th, 2023

Metra tickets, 1990–1991

Every month, Chicago’s commuter rail system releases a new ticket design. We examine the typographic diversity found in this batch of early 1990s ephemera from the collection of Nick Rougeux.

Review by Florian Hardwig Apr 28th, 2023

Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafikers by Josef Müller-Brockmann

We celebrate Akzidenz-Grotesk’s 125th birthday with one of its most iconic uses by a die-hard fan of the typeface.

<cite>Gestaltungsprobleme des Grafikers</cite> by Josef Müller-Brockmann

Review by Florian Hardwig Feb 13th, 2023

März book covers, 1969–1987

The identity for the emancipatory books by the radical West German publisher consists of two simple ingredients: the Block typeface and the color combo yellow, red and black.

Review by Florian Hardwig Jan 26th, 2023

The Mystery of the Dune Font

Putting a name to the typeface that defined the visual identity of the science fiction series and its author, Frank Herbert

Review by Florian Hardwig Dec 26th, 2022

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer movie titles

The classic Christmas TV special opens with letterforms that can be traced back to the Lettera alphabet book series, Ben Shahn lettering, and Romanesque capitals.