Lowercase “r” Is the Shortest Letter With the Longest List of Design Rules

23/07/2026 | Blog, Glyphs Guide

Lowercase “r” doesn’t look like it should be complicated. It’s short, it’s simple, it’s mostly just a stem with a...

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“q” Never Appears Alone in English — Here’s What That Means for Type Design

22/07/2026 | Blog, Glyphs Guide

Lowercase “q” has a quirk unlike almost any other letter in English: outside of a handful of loanwords and proper...

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Why the Romans Barely Used “k” — and What That Means for Type Design

15/07/2026 | Blog, Glyphs Guide

“k” has a strange status in the Latin alphabet: it’s ancient, but the Romans almost never used it. For centuries...

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Nestglow Font | Retro Wave Font with Funky, Bold, and Psychedelic Design

14/07/2026 | Display Font, Shop

Every design trend has a soundtrack, and for this typeface, it’s unmistakably funk and soul vinyl spinning on a turntable...

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The Letter “h” Was Almost Silent Forever — How Type Design Kept It Alive

11/07/2026 | Blog, Glyphs Guide

“h” has an odd reputation: in plenty of languages and even in some English words, it barely makes a sound...

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“d” Isn’t Just a Flipped “b”: The Real Design Story Behind This Letter

06/07/2026 | Blog, Glyphs Guide

If lowercase “b” is a stem with a bowl on the bottom, “d” is its mirror image — a bowl...

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