Type Tuesday

A Devilishly Good Typeface Mixing Black Metal + Scandi Design

Name: Lucifer Sans Designer: Daniel Brokstad Foundry: Daniel Brokstad Release Date: May 2019 Back Story: Designer Daniel Brokstad drew inspiration…

Type Tuesday

A Devilishly Good Typeface Mixing Black Metal + Scandi Design

Lucifer Sans makes Helvetica seem like the uptight party guest no one really wanted to invite

Words by
Angela Riechers

Published on
August 20th, 2019

Design + Diversity

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Design Diary

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Branding

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The Design Industry Needs to Take a Stand Against Free Pitching

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Design + Politics

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Design History 101

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Branding

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Books

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Design + Mental Health

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Graphic design

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Design Diary

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Type Tuesday

A Fluid Typeface for Utopias in All Their Multiplicity

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Eye on Design City Guide: Mumbai

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Design Diary

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Typography

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Digital

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Books

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Type Tuesday

A Typeface That’s Subtly Offbeat, Unexpected, and a Little Awkward

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Op-ed

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Design + Education

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Design + Education

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Design + Education

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Design + Education

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Design + Education

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Design + Education

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Design + Education

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Happy Hour

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Design Diary

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Emerging designers

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Branding

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Eye on Design Magazine

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