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           Fonts by Benjamin Varin        
 
        
          
    
        
           Font design by French graphic designer Benjamin Varin. Benjamin Varin studied at the Ecole Nationale...        
 
       
    
       
           Patterns        
 
        
          
    
        
           Hansje van Halem graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2003 and works as an independent gra...        
 
       
    
       
           Crafting Letters        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kevin Cantrell studied Graphic Design at Brigham Young University. Clients include Macklemore & Ryan...        
 
       
    
       
           El Lissitzky and Hans Arp: The Isms        
 
        
          
    
        
           Die Kunstismen (Les Ismes de l´art, The Isms of Art), designed and published by El Lissitzky and Ha...        
 
       
    
       
           Kasper Pyndt        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kasper Pyndt: I am a Danish designer with a strong interest in type and print. I obtained my BA from...        
 
       
    
       
           More Tong        
 
        
          
    
        
           More Tong is illustrator, typographer, graphic designer and city cyclist based in Shanghai, China. M...        
 
       
    
       
           Colors and emotions        
 
        
          
    
        
           If the news would be the colors and emotions of the day:
https://penccil.com/unformation/news.html        
 
       
    
       
           Gravity Typography        
 
        
          
    
        
           Simulated gravity and physical movement are applied to typed letters. 
Type some letters, hit enter,...        
 
       
    
       
           Richard Niessen        
 
        
          
    
        
           Richard Niessen (Edam-Volendam, 1972) graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in 1996. Richard wo...        
 
       
    
       
           Card Alphabet        
 
        
          
    
        
           Typography on beautiful playing cards.        
 
       
    
       
           Wim Crouwel        
 
        
          
    
        
           Born in the Netherlands in 1928, Wim Crouwel trained at the Art Academy Minerva (1946–49) and afte...        
 
       
    
       
           Type        
 
        
          
    
        
           Fonts by Mario Gagliardi Design, 2009-2010        
 
       
    
       
           Superscript² Typography        
 
        
          
    
        
           Fondé à Lyon en 2006 par Pierre Delmas Bouly et Patrick Lallemand, Superscript² est un studio de ...        
 
       
    
       
           Rasmus Koch        
 
        
          
    
        
           Work by Rasmus Koch Studio, Copenhagen. Rasmus Koch was educated at the Danish Design School. After ...        
 
       
    
       
           Jaemin Lee        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic designer Jaemin Lee lives and works in in Seoul, Korea. He graduated with a BFA in visual co...        
 
       
    
       
           Massimo Vignelli 1931-2014        
 
        
          
    
        
           Massimo Vignelli was one of the most profound and canonical graphic designers  of the 20th century. ...        
 
       
    
       
           Lettering        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphic artist Istvan Szugyiczky studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts. His clients include ...        
 
       
    
       
           Johann David Steingruber: Architektonisches Alphabet        
 
        
          
    
        
           Johann David Steingruber was an architectural designer and builder in the service of margrave Karl W...        
 
       
    
       
           Alfabeto Pittorico by Antonio Basoli        
 
        
          
    
        
           Antonio Basoli (Castel Guelfo, 1774–1848) was an Italian painter, interior designer, scenic design...        
 
       
    
       
           Herb Lubalin        
 
        
          
    
        
           New York graphic designer, dean of American art directors since World War II, type designer since 19...        
 
       
    
       
           Jessica Svendsen, New York        
 
        
          
    
        
           Jessica Svendsen is a  graphic designer working at Pentagram in New York. She received a MFA in Grap...        
 
       
    
       
           Paris by Moshik Nadav        
 
        
          
    
        
           Moshik Nadav was born 1983 in Israel and graduated from the Typography department at the Bezalel Aca...        
 
       
    
       
           Finnish Type: Kokoro & Moi        
 
        
          
    
        
           Kokoro & Moi was founded in 2001 by designers Teemu Suviala and Antti Hinkula. Clients include City ...        
 
       
    
       
           Hairy        
 
        
          
    
        
           Monique Goossens creates typography with materials such as hair, fish and frogspawn. She studied at ...        
 
       
    
       
           Ununiverse Nonothing        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graffiti calligraphy by Niels Shoe Meulman. He is born, raised and based in Amsterdam, The Netherlan...        
 
