Typography
On the quiet authority of serifs
Why the most powerful brands return, again and again, to the typographic traditions of the printed page.
May 2026
6 min
The Journal
Why the most powerful brands return, again and again, to the typographic traditions of the printed page.
Notes from a six-month identity engagement, and what photography taught me about restraint.
An argument for stillness in art direction, when every brand is shouting in motion.
Identity is a system, not a moment. Why a logo is the last thing we should be looking at.
Reading rooms, façades, and the spatial discipline of typesetting.