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Al Baik

Takashi Nakamura’s exquisite line drawings celebrate the quiet moments in life

Takashi Nakamura’s exquisite line drawings celebrate the quiet moments in life

Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations

Eric Hu's book features 1,000 unique Chinese character illustrations

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Ruth Tunander, 1917 (MOHAI 8395)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Ruth Tunander, 1917 (MOHAI 8395)

The poster for 1936 Japanese general election

The poster for 1936 Japanese general election

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - calligraphy)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976 alt poster - calligraphy)

Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 24

Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 24

Eunjoo Hong and Hyungjae Kim on how they designed letters inspired by snail slime

Eunjoo Hong and Hyungjae Kim on how they designed letters inspired by snail slime

Introducing: London-based hand-letterer and typographer Oli Frape

Introducing: London-based hand-letterer and typographer Oli Frape

Letter

Ox

Jing

Farsi in 16 fonts 2020-03-22 213757

Farsi in 16 fonts 2020-03-22 213757

Zhuanti

The Art of Hermann Zapf

The Art of Hermann Zapf

Anthony Burrill’s new book urges you to Make It Now!

Anthony Burrill’s new book urges you to Make It Now!

Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 20 detail

Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 20 detail

Poster of Nippon Yūsen by Hashiguchi Goyō

Poster of Nippon Yūsen by Hashiguchi Goyō

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Anita Miller, 1917 (MOHAI 8393)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Anita Miller, 1917 (MOHAI 8393)

Gurls Talk gets a rebrand reflecting its decade-long commitment to mental health and wellbeing

Gurls Talk gets a rebrand reflecting its decade-long commitment to mental health and wellbeing

Indian Hand Lettering

Indian Hand Lettering

Kareem Rizk

Stop salivating! Calligraphi.ca is the new home for calligraphy and hand-drawn type

Stop salivating! Calligraphi.ca is the new home for calligraphy and hand-drawn type

Our Student of the Month is California-based lettering wunderkind James T. Edmondson

Our Student of the Month is California-based lettering wunderkind James T. Edmondson

Nice: Letters Of Note's Shaun Usher urges us to sign off our letters more imaginatively

Nice: Letters Of Note's Shaun Usher urges us to sign off our letters more imaginatively

Poster Op de achtergrond van een krant is een communistische oproep gedrukt Pe, Bestanddeelnr 6470

Poster Op de achtergrond van een krant is een communistische oproep gedrukt Pe, Bestanddeelnr 6470

Misztótfalusi Kis Mikós Geoorgia typefaces 1687

Misztótfalusi Kis Mikós Geoorgia typefaces 1687

"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

"Rosette Bearing the Names and Titles of Shah Jahan", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Tehran Touch, Iranian Graphic Design New Scene

Tehran Touch, Iranian Graphic Design New Scene

"Portrait of Sayyid Abu'l Muzaffar Khan, Khan Jahan Barha", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

"Portrait of Sayyid Abu'l Muzaffar Khan, Khan Jahan Barha", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Design for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo

Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake

Quatrain on snow-covered West Lake

Manuscript Leaf from a Royal Psalter

Manuscript Leaf from a Royal Psalter

Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi

Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by CC Martin, 1917 (MOHAI 8394)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by CC Martin, 1917 (MOHAI 8394)

Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 20

Bruce Rogers Garamont specimen page 20

Granjon Petit Canon type from the 1592 Berner specimen

Granjon Petit Canon type from the 1592 Berner specimen

Four23

Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book

Design with Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters explored in new book

Chochinmoji sample

Chochinmoji sample

Drawswords

Designer and type fanatic Sarah Hyndman shares her most-cherished books

Designer and type fanatic Sarah Hyndman shares her most-cherished books

Nigatsudō Burned Sutra

Nigatsudō Burned Sutra

Eric Gill

Urdu in 17 fonts 2020-03-23 1941

Urdu in 17 fonts 2020-03-23 1941

First specimen of Binny & Ronaldson, 1812

First specimen of Binny & Ronaldson, 1812

Palatino Swash Capitals Type Specimen (8033811913)

Palatino Swash Capitals Type Specimen (8033811913)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Edwina Van Duzer, 1917 (MOHAI 8401)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Edwina Van Duzer, 1917 (MOHAI 8401)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Mona Heywood, 1917 (MOHAI 8400)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Mona Heywood, 1917 (MOHAI 8400)

Caslon 471 Swash Capitals Type Specimen (8179428540)

Caslon 471 Swash Capitals Type Specimen (8179428540)

Khwaabon Ka Jhamela Poster 2

Khwaabon Ka Jhamela Poster 2

Kelmscott Press Typefaces Detail

Kelmscott Press Typefaces Detail

Chinese typefaces

Chinese typefaces

Hermann Zapf

Mr. Bingo: Master of Pens

Mr. Bingo: Master of Pens

What's On: Alighiero Boetti

What's On: Alighiero Boetti

Chinese typeface styles comparison

Chinese typeface styles comparison

Saber Rastikerdar's Fonts

Saber Rastikerdar's Fonts

Zen Antique sample

Zen Antique sample

Historical ampersand evolution

Historical ampersand evolution

Priyanka Mullick displays the typeface and other equipements of the Karmakar family 04

Priyanka Mullick displays the typeface and other equipements of the Karmakar family 04

Thomas Milo on Digitization of Arabic Typefaces

Thomas Milo on Digitization of Arabic Typefaces

Anatomy of devangari font

Anatomy of devangari font

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Rae Swain, 1917 (MOHAI 8403)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Rae Swain, 1917 (MOHAI 8403)

Farsi Catrinity

Farsi Catrinity

Calligraphy for computers (Hershey, 1967) (IA DTIC AD0662398)

Calligraphy for computers (Hershey, 1967) (IA DTIC AD0662398)

Kanteiryu sample

Kanteiryu sample

L ca Catrinity

Japanese word "Kanji" (Mincho typeface)

Japanese word "Kanji" (Mincho typeface)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Louise Graham, 1917 (MOHAI 8396)

Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar poster by Louise Graham, 1917 (MOHAI 8396)

Bless

Seb Lester Returns

Seb Lester Returns

New Logo and Identity for Casa dos Rapazes by NOSSA Design

Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”

Hussein Alazaat on children’s books from the 60s-90s and why they demonstrate the “highest peak of Arabic book-making history”

Embracing the chaotic possibilities of lettering with Anna Czuż

Embracing the chaotic possibilities of lettering with Anna Czuż

Scholar’s Certificate, Richfield, Pennsylvania, 1885

Scholar’s Certificate, Richfield, Pennsylvania, 1885

Daniel Reed’s new typeface is inspired by the Chinese word “Kong”

Daniel Reed’s new typeface is inspired by the Chinese word “Kong”

Calligraphic Skills

Calligraphic Skills

Exhibition: Smithsonian's archive shows handwriting of famous artists

Exhibition: Smithsonian's archive shows handwriting of famous artists

Tied up in tradition: This decorative typeface celebrates the craftsmanship of knotting

Tied up in tradition: This decorative typeface celebrates the craftsmanship of knotting

Why, in Egypt, creatives are returning to calligraphy in their droves

Why, in Egypt, creatives are returning to calligraphy in their droves

Art: Beautiful mark-making from the inter-continental Yanyan Huang

Art: Beautiful mark-making from the inter-continental Yanyan Huang