       
    
       
           Michiel Schuurman        
 
        
          
    
        
           Michiel Schuurman is a Dutch graphic and textile designer. Schuurman’s personal work specializes i...        
 
       
    
       
           Bello        
 
        
          
    
        
           Design in use with Bello, a popular font by Underware. The worst designs happen when an offering is ...        
 
       
    
       
           Tauba        
 
        
          
    
        
           Typographic works by New York-based artist Tauba Auerbach. Tauba works in a wide variety of media in...        
 
       
    
       
           c´est bon ça        
 
        
          
    
        
           8 variations of good.        
 
       
    
       
           Calendrier        
 
        
          
    
        
           A beautiful French wall calendar from the Fifties.        
 
       
    
       
           Specimen        
 
        
          
    
        
           Type specimens from Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, Etc by the William H. Page wood type ...        
 
       
    
       
           Typografisch        
 
        
          
    
        
           TM: The Typografische Monatsblätter, founded 1933, have been highly influential in making Swiss typ...        
 
       
    
       
           Luca Nichetto: Hai        
 
        
          
    
        
           Luca Nichetto was born in 1976 in Venice, where he studied at the Art Institute. Afterwards he atten...        
 
       
    
       
           fly, laugh, dance, run, jump, talk, sing, skate, and play        
 
        
          
    
        
           Personajes que vuelan, ríen, bailan, corren, saltan, hablan, cantan, patinan y juegan. Personajes q...        
 
       
    
       
           Fontastic: Script        
 
        
          
    
        
           Stupendous script font specimens from the 1950s by M.Meijer.        
 
       
    
       
           Fontastic: Decorative        
 
        
          
    
        
           Unusual decorative font specimens from the 1940s.        
 
       
    
       
           Fontastic: Bold        
 
        
          
    
        
           Remarkable bold font specimens from the 1940s.        
 
       
    
       
           Australian Calligraphy        
 
        
          
    
        
           graphic creations by  Dave Foster, a designer based in Sydney, Australia.
His work has been awarded ...        
 
       
    
       
           Typography 1882        
 
        
          
    
        
           Rare typographic specimen sheets from the Album de Peintre en Batiment by N. Glaise, Editeurs Ducher...        
 
       
    
       
           T.W.O.        
 
        
          
    
        
           Think Work Observe is a graphic design studio based in Udine (Italy) founded in 2011 by Piero Di Bia...        
 
       
    
       
           Italian Calligraphy        
 
        
          
    
        
           Specimen sheets of "Modelli di Calligrafia" by Guiseppina Fissore.        
 
       
    
       
           Fifties Type Specimens        
 
        
          
    
        
           Rare type specimens from the 1950s: ´La lettre dans la peinture et la publicite´ by J. Jovenaux, E...        
 
       
    
       
           Type        
 
        
          
    
        
           a collection of static and animated typography.        
 
       
    
       
           Mall-terations by Stereotank        
 
        
          
    
        
           Mall-terations is a temporary installation located on the Allen Street pedestrian malls between Hous...        
 
       
    
       
           Cyclo-phone by Stereotank        
 
        
          
    
        
           Cyclo-phone is a bicycle powered musical instrument. Users create music by pedaling on a stationary ...        
 
       
    
       
           Little free library by Stereotank        
 
        
          
    
        
           The Architectural League of New York partnered with Pen World Voices Festival to bring Little Free L...        
 
       
    
       
           Nowhere but here        
 
        
          
    
        
           typographic artwork by Scott Albrecht. Scott is an artist/designer currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
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           Idealism        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphical illustrations of ideas. Posters by Genis Carreras and Ryan McArthur.        
 
       
    
       
           Beach writing        
 
        
          
    
        
           We write in the sand on the beach to create images about creativity and collaboration.        
 
       
    
       
           Type Lookbook        
 
        
          
    
        
           A collection of type: posters, alphabets and specimen sheets.        
 
       
    
       
           Fear        
 
        
          
    
        
           Projects by Ryan Everson: Fear, Fear Expanded, All My Days Off,  Alone Out There, and Forever Towmor...        
 
       
    
       
           Break the rules        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphics by Clement Goebels.
http://366coolthings.tumblr.com        
 
       
    
       
           Anne Lee        
 
        
          
    
        
           Graphics and typography by Anne Lee. Anne Lee has a BFA in Graphic Design at the Maryland Institute ...        
 
