Alphabetical Playground
Author: Nigel Cottier
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Nigel Cottier’s investigation into how we can use the Alphabet as a container for countless graphic systems, conceptual ideas, and endless play.
Alphabet Logo
Publisher: Counter Print
A collection of over 500 logos, each based on a single symbol.
Building Ligatures: The Power of Type
Editor: Linda Kudrnovská
Publisher: TypeTogether
Selected essays by Fiona Ross, Catherine Dixon, Gerry Leonidas, Veronika Burian, José Scaglione, and others reflect on philosophical and ethical considerations, as well as the practical and technological aspects of typographic life.
Clara Istlerová: A Life Among Letters
Author: Anežka Minaríková
Publisher: Inventory Press
The first publication in English on the career of Czech graphic designer and typographer Clara Istlerová.
Conspiratorial Design. Information design for the bigger picture
Author: Carlo Bramanti
Publisher: Set Margins
A book about how design contributes to the formation of conspiracy theories.
Design Against Racism
Author: Omari Souza
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
A historical and philosophical exploration of the impact of design on underserved communities, examining the field’s shortcomings as well as its potential to create positive change.
Design History Reader
Author: Kristen Coogan
Publisher: Onomatopee
A collection of essays critically examining the history of design as it is taught in Western universities.
Disarming Design
Author: Annelys de Vet
Publisher: Valiz
Using three
Disorder. Swiss Grit Vol. II
Authors: Chris Ashworth, Marvin Scott Jarrett, Adrian Shaughnessy
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
A book dedicated to the career of Chris Ashworth, charting his “Swiss Grit” approach from the influential Ray Gun magazine in the 1990s to his experimental type projects of today.
Face with tears of joy
Author: Keith Houston
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
An indispensable guide to the most vibrant part of modern language, by the author of the Shady Characters blog.
Fred Troller Design
Editor: Dani Piderman
Publisher: United editions
A monograph on Fred Troller, a designer who worked, among others, with American Airlines and IBM.
Gérard Ifert: A Design Antihero
Authors: Ascanio Cecco, Tony Côme, Catherine de Smet
Publisher: Éditions B42
A monograph on Gérard Ifert, who has worked as a graphic designer, scenographer, photographer, and furniture designer.
Graphic Design: 1890 to Today
Author: Jens Müller
Publisher: Taschen
Jens Müller traces the history of graphic design over the past 135 years. Among the most important projects of this period, he highlights Massimo Vignelli’s New York City subway signage, Milton Glaser’s I ❤️ NY lettering, and Stefan Sagmeister’s posters.
Graphic Languages — A Visual Guide to the World’s Writing Systems
Editor: Oliver Häusle
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
A book that explores the boundaries of legibility of individual characters in Cyrillic, Hebrew, Georgian, Armenian, Latin, Devanagari, and other scripts.
International Poster Book #10
Publisher: INTL
A catalogue of the British poster competition International Poster Exhibition, featuring commentary from the jury.
Ken Garland: Structure and Substance
Editor: Adrian Shaughnessy
Publisher: United Editions
A reissue of the monograph on the English designer Ken Garland, with a foreword by Adrian Shaughnessy.
Kulachëk
Publisher: Counter Print
The first monograph on designer Anna Kulachёk.
Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters’ Alphabets
Introduction: Morgane Côme
Publisher: Letterform Archive
A kaleidoscopic survey of letterforms from 19th- and 20th-century France.
Logo Beginnings. Logo Modernism
Аuthor: Jens Müller
Publisher: Taschen
A collection of 1,000 well-known and lesser-known logos from the 19th and 20th centuries.
MXTP Vol. 1
Publisher: Maxitype and Plasma
A collection of “blocky, experimental, arrogant, distorted, unbalanced, delicate, psychedelic, bubbly” typefaces drawn by participants of the Maxitype residency in Cucuron, France.
Molecular Typography Laboratory
Аuthor: Kobi Franco
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
A speculative research project that delves into experimental typography, exploring the intersection of function versus aesthetics and content versus form.
On the Edges of Graphic Design from A—Z—∞
Аuthor: Anja Lutz
Publisher: Set Margins
Residents of the Berlin-based space A — Z Presents, focused on experimental and multidisciplinary graphic design, share their visions of the future of design and stories from the past.
Octavo Redux 1:1
Аuthors: Mark Holt, Hamish Muir.
Publisher: United Editions
From 1986 to 1992, Mark Holt and Hamish Muir published the design magazine Octavo. In 2025, they decided to compile all its issues and publish them in a single book.
Plain Text 2
Publisher: Plain Form
Plain Text explores typographic imaginaries, moving beyond a strictly historical and technical framework. The second issue features Marcus Leis Allion, Simon Renaud, Tim Brookes, and Inscript collective.
Remarkable Renaissance Books
Аuthor: John Boardley
Publisher: Bodleian Library
The story of eighteen extraordinary early printed volumes, from the very first titles printed in the fifteenth century to the groundbreaking scientific texts of the Enlightenment.
Slanted Experimental Type 3.0
Editors: Andreas Ruhe, Lars Harmsen, students of University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
The third Slanted book dedicated to experimental typography. This time, students from the University of Dortmund, along with their professors, helped compile it. When selecting projects for inclusion, they prioritized those that attempt to reflect on contemporary ethical and political conflicts.
Slanted Magazine #46 — Cairo
Editors: Luna Şenyurt, Markus Lange
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
A collection of interviews with Cairo’s most prominent typographers, designers, and architects. This book continues Slanted’s series on non-European design; the previous book in the series focused on Tbilisi and Yerevan.
So You’ve Purchased a Simpsons Pamphlet Zine
Author: Jonny Thaw
Publisher: The Second Best Damn Pet Shop In Town
A visual study of the typography of flyers and booklets from The Simpsons universe.
Support Independent Type II
Editors: Lars Harmsen, Marian Misiak, Pola Małaczewska
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
300 specimens and several articles about recent developments in the type scene.
The Education of a Design Writer
Editors: Steven Heller, Molly Heintz
Publisher: Allworth
A collection of essays on how to write about design and how designers are similar to writers.
The FVS Atlas
Authors: TwoPoints.Net
Publisher: Victionary
A collection of flexible visual systems and a series of interviews with
The Quick Classification Guide for Typography A Handbook for Designers
Authors: Eva Kubinyi et al
Publisher: Niggli
A guide for beginner typographers, detailing the font characteristics to pay attention to.
The Ohno Book
Authors: James Edmondson
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
An emotional type design handbook by the founder of OH no Type Co.
The World’s Best Typography, Typography 46
Editors: Carol Wahler, Griffin McCabe, Joe Newton, Type Directors Club
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
A catalogue of works by the winners of the 46th TDC Awards.
Trendy Korean Design & Unique Branding Ideas
Publisher: PIE International
A report on which techniques, developed by Korean designers and marketers, have been adopted worldwide this year.
Type Designers of the Twentieth Century
Аuthor: David Jury
Publisher: Bodleian Library
A book about how work with type has changed over the past hundred years, and the biographies of 37 of the most prominent type designers of the 20th century (for example, Carol Twombly, Hermann Zapf, and Adrian Frutiger).
Unbound
Аuthor: Karel Martens
Publisher: Roma Publications
A catalogue of works by Karel Martens, published in conjunction with his exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
Yearbook of Lettering #2
Editor: Linus Haug
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
A collection featuring the work of nearly 100 designers working with lettering. The book also includes interviews with calligraphers Ken Barber, Ruben Malayan, and Tina Touli.
100 Beste Plakate 24
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Catalogue of the annual “100 Beste Plakate” competition.
