Netherlands


The Netherlands is a country in Western Europe, often referred to as Holland.

Fonts 2

Wind
4 Styles
November Arabic
9 Styles

Books 19

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Irma Boom, Book Manifest
With this tiny, 1,000-page, richly illustrated book, Irma Boom encourages a new generation of designers to experiment and develop new ways of making books.
Hansje van Halem, 4
This lavishly produced book presents Hansje van Halem’s array of commissioned, self-generated, rejected and unfinished sketches, type drawings, and experiments
Kaba Mandala
The Kaba Mandala is a limited edition collection of letterpress prints with the Kaba ornament developed by the late Dutch typographer and type designer Bram de Does.
Helmut Salden Uncovered
A monograph on the lettering artist Helmut Salden (1910–96), exploring his original sketches and working drawings.
Karel Martens - Patterns
This publication devoid of any text, contains a collection of patterns designed by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens.

Posters 2

200 letters ‘a’
This limited-edition poster features 200 different hairline versions of the lowercase ‘a' superimposed on each other.
The Ultimate Slab Serif H
The ultimate Slab Serif capital H, with the number of serifs is ever expanding. Each H grows four serifs. Each serif becomes an H by growing additional serifs on the serifs. And so on.

Articles 35

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Notes on Designing and Producing the Typeface Wind
It is not very often that I come across type that is so unusual, so strikingly different that I can’t place it. Hansje van Halem’s Wind is one of those rare examples, so I asked her if we could publish it
Typeface stories · 8 December 2017 · English
Irma Boom interview
Peter Biľak speaks to Irma Boom about how her design practice developed over the past decade.
Interviews · 23 July 2012 · English · 2942 words
Letter Fountain, book review
Detailed look at the English edition of Letter Fountain, typographic reference book examining the form and anatomy of Latin alphabet.
Reviews · 24 June 2011 · English · 1218 words
Interview with René Knip
Interview with the Dutch designer René Knip, specialising in three-dimensional typography and lettering. From the book 158 answers.
Interviews · 9 May 2011 · English · 2361 words
In the Name Of the Father (or the troubles with L-caron)
A real-life situation that forced a type designer to evaluate his profession. One small typographic detail (an incorrect version of the diacritic over the letter L) caused troubles with the authorities. With a happy end.
Essays · 25 September 2010 · English · 1466 words

Blogs 4

Typotheque Solo Exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag
A cross section of Typotheque’s multidisciplinary work is now on display at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formally the Gemeentemuseum), one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands.
3 October 2019
Language Expansion for Wind
Wind, a variable font for optical effects and multi-layed typography designed by Hansje van Halem now speaks Russian and Greek.
13 November 2018
Wind, a Layered Typeface for Optical Illusions
A capital-only display typeface by Hansje van Halem for intricate headlines, and optical effects.
23 November 2017
How does History sound?
In a project of Typeradio and the HBK Saar students choose existing typefaces and interpret them in short compositions. Martin Kalle chose our History as the inspiration for his piece.
1 March 2011

Authors 28

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Thomas Gravemaker
Thomas Gravemaker has extensive experience and knowledge in letterpress and graphic design. He worked for many years in the UK and in France, before s...
Marina Chaccur
Marina Chaccur is a designer. Originally from Brazil, where she graduated in industrial design, Marina specialised in graphic design in the UK, then t...
Atelier Carvalho Bernau
Susana Carvalho and Kai Bernau founded Atelier Carvalho Bernau in The Hague in 2005. The atelier concentrates on reading experiences. To that end, Sus...
Gerard Unger
Gerard Unger (1942–2018) is a Dutch graphic and type designer. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam from 1963–67. A pio...
Bruno van den Elshout
The Dutch artists Bruno van den Elshout initiates autonomous projects that explore unexpected connections between people and ideas. His book New Horiz...