1,000 Marks by Pentagram
Author: Pentagram
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

A collection of 1,000 logos created by Pentagram over the past 60 years (600 more logos than in the book the studio published in 2009).

Alphabet
Authors: Najbrt
Publisher: Typotheque

The Czech design studio Najbrt and the Dutch performance duo Thomas & Ruhller joined forces to create their interpretation of a project on typography and bodiliness, originally conceived almost a century ago by writer Karel Teige, designer Vítězslav Nezval, and dancer Milča Mayerová.

Armin Hofmann. Reduction. Ethics. Didactics
Author: Matthias Hofmann
Publisher: Niggli

An in-depth examination of Hofmann’s work, including his biography, texts on various aspects of his work, materials from his extensive private archive, and contributions from former students, later-renowned graphic designers and typographers.

Citizen Printer
Author: Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
Publisher: Letterform Archive

A book by printer and typographer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., known for his type-driven messages of social justice and Black power. The foreword was written by Austin Kleon, author of the self-help bestseller Steal Like an Artist.

Copperplate calligraphy
Author: Stefanie Weigele
Publisher: Hoaki

An illustrated guide on how to master pointed pen calligraphy by the renowned German calligrapher.

Expect Nothing Appreciate Everything
Publisher: Slanted

A bilingual catalogue showcasing the works of the winners of the annual German competition 100 Beste Plakate (100 Best Posters).

Expressive Type Today
Publisher: Counter-Print

100 projects featuring extraordinary typographic solutions, along with interviews with their creators.

Emigre Fonts: Type Specimens
Publisher: Letterform Archive

40 specimens from Emigre Studio, spanning from 1986 to 2024. The preface was written by Stephen Coles, curator of the Letterform Archive and co-founder of Fonts In Use.

Gert Dumbar: Gentleman Maverick of Dutch Design
Author: Max Bruinsma, Leonie ten Duis
Publisher: Valiz

The first monograph dedicated to Dutch designer Gert Dumbar. Critics Max Bruinsma and Leonie ten Duis analyze and provide detailed descriptions of the projects Dumbar created over his sixty-year career.

Giving Type Meaning
Author: Mia Cinelli
Publisher: Bloomsbury

A book exploring how the sociocultural context influences the perception of type and how the perception of the same typeface can change over time. The book includes interviews and articles from, for instance, researchers of American typographic history, Italian concrete poetry, and type designers working with Arabic and Chinese.

Growing Up in Alphabet City
Author: Michael Doret
Publisher: Letterform Archive

The autobiography of artist Michael Doret, who has collaborated with Disney, Time, and Pixar, combined with a collection of tips for those working with lettering. The foreword was written by type designer and Fonts In Use co-founder Nick Sherman.

Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer
Author: Adrian Shaughnessy
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

A catalogue of works by Herb Lubalin, co-founder and art director of Eros and Fact magazines, founder of U&lc, and one of the most renowned American designers. The book also includes interviews with members of Lubalin’s family.

Interaction of Symbols
Author: Mike Zender
Publisher: Routledge

A manual for those who need to create or choose icons, offering detailed explanations of how and why people interpret (or misinterpret) symbols and assign meaning to them.

Jenson Roman
Author: Riccardo Olocco
Publisher: Typotheque

A book about Venetian printer, engraver, typographer, and punchcutter Nicolas Jenson. Inside: an analysis of Jenson’s typefaces, articles on his approach to typography, and stories about his collaborations with Claude Garamond and Francesco Griffo.

Learn How to Design Fonts Like a Pro
Author: Blaze Type Publisher: Blaze Type

This year, Blaze Type Studio expanded their type design manual, adding chapters on how to design italics.

Love Letters
Author: Karel Martens
Publisher: Roma Publications

Scans of 46 envelopes sent by Dutch designer Karel Martens to his wife during his military service in Nijmegen. While serving, Karel was stationed in the drawing room of the Welfare Service, which gave him access to paints and printing materials.

Meet the Typographer
Author: Gabi Bazin
Publisher: David Zwirner Books

An illustrated children’s book about the history of movable type, the typographer’s workflow, and how it has evolved over time.

