Review by Stephen Coles Mar 20th, 2016

Design Museum identity (2003, 2016)

The British institution gets a new home and refined look, but still speaks with that Swiss/German accent we’ve grown to love.

Review by Florian Hardwig Jan 4th, 2016

Tourism Ireland, c. 2010–2014

Bram de Does’ elite typefaces are usually found in work of the highest standard. This bizarre mangling of Trinité is a rare exception.

Review by Stephen Coles Dec 14th, 2015

VELOCIDADE by Ronaldo Azeredo (1957/8 & 1968)

After more than a half century, the work of this Brazilian concrete poet is as vital as ever.

<cite>VELOCIDADE</cite> by Ronaldo Azeredo (1957/8 & 1968)

Review by Stephen Coles Dec 4th, 2015

Tasting Table (2015 redesign)

The foodie site tastes much better with fresh type, but it’s still just slightly undercooked.

Review by Stephen Coles Nov 29th, 2015

Tomy Blip / World Tennis / Blip-o-mat

This odd little Pong wannabe was a microcosm of video game typography, using all three MICR-style fonts popular in the ’70s.

Review by Stephen Coles Nov 19th, 2015

Konst & Teknik (2015)

The Stockholm studio reaches a new maturity with a portfolio site as thoughtful and attractive as their work.

Review by Florian Hardwig Sep 1st, 2015

New Zealand banknotes (Series 7)

The Kiwis’ catch-all currency illustrates the danger of appeasing too many interests.

Review by Stephen Coles May 18th, 2015

Pentagram Papers 44: Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth!

Errol Morris’s declaration of Baskerville as the most truthworthy typeface isn’t particularly trustworthy, but his study is interesting, and Pentagram’s book looks great.

Pentagram Papers 44: <cite>Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O</cite><span class="nbsp"> </span><cite>Earth!</cite>

Review by Stephen Coles Apr 13th, 2015

Hillary for America website and logo

Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign launched today with a website, video, and brand identity. The main …

Review by Patch Hofweber Nov 25th, 2014

Future Exhibitions Nº 1

Our Swedish outpost explores a smorgasbord of modular miniatures created with the online font editor FontStruct.

Review by Peter Hofmann Nov 18th, 2014

From Larisch’s Plinius to Larish Alte and Larish Neue

15th-century roots and 21st-century revivals: our resident archaeologist excavates a lesser-known but classic Austrian face.

From Larisch’s Plinius to Larish Alte and Larish Neue

Review by Laurence Penney Oct 22nd, 2014

Library Way, New York City

An Englishman in New York takes a walk to the library and stumbles on some peculiar plaques.

Review by Stephen Coles Jul 27th, 2014

Snowpiercer opening title sequence

These sci-fi titles are nicely done, but are more impressive if you consider the effort required to use a half-baked font.

<cite>Snowpiercer</cite> opening title sequence

Review by Florian Hardwig Jun 20th, 2014

FF Franziska for Bündner Tagblatt and ZEITmagazin Online

Concurrent editorial uses of the same new typeface demonstrate its versatility while teaching us lessons about print and web.

FF Franziska for <cite>Bündner Tagblatt</cite> and <cite>ZEITmagazin Online</cite>

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Design Museum identity (2003, 2016)

Tourism Ireland, c. 2010–2014

VELOCIDADE by Ronaldo Azeredo (1957/8 & 1968)

Tasting Table (2015 redesign)

Tomy Blip / World Tennis / Blip-o-mat

Konst & Teknik (2015)

New Zealand banknotes (Series 7)

Pentagram Papers 44: Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth!

Hillary for America website and logo

Future Exhibitions Nº 1

From Larisch’s Plinius to Larish Alte and Larish Neue

Library Way, New York City

Snowpiercer opening title sequence

FF Franziska for Bündner Tagblatt and ZEITmagazin Online