The wrong styling can ruin a perfectly good message. That’s why UVA leans on the typeface used in the first printed edition ...

Figuring out the different types of typography can be as confusing as trying to say 'types of type' quickly. In this guide, we'll go through the categories you need to know, the defining features you ...

Microsoft fonts have had a huge impact on type, even if it might not be the first company you think of in terms of typography. You might think of the big type ...

Digestive is a peculiar font. Its ornate, wiggly letters make it look a bit like calligraphy by aliens from outer space. But Digestive isn't just unusual in how it looks. It's also unusual in how it ...

When used correctly, font selection usually goes unnoticed, blending seamlessly with content and reader. When the One Times Square Billboard used a retired Microsoft Word default Calibri font to usher ...

Fonts finally have a special spot in Windows 11 and Windows 10 Settings. I have been using Windows for years, and Fonts have been one of my favorite features to fiddle around with when using themes.

How do you know if you’ve made it? A sure sign that your social media presence is keenly felt around the world is when Instagram co-opts your aesthetic and bakes it into the system. That’s what ...

One of the major traps, when talking about type, is mixing up fonts with typefaces or treating them as synonymous. Many a typographic expert has haughtily corrected a beginner for mistakenly using the ...

You probably have an army of fonts on your Windows 10 PC that you can use to spice up your documents, presentations, and other files. But how do you know which fonts are available, how they'll appear, ...

Parts of this article come from an excerpt of Just My Type by Simon Garfield. Published by arrangement with Gotham Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc ...