Type specimens have been published since the invention of moveable type, with the earliest well-known example being Antwerp printer Christopher Plantin’s 1567 Index Sive Specimen Characterum. The ...

The 1990s ushered in a radical new era for typography, as the rise of desktop publishing democratised font design and unleashed unprecedented creative experimentation. What emerged was a wild mix of ...

Fast Company: Before I even got hooked on the subject matter of Historia, I realized that I loved that this catalog itself was useful. Why don’t more type companies do this? Rudy VanderLans: I can’t ...

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 ...

In The Visual History of Type, more than 320 typefaces are displayed in the form of their original type specimens or earliest printing. Each entry is supported by a brief history and description of ...

When choosing a typeface to use for a project, there is no replacement for a printed type specimen. Fonts just look different when you see them in print, compared to how they look on screen. So, when ...