The right choice of typography isn't a life or death decision for creatives; it';s far more important than that. Here's your guide to 12 of the very quirkiest and most thought-provoking typefaces available.
From readable fonts that stretch the rules, to abstract projects created for aesthetic kicks, the experimental wing of typography is where the fun really happens. Dom Hall takes a closer look.
Stefan Gandl's typographic skills have developed from playing around with black marker pens and Letraset as a kid to producing one of today's best-selling design books.
"i'm suddenly surprised by the thought that it might actually be possible to make a living from type design. Wouldn't that be something?" Finnish font designer Emil Bertell describes the experience of starting out.
"I'm not an Erik Spiekermann type who can spend years and years and years perfecting an ampersand."Type fanatic Swifty talks to Ed Ricketts about independence, boredom, and his pioneering acid jazz style...