Typography articles

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  'Alphabet Topography' is a beautiful look at how often letters are used

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 24, 2012 04:47 pm + 9 comments

  As any Scrabble — or Words with Friends — player will know, the points each letter is worth is Continue reading…

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  'Frustro' typeface applies the Penrose impossible triangle concept to words

  By Chris Welch on March 23, 2012 04:48 pm + 15 comments

  In case you weren't aware, our logo here at The Verge is partly influenced by the Penrose triangle, Continue reading…

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  'Scrabble Typography Limited Edition': the fonts of all knowledge

  By Sam Byford on March 22, 2012 06:31 am + 14 comments

  Who doesn't have a board game and typography enthusiast in their life? For them, here's the Scrabble Continue reading…

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  Method of Action's Color game tests your color wheel reflexes

  By Chris Welch on January 24, 2012 05:05 pm + 26 comments

  Think you've got a good eye for color? We did too until we gave the Color matching game over at Continue reading…

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  You're reading bad fonts online, says leading typeface designer

  By Sam Byford on November 23, 2011 02:31 am + 26 comments

  The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) has uploaded a fascinating video of typeface designer Continue reading…

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  Matias Duarte details Android's Roboto on Google+

  By Thomas Houston on November 9, 2011 08:23 pm + 70 comments

  Android director Matias Duarte took to Google+ this evening to detail Ice Cream Sandwich's new Continue reading…

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  Copy Paste Character updates website with thousands of new symbols

  By Tim Barribeau on November 3, 2011 04:57 pm + 25 comments

  Copy Paste Character has been making it easier to type obscure symbols since 2008, and in a total Continue reading…

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  Simon Garfield explores the world's worst fonts

  By Thomas Houston on October 31, 2011 09:57 am + 13 comments

  Co.Design's got an excerpt from Simon Garfield's book Just My Type exploring the worst font Continue reading…

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  KernType tests your eye for type-spacing finesse

  By Thomas Houston on October 10, 2011 05:11 pm

  Oh, we understand. You scoff whenever you overhear someone explaining the difference between a serif Continue reading…