FontShop’s acclaimed magazine of typography and design continues its run with Font 005: Legibility. This issue’s cover story takes on the historical and cultural impressions left by letterforms that are very different from those of digital type: graffiti. Writer Ian Lynam finds that despite their disparity, graffiti and graphic design continue to influence each other and mix blood as they evolve.

Heavy stuff, indeed. There’s less serious fare in this issue, too. Marian Bantjes returns to write and illustrate in hilarious fashion a long overdue critique of the alphabet. And in the Foundry Spotlight, type designers chime in with their (sometimes acerbic) takes on the topic of legibility.

All this, plus a slew of new font showings and typographic eye candy. With design from Punchcut and editorial help from Amos Klausner and Tamye Riggs, Font 005 is another trove of design inspiration and edification.

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