       
    
       
           Harpels Typograph        
 
        
          
    
        
           Amazing type specimens from Harpel´s Typograph, 1870. The Hi-rez images are 2039 by 3389 pixels.        
 
       
    
       
           Zhang Qingyun        
 
        
          
    
        
           New York, NY: Book design and typography by Qingyun Zhang. www.zzhhaanngg.com        
 
       
    
       
           Font Constructions        
 
        
          
    
        
           Experiments with vector connections in font outlines. The word "Design" looks the same from afar, bu...        
 
       
    
       
           A Creative Day In A Creative Life        
 
        
          
    
        
           Art pour l´art all day long.        
 
       
    
       
           Blackboard art        
 
        
          
    
        
           New York, NY: Hand-lettered art with chalk on blackboard by Dana Tanamachi.        
 
       
    
       
           INSPIRING TYPE        
 
        
          
    
        
           inspiring contemporary  type specimens from hellotype, groovewear, hyperkit,  sebasandclim, Penguin ...        
 
       
    
       
           Icons        
 
        
          
    
        
           by newgrid        
 
       
    
       
           Found and nice        
 
        
          
    
        
           great graphics I found while surfing.        
 
       
    
       
           Amazing alphabets        
 
        
          
    
        
           Historic typography        
 
       
    
       
           THE GREAT MYSTERY        
 
        
          
    
        
           Surrealist directions for use        
 
       
    
       
           Paul Rand type specimens        
 
        
          
    
        
           courtesy typetoken        
 
       
    
       
           Cover art        
 
        
          
    
        
           Typography and graphics in Epicurean magazine covers and an unknown Japanese journal        
 
       
    
       
           Typetoken        
 
        
          
    
        
           work by Atelier Pariri        
 
       
    
       
           VH1 Don´t stop the music        
 
        
          
    
        
           images courtesy Ilovedust        
 
       
    
       
           Typographic construction generator        
 
        
          
    
        
           This typographic generator creates letters by connecting points within the constraints of letter out...        
 
       
    
       
           Slide        
 
        
          
    
        
           and be amazed        
 
       
    
       
           Great leaps forward        
 
        
          
    
        
           The people who made modernity. Add images of your favorite modern heroes!        
 
       
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 Generative Alphabet        
 
        
  
 Numbers and Letterforms created by an algorithm. © Mario Gagliardi Design 2019.        
      
        
       
 
 Cognition        
 
        
  
 This experiment looks at the process of human cognition. Letters get progressively filled with color...        
      
        
       
 
 MG Font        
 
        
  
 An extravagant yet versatile and surprisingly readable font for headlines and quotes.
(C) Mario Gagl...        
      
        
       
 
 Typography        
 
        
  
 Collection of beautiful typography and graphic design.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Romantic Modern: The California Architecture of Harwell Hamilton Harris. Writer and Designer, Ted We...        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Crossroads: Art & Culture Collide Then Subside. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Highways: Abide Then Divide Along the California Coast. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Horizon Homes: Living a Concrete Dream. Writer and Designer, Ted Wells.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Exhibition        
 
        
  
 Art That Matters. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Design        
 
        
  
 Auguste Rodin Eye Chart. Poster. Letterpress.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Casting Shadows, Auguste Rodin. Writer and Designer.        
      
        
       
 
 Writing & Design        
 
        
  
 Bohemian Bridges: California as a Superstructure for Social and Cultural Change. Writer and Designer...        
      
        
       
 
 Cellular Letters        
 
        
  
 An algorithm applies regular growth patterns to a basic font, thereby creating a great range of diff...        
      
        
       
 
 Attraction - Repulsion        
 
        
  
 An experiment in typographic assemblage. An algorithm creates individual entities (shown as black do...        
      
        
       
 
 TYPOGRAPHY        
 
        
  
 RESEARCH        
      
        
       
 
 Font design for a video game        
 
        
  
 Glyph        
 
        
  
 Glyph: from Greek γλυφή, "carving," and γλύφειν, "to hollow out, engrave, carve". It is ...        
      
        
       
 
 Áron Jancsó        
 
        
  
 “I’m a type addict. Building from scratch is how I like to work, sometimes even designing every ...        
      
        
       
 
 Lucha Libre        
 
        
  
 A small set of ´Lucha Libre´-posters found by Dutch graphic designer Hans Gremmen at a printer in ...        
      
