Created by artist Gordon Young, and designed in collaboration with Why Not Associates, the Comedy Carpet is a typographic celebration of comedy on an extraordinary scale.

A sinew is a strong, fibrous tissue connecting bones to muscle.

Calcine is all about playfulness and fun. Originally designed (and perfect for) posters and flyers, the typeface—the name comes from a bastardization of the process of roasting coffee beans—thrives off of its proportions and superstructure.

Twenty-six characters is an exploration of Nokia's new typeface, designed by typography icon Bruno Maag, offering inspiration and insight for establishing an indispensable visual language.

Jan Middendorp, Martin Lorenz, and guests come together for an evening of pure typography.

Displaying typefaces in their context of use.

23-year-old Marseille-based typographer Johan Mossé decided it was time to give blackletter gothic typography an update.

The market for digital typefaces is rapidly expanding with new fonts and type foundries launching on almost a daily basis. The type world has become an exciting and diverse landscape, but it can be hard to navigate for those who aren't part of its inner circle--and it's not just about the fonts.

Famous for their impeccable tongue-in-cheek takes on American popular culture, the Delaware-based type foundry House Ind.

It's the mighty Lord Christophe Szpajdel emerging from the underground to haunt your daily dreams of typography and graphic design...

World-renowned typographer and graphic designer Erik Spiekermann was asked by Design Within Reach founder Rob Forbes to develop an alternative to the ubiquitous–and rather uninspired–house numbers adorning so many facades.

Zimmer—with its highly-legible and simple sans-serif font—squarely fits into the mould of classical neo-grotesque typefaces.

Gestalten.tv Interview now with Spanish subtitles

Coinciding with the publication of our new Arabesque 2 book, we talked to Beirut-based designer Pascal Zoghbi to find out just how important Arabic fonts are when it comes to forging an identity.

Since the introduction of digital fonts and their dissemination via the internet, typography has gained a new significance.

Calling your font La Pipo might cause some people to think there's a certain lack of seriousness on your part.

Young graphic and type designer Moritz Esser was influenced by punk rock.

Maksim is constructed from a single line. Much like performers working with an alphabet of movements, this playful and carefully-balanced font—created for us by Claudia Doms—is all about pure form.

Finally a group show that you can enjoy without knowing anything about art.

The name Hellschreiber originates from an old Siemens telegraph system (or Hell-Schreiber, named after Dr. Rudolf Hell).

Galotta, Martin Aleith's latest font for Gestalten, is more or less a love letter to old Italian coffee machines and the resulting delicious cup of crema.

The magazine of the design faculty of the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim provides space for the students to publish their works combined with interviews and reports, defining itself as a p

Continuing to scout out fresh typography talent, Gestalten Fonts releases Terraformer, a sans serif font face

All fonts are not created equal. And Erik Spiekermann knows best how typography, branding and perception are interrelated.

20plusX, a typography symposium organized by the Munich University of Applied Sciences, will take place on 15 and 16 April.

Inspired by the classic American typewriter, the Treza font from Parisian designer Benjamin Gomez was first developed for a book publication pack

Based on Bowen Island near Vancouver, Canadian designer Marian Bantjes has widely been recognized as one of the most innovative and influential graphic artists working today.

Inspired by the fast food industry and Swedish graffiti throw ups, Metie

Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès is the Founder of the Khatt Foundation, Center for Arabic Typography.

Who needs a digital cuneiform? Professor Johannes Bergerhausen and Siri Poarangan at the Department of Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz adress this question in a lecture.

The French Graphic Designer and Art Director Jonathan Budenz, better known under his nom de guerre Jobudenz, will showcase his amazing work in a solo exhibition in Paris.

Coined after the eponymous character in Daniel Pennac's La Saga Malaussène, Malaussène is the first font designed by a fresh Parisian talent.

Turn the bass up! From Gestalten's superstar talent Aron Jancsó comes our latest release primed to make your ears and eyes pop.

We're indulging in the holiday festivities by giving away three copies of Hyperactivitypography A-Z to our <

Custom koi-drawn freight sleighs fully loaded with holiday treasures are now arriving in Los Angeles for the December exhibition and shop at Heath Ceramics.