News
Filters
Process: DOSS Collection
Staff Pick
Designed by Marc Rouault
Jul 10, 2024
DOSS is a collection of four display-oriented typefaces that also reference the aesthetics of ‘90s rave culture and ‘80s sci-fi tropes.
Sharp Type Season Two: Neutral Better
Staff Pick
The process of developing our new website.
Jun 3, 2024
Season Two, Sharp Type’s new website and e-commerce platform, is here! Read our interview with Systems Lead Justin Sloane for behind-the-scenes insight into our development and design process.
Sharp Earth Case Study
![Sharp Earth Case Study](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Ff3ef679dbec5a6d70fccb07d636df4dc.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Staff Pick
May 14, 2024
Sharp Earth is a new multi-script sans serif typeface spearheaded by Lucas Sharp and drawn in collaboration with a team of local experts from around the globe.
Sharp Type’s Chantra Malee Wants to Pay it Forward
![Sharp Type’s Chantra Malee Wants to Pay it Forward](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F03a9424f5c0d06aa4c87602632c88cd8.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Apr 30, 2024
Down to the Letter: Sharp Type in Monocle Magazine
![Down to the Letter: Sharp Type in Monocle Magazine](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F80883ac4d756e2218b6de1822f5ec9fe.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Staff Pick
Writer: Will Higginbotham Photography: Tara Rice
Apr 30, 2024
Sharp Type featured in Monocle Magazine's 2023 design issue No.168
Sharp Type Volume One Process
Staff Pick
Presenting Volume 1
Apr 1, 2024
Our first type specimen, 350 pages of pure Sharp Type from 2015-2023
Sharp Grotesk Global Case Study
Staff Pick
Oct 23, 2023
Making Sharp Grotesk Global
First Impressions of Earth: The Spring Melt
![First Impressions of Earth: The Spring Melt](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F6257acb2afa5e116126c9bc61a94353b.png&w=3840&q=75)
Staff Pick
May 31, 2023
Melting letterforms turn into a blissed-out six minutes of font ASMR ...and a special Beta release
Women in Type Insights interview with Its Nice That
![Women in Type Insights interview with Its Nice That](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F7b60f9d1735759c17583f567d43a7a6b.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Mar 20, 2023
Chantra discusses the state of type design with two other industry leaders for It's Nice That's Global Type feature.
Twilio
Oct 23, 2022
A custom typeface and logotype project
Williams College
![Williams College](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fea7df889e4d95ba36c945995b2aaf921.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 4, 2022
Designing a bespoke typeface family for a leading academic institution.
Process: Octave
![Process: Octave](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F71a45eb54d357bfa4235437eb0b69e06.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Staff Pick
Sep 25, 2022
Octave, Josh Finklea’s 2022 release with Sharp Type, is a reconsideration of the modern sans serif typeface.
Process: Ghost
![Process: Ghost](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F776f5df3a36540438660e4c1f369db65.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Sep 25, 2022
A resurrection of the Humanist sans
Lover's Magazine interviews Sharp Type
![Lover's Magazine interviews Sharp Type](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F889e186a3b393e7b22cfae79359d9cc1.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Lover's Magazine
Aug 1, 2022
Sharp Type's co-founder discusses the business of type design
As versatile as the plain white T-shirt, Sharp Type’s new font is perfectly ordinary
![As versatile as the plain white T-shirt, Sharp Type’s new font is perfectly ordinary](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F9d163ffc55b50668281f67aabac0a379.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Aug 1, 2022
Our newest humanist sans serif, Ghost, is featured in It's Nice That
The Malee Scholarship 2022 Finalists
![The Malee Scholarship 2022 Finalists](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F67b7c6a87ab1a3a20319939c0a72f299.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jul 19, 2022
Meet Tamara Segura, Fernanda Cozzi, and Krutika Shah.
The Malee Scholarship 2022 Special Recognition
![The Malee Scholarship 2022 Special Recognition](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fc3ddc7fa1e31bc6ae723348da3c7dc51.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jul 18, 2022
The Malee Scholarship recognizes four women for their achievements and contributions to the type design industry.
Announcing The Malee Scholarship 2022 Recipient
![Announcing The Malee Scholarship 2022 Recipient](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Ff75dc193b122deb2155fe9d882569874.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jul 18, 2022
We are thrilled to announce the 2022 Malee Scholar. Get to know Daniela López Hernández, her design work, and her aspirations in this interview.
