Pentagram draws on Pink Floyd history to create visual identity for new label
Design agency Pentagram has expanded on iconic album artwork by the duo Hipgnosis to create a visual identity for Pink Floyd Records. More
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Wooden machine produces "handwritten" version of Bodoni typeface
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sooji Lee has created a hand-operated machine that painstakingly rewrites the Bodoni typeface in lowercase. More
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Donald Trump's handwriting turned into Tiny Hand typeface
BuzzFeed designer Mark Davis has made a freely available font version of US presidential candidate Donald Trump's handwriting, and used it to annotate a Dezeen article. More
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Google and Monotype collaborate on font that spans all written language
International font company Monotype has worked with Google to create one typeface that can be used by everyone in the world, writing in any language. More
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Mathieu Tremblin replaces graffiti with typographic translations
French artist Mathieu Tremblin has translated scrawled graffiti into legible typography, as part of his Tag Clouds project (+ slideshow). More
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Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign
Design agency Pentagram has created a new logo and visual identity for Mastercard, the credit card company's first branding redesign in 20 years. More
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Fiona O'Leary designs pocket-sized font detector
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Fiona O'Leary has designed a prototype gadget that can identify the font used in any book or magazine (+ movie). More
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Monotype overhauls London Underground's 100-year-old Johnston typeface
International font company Monotype has brought the London Tube's 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use (+ slideshow). More
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Sebastian Wrong's Font Clock "wakes people up with a real crack" at midnight
Most Loved: London designer Sebastian Wrong reflects on living with the distinctive sound made by his 2007 Font Clock for Established & Sons in the latest movie in our exclusive video series. More
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BIG designs modular Alphabet of Light for Artemide
Milan 2016: Danish firm BIG has created a modular lighting system that can be rearranged to form different letters of a bespoke typeface. More
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Tobias Frere-Jones launches Mallory typeface following split with long-term partner
Leading American typographer Tobias Frere-Jones has released his first type design since splitting with his business partner Jonathan Hoefler. More
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Monotype designs Eric Gill typeface using previously unpublished drawings
Type foundry Monotype has used long-hidden drawings by British designer Eric Gill to create the first new typeface based on his work in more than 75 years. More
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People's Architecture Office uses ventilation pipes to create typographic installation
Chinese studio People's Architecture Office used metal air conditioning pipes to create giant Chinese characters on the facade of the Tubular Baitasi visitor centre during Beijing Design Week 2015. More
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Neville Brody designs bespoke typefaces for Channel 4 rebrand
Graphic designer Neville Brody has worked with in-house team 4Creative, director Jonathan Glazer and agency DBLG to create a new visual identity for UK broadcaster Channel 4 (+ movie). More
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Adrian Frutiger, type designer and creator of London's street-sign font, dies aged 87
Swiss typographer Adrian Frutiger, designer of typefaces including Univers, Avenir and the eponymous Frutiger, has died. More
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Ori Elisar grows typography in a lab using bacteria-filled petri dishes
Jerusalem designer Ori Elisar has used a bacteria-based ink to grow a Hebrew alphabet in the lab for his Living Language type experiment. More
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Miró Foundation's sculptural roof informs typography for 40th anniversary
The distinctive shapes of Catalan architect Josep LluÃs Sert's Joan Miró Foundation building in Barcelona are interpreted as a set of graphic symbols in celebration of the organisation's four decades of operation (+ slideshow). More
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MINI relaunches its brand and offers Airbnb-style sharing to car owners
Car brand MINI has relaunched its visual identity, unveiled a new version of the MINI Clubman estate and embraced the "sharing economy" by offering every customer the chance to rent their vehicle to others when they don't need it (+ slideshow). More
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Beyond Dingbats: the typographic legacy of Hermann Zapf
Hermann Zapf was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age. Following his death earlier this month, Rob Alderson, former editor-in-chief of It's Nice That, explains how the German designer paved the way for the emoji and helped change visual communication. More
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Dan Britton's typeface recreates the frustration of reading with dyslexia
London designer Dan Britton has created a typeface that's intentionally difficult to read to simulate the problems faced by people with dyslexia. More
