After the Specimen
A visual glossary for the type curious, from counter to terminal.
Type Room / archive
All stories
Margins Are Not Empty
Why the space around a word is part of the word.
Notes on a Slower Interface
A short essay on friction, focus and the joy of a page that waits.
The Hand in the Machine
What automated tools leave behind: gesture, bias and the trace of a person.
Studio Notes: One Color, Many Voices
How a limited palette can make a visual system speak louder.
A Typeface Is a Point of View
The politics of voice, tone and who gets to sound official.
The Case for Ugly Drafts
Early work is where the honest decisions are hiding.
Reading the City in All Caps
On signage, speed and the public life of letterforms.
Against the Perfect Grid
A conversation about tension, rhythm and the productive edge of misalignment.
The New Quiet of Variable Fonts
Why fluid type systems are changing the way we read interfaces.