Last fall the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named Matthew Carter a foundation fellow. The so-called genius grant simply confirmed what those of us in the small design world already ...

Fonts play a crucial part in any graphic design project. Whether it’s an album cover, product packaging or a poster design, using the right font can help with the storytelling and message that you ...

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 ...

Typeface (such as Times New Roman) refers to the design that gives a set of letters, numbers, and symbols their signature “look”. Font, on the other hand, is a specific implementation of a typeface, ...

Did you know TNW’s Couch Conference has a track fully dedicated to exploring new design trends this year? Check out the full ‘Sprint’ program here. It’s easy to take books and other printed material ...