Typographica Library

A digital bookshelf of type and lettering resources, brought to you by Typographica.

History & Research

✍🏻 Coming soon: Lettering Manuals & Alphabet Source Books

Typeface Selection Resources

Black Type Designers & Foundry Owners Native North American Type & Type Designers Which Futura Should I Use?Short Phrases for Type Specimens and Testing Tips for Identifying Typefaces

Stephen Coles Typeface Selection Resources

✍🏻 Coming later: Recommended Font Sources

Typography Tips

Typography FAQs

✍🏻 Coming later: Type Selection FAQs

Book Recommendations

Typography Fundamentals

Some primers for using type, and a few for lettering and type design. Unfortunately, many of my most recommended titles are out of print. Visit Typographica for that list and links to used copies.

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Typographic History

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Typeface Design / Making Fonts

Ten years ago, there was virtually nothing in print dedicated to the craft of making digital fonts. Folks had to rely on old manuals for Fontographer which were no longer relevant to today’s tools and standards. Today, there are at least eight excellent instructional books that specifically focus on the practice of type design, adding to the few classics on history and theory (like The Stroke and Counterpunch).

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