Type Directory

Slanted started with a Weblog in 2004. The first magazine issue was published 2005. Slanted is the first German magazine devoted to typography…..

Typography can embrace functions beyond the the purely communicative. From type designers to expressive illustrators, each graphic designer has his or her own way of crafting or applying typefaces. This show- all tour through leading graphic designers’ personal sketchbooks reveals the creative processes behind typefaces, word- images, and logos. Arranged alphabetically, the world’s most exciting […]

The Yearbook of Type 2019/20 presents an independent selection of new typefaces created all over the world—from larger publishers to smaller, independent typographers and foundries. – Detailed presentation of 158 recent typefaces – Ample background information – Index of typeface classifications – Index of all 176 type designers and 98 foundries from 36 countries – Explanation of […]

Typography confronts us everywhere: in books and newspapers, on road signs, product packaging and political leaflets. It is ubiquitous to the point of mundanity. But while the typeface might be secondary to the message, it remains crucial to the way we respond. Fonts spark emotions; they evoke eras and ideologies. Some, like Edward Johnson’s for […]