Commercial Type

New York/London

Last Notes

2026-05-28 13:27:59 GMT

Don't miss Paul's essay on the family:
https://commercialtype.com/about/collections/action_grotesque
and Erik's extensive writeup and showings on his own new site:
https://letterror.com/actiongrotesque/
https://letterror.com/actiongrotesque-essay/
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2026-05-28 13:23:49 GMT

NEW RELEASE! Brand new from Erik van Blokland @nprofile…uvqd, Action Grotesque is a variable-first, reading-first sans serif designed first and foremost for use on screen.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/action_grotesque

2025-11-16 15:16:05 GMT

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2025-10-20 14:51:25 GMT

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Read more in the newsletter by @nprofile…f27x, with sample images by Vance Wellenstein.
https://commercialtype.com/newsletters/120

2025-10-20 14:50:23 GMT

New release from Sandrine Nugue: Delusse, a spiky-soft response to Vendôme, one of the most iconic French typefaces of the twentieth century.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/delusse
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2025-10-02 15:27:34 GMT

James Mosely's lectures on the history of letterforms were delivered every year to students in the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. These were recorded in 2020-21, and are now available for anyone to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh8Q6TpPxtgxSG6DEuOrH9iKx9bh6Pr7G

2025-07-09 13:35:33 GMT

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@nprofile…ryax @nprofile…unvw Yes, this re-release wouldn't have happened without @nprofile…k2ma, who extended the glyphsets and drew italics for everything but the normal width (which I had done around 2003 or so, and had never released for reasons I don't remember...)

2025-05-09 15:27:24 GMT

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@nprofile…9lkk Masterpiece Printers in LIC does beautiful work, and can be reasonable if you're flexible on paper, no spot colors, etc. https://masterpieceprinters.com
I haven't used Offset Press on Baxter St in Chinatown but our studiomate has worked with them a bunch of times and says they're great. (646) 398-8725 No website.

2025-04-23 15:27:06 GMT

New work by Christian and @nprofile…s8s0 for Aftonbladet, a Swedish media outlet, with art direction by Anna Thurfjell. Cae study here:
https://commercialtype.com/custom/nameplate_for_aftonbladet
More on Anna's thinking here:
https://annathurfjell.com/work/brand-refresh-of-swedens-largest-news-brand/
Greg created a variable version of the logotype for the early stages of the design process, because like many clients we didn't know exactly what we wanted, but we would know it when we saw it.
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2025-03-10 14:20:10 GMT

New in our news section, Caren @nprofile…0fnl interviewed Shiva Nallaperumal about Delegate, how he came to type design, and his studio November: https://commercialtype.com/news/shiva_nallaperumals_path_to_delegate
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2024-12-16 15:13:05 GMT

New release! Place, our first release by French type designer and calligrapher Julien Priez, is a wide and elegant serif typeface in four weights, with both Latin and blackletter capitals.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/place
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2024-12-10 05:55:33 GMT

We're looking for recommendations for bookshops to stock Double Acts in Pop. Any suggestions will be much appreciated!
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2024-12-03 14:52:41 GMT

New in the Vault! Williamson Italic, a single-style display face by Paul Barnes.
vault.commercialtype.com
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2024-11-13 19:57:32 GMT

We made a new book! "Double Acts in Pop: An Incomplete Survey" is our first full library specimen in nearly a decade, and our latest specimen intended to be as engaging to read as it is to look at. Thinking about our 20+ year creative partnership, Paul and I invited LA-based writer Molly Lambert to to tease apart the dynamics of some of the most iconic pop duos to understand what makes a double act flourish or flop.
https://commercialtype.com/goods/double_acts_in_pop
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2024-06-13 22:15:54 GMT

New work! New slab by Tim Ripper and swashes for Feature Flat Deck Regular (not italic!) by Julien Priez for new look Rolling Stone by consultants Richard Turley & Mark Leeds with creative director Joe Hutchinson and team.
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2023-09-18 14:59:49 GMT

We have a new website and some new releases. Commercial Type and Commercial Classics are now one library, under one roof.
Design and development by https://graybits.biz. Creative direction and campaign design by https://vancewellenstein.com
Everything new is new again.
https://commercialtype.com
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