New Typography in Scandinavia
Author: Trond Klevgaard
Publisher: Bloomsbury

A detailed account of Scandinavia’s ’New Typography’ lifespan from the 1920s up until the 1940s considers the movement’s transformative impact on printing, detailing the cultural and technological reasons. As it’s the first in-depth study on this topic, the book includes many materials being published for the first time.

North. Extracts from visual identities
Authors: Sean Perkins, Jeremy Coysten, Stephen Gilmore
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

North studio shares their favorite details from projects created over almost 30 years (and very often it’s typography!).

One Shape of the Language
Author: Inna Kochkina
Publisher: San Serriffe

A personal and political story by Rietveld Academy tutor Inna Kochkina, where she studies archival materials, draws, communicates with type designers, and reflects on her complex relationship with Cyrillic.

Paula Scher: Works
Authors: Tony Brook, Adrian Shaughnessy
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Over 300 projects by designer, typographer, artist and Pentagram partner Paula Scher, plus an extensive interview containing a discussion about 1970s album cover design.

Post Digital Letterpress Printing
Author: Pedro Amado, Ana Catarina Silva, Vítor Quelhas
Publisher: Routledge

A book about how modern designers integrate letterpress into computer-made projects, and how the archives and workshops these designers collaborate with operate.

Sans In Use + Serif In Use
Publisher: Victionary

Two books structured on the same principle. Each contains over 90 fonts with usage examples. The only difference is that fonts in the first book are serif, while in the second they’re sans-serif.

Radim Peško: Type and Context
Author: Radim Peško
Publisher: Roma Publications

A book that begins with an inscription in the Urbino Ducal Palace courtyard and gradually evolves into a study of how designers approached and continue to approach typeface revivals. Besides Radim Peško’s texts, it includes articles by Francesco Delrosso and Jonathan Pierini.

System Process Form
Authors: Paul McNeil, Hamish Muir
Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Documentation and critique of an experiment in which MuirMcNeil studio co-founders used a combination of algorithm, chance and deliberation to turn a collection of 198 fonts into a collection of 7,762,392.

The Southeast Asian Types
Authors: Aditya Wiraatmaja, Almer Mikhail, Shaquille Noorman
Publisher: Further Reading

A zine from the Further Reading research project about the type scene in Southeast Asia and presents a method on how to bridge connections between designers from Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia and the global design scene.

The Virgin Wood Type Bible
Author: James Grieshaber

Both an atlas of wood type and a catalogue of the Virgin Wood Type company, which between 2001-2010 acquired most of the American Wood Type collection. American Wood Type (1932-2001) had previously absorbed three other wood type manufacturers: Acme, Allied, and Empire.

Type by Aldo Novarese
Publisher: Letterform Archive

A folder with 16 reprints of type specimens by Aldo Novarese, author of Eurostile.

Type by Roger Excoffon
Publisher: Letterform Archive

A folder with 10 reprints of type specimens by Roger Excoffon, designer of Mistral.

Type by Lucian Bernhard
Publisher: Letterform Archive

A folder with 10 reprints of type specimens by Lucian Bernhard, one of the most influential designers of the early 20th century.

Type Fashion
Publisher: Slanted

A book resulting from Slanted publisher’s open call for projects combining fashion and typography. Besides winning projects, it includes interviews and essays about fashion-type interactions, featuring conversations with Bureau Borsche founder Mirko Borsche and Production Type founder Jean-Baptiste Levée.

Universal Principles of Typography
Author: Elliot Jay Stocks
Publisher: Quarto

100 principles for selecting, combining, and working with typefaces. Foreword by Ellen Lupton, author of Thinking with Type.

Worlds Best Typography
Author: Type Directors Club, New York
Publisher: Hoaki

A collection of TDC Awards winning works and essays about contemporary typography trends.

Yearbook of Type #7
Publisher: Slanted

Slanted’s traditional annual type catalogue featuring fonts from studios like Sharp Type, TypeMates, TypeTogether, and CSTM Fonts. Includes specimens, interviews, and essays about contemporary type design.