Various weights of Futura over a beautiful painting by Los Angeles-based artist Danny Heller

A groundbreaking and engaging explanation of the evolution of the homes we live in today - told through the stories of 90 iconic houses and the designers and architects who created them. A fresh and authoritative design drawing on mid-century influences to showcase this most iconic of design revolutions.

The Secret Life of the Modern House was authored by Dominic Bradbury and published by Ilex Press.

Contents page mixes serif and sans serif

Body copy elegantly set in Baskerville with Futura to set apart the captions

Chapter opening

Detail of how the two type styles sit together

Front cover

In Figure Drawing we wanted a distinctive display typeface that felt figurative, fleshy and expressive; one that would also pair well with body copy fonts. Used for chapter openers and headers, Roslindale sets the tone perfectly for this guide to drawing the human body.

“In Figure Drawing I aimed to simultaneously recognise the historical traditions of drawing, the timelessness human subject and the inherently contemporary nature of 21st century life drawing; as well as looking great in itself, Roslindale reflected all of those qualities perfectly.” – Jake Spicer

Chapter opener. The text on the left is set in Adobe Garamond.

“Learning to draw the figure” article. Roslindale is paired with Gordita for text.

“Tone. Local tone vs light & shadow”

“Beyond looking” chapter opener.