        
       
 
 Versuchsaufbau A        
 
        
  
 Die Grundidee des Versuchsaufbaus–A beruht auf dem System der astronomischen Sonnenuhr. Sonnenuhre...        
      
        
       
 
 Laucke Siebein, Amsterdam and Berlin        
 
        
  
 Studio Laucke Siebein is a design studio based in Amsterdam and Berlin. Dirk Laucke (1965) – born ...        
      
        
       
 
 Permanent Objects        
 
        
  
 Simon Freund of Simon&Me is a young German artist working in the field of consumable goods. Each obj...        
      
        
       
 
 Kindness        
 
        
  
 Eleven Inc. asked Happycentro to develop and produce 18 clips for Dignity Health, a California-based...        
      
        
       
 
 Werdi Vagner        
 
        
  
 In occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of Wagner and Verdi, an exhibition curated by SkyClassic...        
      
        
       
 
 Schlör car        
 
        
  
 The Schlörwagen, named for it’s developer, German engineer Karl Schlör, was an experimental car ...        
      
        
       
 
 Deutschland        
 
        
  
 Design of painted wall texts by Rasmus Koch studio for artist Jens Haaning. In 2004, Jens Haaning wr...        
      
        
       
 
 Numerical Digits 1 — 9        
 
        
  
 1 — 9 for 36 Days of Type
— instagram.com/maandesign        
      
        
       
 
 Montmartre        
 
        
  
 Montmartre is a contemporary furniture set with a playful touch. With inspiration drawn from the fur...        
      
        
       
 
 Light installations        
 
        
  
 Studio Drift was founded in 2006 by Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijn. Lonneke Gordijn studied at Desi...        
      
        
       
 
 Din ディン Futura フーツラ        
 
        
  
 Fonts as glasses: Type glasses, Tokyo.        
      
        
       
 
 La Lettre Artistique et Moderne        
 
        
  
 Specimens from "La Lettre Artistique et Moderne" by Editions Monrocq Frères, Paris.
Discovered by P...        
      
        
       
 
 Karl Martens        
 
        
  
 Karel Martens is a Dutch designer and teacher. After training at the school of art in Arnhem, he has...        
      
        
       
 
 The Same But Different        
 
        
  
 Graphic designer Jan Avendano lives and works in  Toronto. She is available for coffee hangouts, col...        
      
        
       
 
 Now whip it / into shape / shape it up / get straight / go forward / move ahead        
 
        
  
 Experimental Jetset is a small, independent, Amsterdam-based graphic design studio, founded in 1997 ...        
      
        
       
 
 Corbin Mahieu        
 
        
  
 Corbin Mahieu is a Ghent based graphic designer. He studied graphic design at Saint-Lucas, Ghent and...        
      
        
       
 
 Takeshi Okada        
 
        
  
 Graphic designer Takeshi Okada, born in Hokkaido / Sapporo, skillfully combines Japanese and Western...        
      
        
       
 
 I like it. What is it?        
 
        
  
 Anthony Burrill was born in Littleborough, Lancashire. After studying Graphic Design at Leeds Polyte...        
      
        
       
 
 Where Do I End And The World Begins: Hubert & Fischer        
 
        
  
 Founded by Philipp Hubert and Sebastian Fischer, Hubert & Fischer is a design studio with offices in...        
      
        
       
 
 Futurist Aristocracy        
 
        
  
 Axis No.3, England 1935; De Stijl No.1, Netherlands 1917; Futurist Aristocracy, USA No.1, 1923; Futu...        
      
        
       
 
 20th Century Avantgarde Magazines: Blast        
 
        
  
 Selected pages form Blast No.2, London 1915.        
      
        
       
 
 20th Century Avantgarde Magazines: Le Tour de Babel, Les Reverberes        
 
        
  
 Selected pages from Les Reverberes No.2, Paris 1938, and Le Tour de Babel, France 1925.        
      
        
       
 
 20th Century Avantgarde Magazines: Bauhaus, Blok, Mecano        
 
        
  
 Selected pages and illustrations from 20th century avant-garde magazines: Bauhaus No. 2, Germany 192...        
      
        
       
 
      
      
    
      
      
        Good design is in all the things you notice. Great design is in all the things you don’t.
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