Type History & Culture
The stories behind the typefaces — from Gutenberg to Google Fonts, and the movements that shaped modern typography.
Garamond: The 500-Year-Old Font Still in Use Today
Claude Garamond designed his typeface around 1530. Nearly 500 years later, it remains one of the most widely used type designs. Here's why it endures.
The Open Source Font Revolution: How Free Fonts Changed Everything
Free, open-source fonts democratized typography. From SIL's Open Font License to Google Fonts' 1,900+ families — how it happened and why it matters.
The Rise of Variable Fonts: A Brief History
Variable fonts went from specification to mainstream in just a few years. The story of how the industry united to create a new font format.
Bauhaus and Modern Typography: Form Follows Function
The Bauhaus school didn't just change art — it transformed typography. How form-follows-function thinking led to the geometric sans-serifs we use today.
The Helvetica Story: How One Font Conquered the World
From a Swiss type foundry in 1957 to the world's most recognizable typeface — Helvetica's story is the story of modern design itself.
From Gutenberg to Google Fonts: A Brief History of Type
The 600-year journey from Gutenberg's movable type to Google Fonts' open-source revolution — how type technology shaped communication and design.