For the most part, text on the new Retina Display iPad looks amazing. Load a PDF with proper vector-based text onto it, and your document doesn't just look like paper; it looks like perfect paper. You ...

London type foundry Fontsmith has launched a print magazine dedicated to lettering and type design. Issue one of TypeNotes includes a look at great type for TV and film, choosing the right typeface ...

It’s safe to assume that most people have no idea that fonts, like music or movies, are protected by intellectual property laws, they usually come with a hefty price tag, and they are uncommonly ...

American Typewriter is the font made famous by Milton Glaser's I Heart NY logo and the many, many rip-offs since. This font takes its cues from old-school typewriter fonts like Courier. Instead of ...

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 ...