As any Scrabble — or Words with Friends — player will know, the points each letter is worth is related to how frequently each member of the alphabet is used in the english language. That frequency Continue reading…
In case you weren't aware, our logo here at The Verge is partly influenced by the Penrose triangle, an "impossible" design that originated in the artwork of M.C. Escher and Oscar Reutersvärd. Later, Continue reading…
Who doesn't have a board game and typography enthusiast in their life? For them, here's the Scrabble Typography Limited Edition from Winning Solutions, which features a solid walnut game board and Continue reading…
Think you've got a good eye for color? We did too until we gave the Color matching game over at Method of Action a try. Things start out rather easily, as your first task is to mirror the displayed Continue reading…
The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has uploaded a fascinating video of typeface designer Jonathan Hoefler speaking at its Pivot design conference last month. Hoefler is best known for Continue reading…
Android director Matias Duarte took to Google+ this evening to detail Ice Cream Sandwich's new Roboto typeface and the decisions behind replacing the Droid font family, which has hardly been u Continue reading…
Copy Paste Character has been making it easier to type obscure symbols since 2008, and in a total website revamp has increased the number of characters by an astonishing amount. Previously it Continue reading…
Co.Design's got an excerpt from Simon Garfield's book Just My Type exploring the worst font offenders with a balance of history and righteous snark. While Gill Sans Light Shadowed gets compared to a Continue reading…
Oh, we understand. You scoff whenever you overhear someone explaining the difference between a serif and sans-serif typeface—isn't that taught in Typography 101?—and disapprove of any automatic Continue reading…
