A, B, C, D, E, F, G—makes you want to hum the alphabet song. But there’s no real reason why people should learn these letters in this order. There are plenty of ...

When I was about 12 years old, I took an enrichment class in calligraphy. And because I grew up around Washington, DC, the calligraphy class was at the Smithsonian. I say that, because it makes the ...

Twitter’s new X logo wasn’t made by an in-house designer. It’s from an old podcast hosted by one of the cult that Elon took from his replies. The font is @Monotype’s Special Alphabets 4. Who wants to ...

What would the letter “P” look like if Picasso drew it? And what about the letter “N” if Noguchi sculpted it? The authors of a new book have used artificial intelligence to find the answers. Titled ...

The NATO alphabet is an international standard of communication. That doesn’t stop people from saying “N as in Nancy.” Credit...Janet Mac Supported by By Sam Corbin Breakdowns in communication are a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 1993-151-428 -33 - The box, ...

Typeface demo sheets, eye charts and logos come together to create a lush, idiosyncratic catalogue of visual ephemera as chosen by Rothenstein, a designer, and Gooding, an art critic and curator. They ...