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Transport for London commissioned Monotype to remaster the 100-year-old Johnston typeface.

Typeface design is a mysterious business. While most people are acquainted with the dropdown menu in Word or a website like MyFonts, not everyone realizes there’s a host of independent designers and foundries all quietly making their contribution to visual culture.

How do fonts influence your perception of a city and its identity? See how the right choice can convey the image of a place is and what it aspires to become.

Malou Verlomme’s Macklin superfamily is a gently irreverent take on the display type of the late 19th century, with an elegant twist that updates these letterforms for modern use. Choose one style, or use the entire variable family as a type toolbox.

It’s safe to say that few people, if any, set out to commit copyright infringement. The reality is that most individuals and brands fully intend to pay.

When screens get smaller, spacing gets tight, details get lost, and forms blend together. The resulting legibility issues can make for a frustrating reading experience. Here’s how to find the fonts that can fix it.

Behind the Font highlights the people and process behind the fonts you love and use. This installment features Jessica McCarty, founder of Magpie Paper Works and Rare Bird Fonts.

Learn how variable fonts can help brands looking to distinguish themselves in the modern marketplace.

Monotype introduces Ambiguity, a typeface designed to effectively express a range of attitudes and beliefs.

Monotype and Lippincott worked closely with Southwest Airlines to craft an authentic typographic voice that formed the center of a fresh new identity.