Crocs X MCM
![Crocs X MCM](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fdb209433295d1df418c7306b9d2c42a8.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jul 11, 2022
The latest Crocs collaboration showcases Sharp Type's recent logo refresh for MCM
Introducing Ceraph
![Introducing Ceraph](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F62184a156386dff0aef2f8473521b776.png&w=3840&q=75)
Apr 27, 2022
Designer Emma Piercy's debut typeface, coming soon from Sharp Type
The Malee Scholarship: Interview with Chantra Malee Montoya-Pimolwatana
![The Malee Scholarship: Interview with Chantra Malee Montoya-Pimolwatana](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F35903bb9fd383ac46dcce05a5afd4deb.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Feb 22, 2022
The Yule Ogg
![The Yule Ogg](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F47b4e2eea250c6e8428e131705444342.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Dec 16, 2021
Sharp Type is pleased to debut our inOGGural youtube video this holiday season.
Process: Greenstone
Sep 25, 2021
Process: Tarnac
Sep 18, 2021
Marc Rouault's Tarnac Slab and Sans
Design Feaster interview Chantra Malee about The Malee Scholarship
![Design Feaster interview Chantra Malee about The Malee Scholarship](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fc5b01a999f3e9e7b82e9d06b235b762d.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Aug 15, 2021
The Malee Scholarship 2021 Finalists
![The Malee Scholarship 2021 Finalists](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F9cf971399417f6ddd959e42427a1751c.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Jul 16, 2021
Meet Aline Kaori Yoshimatsu, Jéssica Silva, and Thy Hà.
Branding Hillary 2016 and the Semiotics of Neoliberalism
![Branding Hillary 2016 and the Semiotics of Neoliberalism](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F8d6b22f51af5561c73fdd13bf0306868.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
May 10, 2021
The Rare Cursive Typeface That Actually Recreates the Feel of Handwritten Script
![The Rare Cursive Typeface That Actually Recreates the Feel of Handwritten Script](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F7a4763ac9c9c38d147552bd57fcb33b0.png&w=3840&q=75)
Staff Pick
Dec 15, 2020
19th century handwriting comes to life in My-Lan Thuong’s digital reimagining of copperplate calligraphy
The Dynamic Duo Behind Sharp Type
![The Dynamic Duo Behind Sharp Type](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fc46cd61ad934f8e88e8f04d86d5a2f06.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 13, 2020
Process: Trois Mille
Staff Pick
Sep 18, 2020
Process: Carta Nueva
![Process: Carta Nueva](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F16bb6dd10663734d5fe452adb0f5f1ea.png&w=3840&q=75)
Staff Pick
Sep 11, 2020
Carta Nueva is the digital re-imagination by My-Lan Thuong of a pointed-nib calligraphy model from 1851 in Barcelona, Spain.
Polish Music Publishing House & Beatrice Display, Beatrice, Ogg
![Polish Music Publishing House & Beatrice Display, Beatrice, Ogg](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fc6a91146c9a2496309e8ff9bd407eb80.png&w=3840&q=75)
Aug 31, 2020
Three of our typefaces bring a new tempo to works by great Polish composers.
Dropbox
![Dropbox](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F90e8094ff3e8e895dcbcf68af6af3ae0.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 23, 2019
Logo Development & Sharp Grotesk Typeface for Dropbox Rebrand
Beatrice Superfamily Case Study
![Beatrice Superfamily Case Study](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F5ea60288ef295d908a394225f99c4148.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 23, 2019
Making of the Beatrice Superfamily
Process: Doyle
![Process: Doyle](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fc03a6fd0dcb6e676cc438dda1773adf5.gif&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 19, 2019
Ogg Superfamily Case Study
![Ogg Superfamily Case Study](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fd3dcaf3c558c9d76723a57fde54c8f08.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Sep 12, 2019
The Malee Scholarship
![The Malee Scholarship](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F73c6a12a99b473de8ddab0e79e246a69.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 23, 2018
Designing a scholarship for women of color in type design.
Process: Garnett
![Process: Garnett](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F650d79b311d4ff8afd193b991f248398.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Sep 11, 2018
Samsung Sharp Sans
![Samsung Sharp Sans](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Fb995ab03f1737fd3f6238d9c7658db17.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 23, 2017
Samsung Sharp Sans Global by Sharp Type.
Process: Centra Superfamily
Aug 23, 2017
Josh Finklea's Centra No1, No2 and Mono as well as future expansions
Process: Respira Black
Aug 23, 2017
The making of Respira
Type on the campaign trail
![Type on the campaign trail](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2Ff56cf9121f5c03995c962f547e35df7f.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Oct 30, 2016
Type Paris Q&A with Lucas Sharp
![Type Paris Q&A with Lucas Sharp](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F13f94247c71e393a16bbf397bddb6f59.png&w=3840&q=75)
Jul 18, 2016
Process: Post Grotesk
![Process: Post Grotesk](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdcym8fthxf5uu.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F80cceb6313c6b8c7f41990c7889f9582.gif&w=3840&q=75)
Sep 12, 2014