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Hello, I’m Elliot! Designer, author, speaker, and all-round typography nerd. You might know my work with Adobe Fonts & Google Fonts, or the magazines 8 FacesLagom.

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Universal Principles of Typography

100 key concepts, theories, and guidelines for choosing, pairing, and using type. Published by Quarto in 2024, with a foreword by Ellen Lupton.

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Fine Specimens

My next book! A curated collection of the best in contemporary type design, chock full of inspiration. To be published by Quarto in March 2026 and available to pre-order now!

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My podcast

Hello, Type Friends! is a podcast, on which I sit down with a friend for an informal chat about life, work, and, well... whatever comes up. No script. No plans. And no Bézier curves.

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Keeping type consistent in changing conditions

At first glance, grade might seem very much like weight. But where weight serves to differentiate, grade’s purpose is to unify, allowing designers to adjust type precisely so that it appears the same across different materials, backgrounds, and lighting conditions. And once you notice the problem grade addresses, it’s hard to not see it everywhere.

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My next speaking gig

West of England Design Forum

16th September 2026
Bristol, UK 🇬🇧

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