Content includes:
Tap dance, How the typewriter changed the way we communicate
Skin deep, Tattooing and lettering
Five things… I look for when hiring a designer, Jack Renwick, Jack Renwick Studio
Freelance life, A comic by Babak Ganjei
Journey into spacing, An exploration of space in font design
Five things… I look for when hiring a designer, Philip Carter, Carter Studio
Piece by piece, Laura Snoad looks at the creation of a masthead
Brushes with greatness, Better Letters founder Sam Roberts in conversation with hand letterers Barbara Enright and Carla Hackett
Five things… I look for when hiring a designer, Jamie Ellul, Supple Studio
Mint Never Hinged, lain Follett shares his graphic stamp collection
Typography takes a trip, Nigel Waymouth looks back at what “psychedelia” really means
Five things… I look for when hiring a designer, Grant Dickson, Venturethree
Eenheidsworst: Has “less is more” gone too far? VBAT designers give their opinion on homogenisation in design
An introduction to digital type tools, A guide to type design software
Money makers, O Street tells us about making banknotes
Behind the scenes, Peek into Richard Kindersley’s stunning stone carving workshop
Type porn, Peep at the x-rated adult movie posters of the 60s and 70s
Five things… I look for when hiring a designer, Astrid Stavro, Atlas
Sketching it out, Jack Sachs reveals his process
Mad men, Inspiration from Milton Glaser
A series on punctuation, A look at asterisks, the octothorpe and section symbol
Forgive us our signs, Small businesses punning masterpieces