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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pablo Lagarto via Adobe Stock Typography is much more than just choosing a font – it ...

What constitutes a flawed typeface? For this article it is defined as a typeface that is perfectly fine — except for one nagging aspect, usually a single character. A flawed typeface is one that ...

The type designer behind Calibri says the decision to replace his font with Times New Roman as the official U.S. State Department typeface is ‘hilarious and regrettable.’ Calibri and Times New Roman ...

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 ...

There’s an interesting cultural observation to be made as a writer based in Europe, that we like our sans-serif fonts, while ...

The State Department has reversed a Biden-era font change that aimed to make its paperwork more accessible to readers with disabilities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed diplomats around the ...