Images that mesmerize and galvanize.
By: Suzanne Fischer
Suzanne Fischer on CALIFORNIA BRAILLE
By: Joe Alterio
Joe Alterio on AKZIDENZ-GROTESK
By: Mark Kingwell
Mark Kingwell on GILL SANS
By: Douglas Wolk
Douglas Wolk on TODD KLONE
By: Joshua Glenn
Radio Police Automaton — 1924
By: Sarah Werner
Sarah Werner on JOHNSTON’S “HAMLET”
By: Sherri Wasserman
Sherri Wasserman on TORONTO SUBWAY
By: Adam McGovern
Adam McGovern on DATA 70
By: Matthew Battles
Matthew Battles on ALDINE ITALIC
By: HILOBROW
These are a few of our favorite typefaces.
1930s Olympic skater — cool headgear
Meneer [Mister] X (c. 1928), by Valentine Williams.
… from HiLobrow
Mr. X contra Scotland Yard (1949), by Martin Porlock.
De Afschuwelijke X (c. 1946), by R. Poupon.