January is brought to you by the letter J ... We started our monthly letter series…
December is brought to you by the letter D
Much of our alphabet is built on a representational strategy called “acrophony” (from the Greek acro,…
June is brought to you by the letter J
The letters I and J follow each other in the alphabet and look a lot alike.…
May is brought to you by the letter M
Historians tell us that our current M started out as the Egyptian hieroglyph for “Owl.” Over…
April is brought to you by the letter A
NO ONE KNOWS WHY ‘A’ is the first letter of the alphabet. Allan Haley brings you…
March is brought to you by the letter M
Historians tell us that our current M started out as the Egyptian hieroglyph for “Owl.” Over…
October is brought to you by the letter “O”
Some believe that our present “O” evolved from a Phoenician symbol; others vote for an even…
How the Black Plague affected typography
From the 1200s through the early 1300s the civilized world was enjoying a rise in art,…
Type Forms Through the Centuries
One must keep in mind that although typefaces may have come into use at a particular…
Gallery of Typography: 300 Years of Type Faces, Fonts, and the people behind them
I have completely updated and refined our legendary typography series, originally authored by Thomas Phinney. This…