Behind the type
How to Use Ligatures in Pumped Up Kicks
Learn how ligatures change letter combinations in Pumped Up Kicks, with visual examples and practical steps for enabling them in Adobe Photoshop.
How to use stylistic alternatives in my font: Pumped Up Kicks
Learn how to use stylistic alternatives in Pumped Up Kicks, find alternate glyphs in Photoshop and give repeated letters different forms.
Why I made Type Old Writer font
Why I created Type Old Writer with a real typewriter bought on eBay, then turned its uneven ink and worn letters into a usable font.
Legibility vs Readability: What’s the Difference?
Legibility vs readability explained with real typography examples, from newspaper headlines and safety signs to line length, leading and contrast.
Why does everything look like the 1970s again?
A personal look at why 1970s typography, television and colour have returned—and what nostalgia leaves out.
Why do designers hate Comic Sans?
Why do designers hate Comic Sans? I look at the font’s comic-book appearance, its misuse, the backlash against people who choose it, and what the research actually says.
Why Handmade Fonts Matter in the Age of AI
AI can already produce clean, convincing letterforms. So where does that leave the type designer? For me, the opportunity lies in physical materials, stronger ideas and making work with a history that AI can't honestly claim.
Mr Blue Sky Font: The Story Behind the Typeface
The story behind Mr Blue Sky—a bold handmade display font inspired by popcorn packaging, drawn in Procreate and refined in Illustrator.
Why I made Miss Kooky font
Miss Kooky began as an excuse to learn how to build an OpenType SVG font. I wanted to find out exactly what the format could do while keeping the artwork entirely vector-based—no painted bitmap images this time.
GRL PWR Font: The Story Behind the Typeface
How Pinterest girl-boss lettering inspired GRL PWR, a hand-drawn pink 3D OpenType SVG colour font created in Procreate, Illustrator and Fontself.