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RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 01/11/2024 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 01/11/2024 Nurom Next by The Northern Block—Unified over a decade. Unified with respect. Unified by design. Read More
FONTS IN USE Donna Wearmouth 17/10/2024 FONTS IN USE Donna Wearmouth 17/10/2024 Moret—Undoubtedly distinctive and one of The Northern Block’s most popular typefaces used by creatives worldwide. Read More
RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 16/08/2024 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 16/08/2024 A typeface for world-builders and futurists—The Northern Block’s Heltar strikes a balance between homage and innovation. Read More
NEWS Donna Wearmouth 07/08/2024 NEWS Donna Wearmouth 07/08/2024 Success for Angusta at the Hiiibrand International Design Awards, as the typeface wins its second competition. Read More
NEWS Donna Wearmouth 02/07/2024 NEWS Donna Wearmouth 02/07/2024 Letters from The Northern Block: June 2024 Round-up Read More
RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 16/05/2024 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 16/05/2024 Uniquely Destroyed and Boldly Re-made: Mynor-B, The Latest Typeface from The Northern Block. Read More
RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 09/04/2024 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 09/04/2024 The Northern Block’s New Romanesque Typeface Markus Low—As Mythical as it is Modern. Read More
RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 27/02/2024 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 27/02/2024 Perfectly Imperfect; it’s time to play with Zabawa—The Northern Block’s newest handwritten typeface. Read More
NEWS Donna Wearmouth 11/01/2024 NEWS Donna Wearmouth 11/01/2024 A Year of Typographic Excellence: The Northern Block’s 2023 in Review. Read More
RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 11/12/2023 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 11/12/2023 The Northern Block releases Cagney—A typeface that smacks of prohibition Americana, dipped in psychedelia. Read More
RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 27/11/2023 RELEASES Donna Wearmouth 27/11/2023 The Northern Block re-releases Dekal—Bringing a revival typeface out to play, in a retro future near you. Read More
NEWS Donna Wearmouth 31/10/2023 NEWS Donna Wearmouth 31/10/2023 The Northern Block’s Angusta typeface snaps up a win in the Communication Arts Typography Competition. Read More
RELEASES Guest User 25/09/2023 RELEASES Guest User 25/09/2023 From Maggy to Maggie’s. The Northern Block designs an eclectic typeface encouraging creatives to type for a cause. Read More
RELEASES Guest User 26/07/2023 RELEASES Guest User 26/07/2023 Nostalgia and art history drive Jonathan Hill’s latest experimental typeface—Hubsch. Read More
FONTS IN USE Guest User 06/07/2023 FONTS IN USE Guest User 06/07/2023 When typefaces take on a life of their own—exploring the creative marriage between type designer and typographer. Read More
NEWS Guest User 18/05/2023 NEWS Guest User 18/05/2023 The Northern Block scores a win in the Type Directors Club (TDC69) competition for type family Fagun. Read More
INSPIRATION Guest User 04/05/2023 INSPIRATION Guest User 04/05/2023 Traditional American wood type provides inspiration for The Northern Block’s latest type family—Angusta. Read More
RELEASES Guest User 05/04/2023 RELEASES Guest User 05/04/2023 The Northern Block produces Fagun, a versatile type family with Victorian roots available in 14 styles plus variable. Read More
RELEASES Guest User 13/03/2023 RELEASES Guest User 13/03/2023 Loew Variable blends fresh with familiar and draws on inspiration from mid-century industrial designers. Read More
INSPIRATION Guest User 21/02/2023 INSPIRATION Guest User 21/02/2023 Better known for modernist geometric sans, our first serif typeface in years is due for release—meet Leida. Read More