To relax a little on the week-end, lay back and check out a little typographic inspiration. If you like typography, make sure to check our Typography Daily blog.

Font of the week: Alianza

This is a complex typographic system which includes three different but complementary styles so far: Slab, italic and script, with nine weights each one; plus three sets of ornamental fonts: labels, negative labels and ornaments.

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Handpainted type

Handpainted type is a project dedicated to preserving the typographic practice of street painters around India.

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Chank’s type

Chank Diesel isn’t a low-octane truck fuel — it’s a person’s name. He is a font designer and owner of Chank Co in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Daily dishonesty

Lettering for Daily Dishonesty, an award-winning blog dedicated to life’s lovely little lies.

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Prints by Martina Flor

A series of typographic prints by Martina Flor.

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Inguz font

Inguz is an experimental all-caps font.

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Multinational typeface

This colourful alphabet has been designed for Grey Advertising’s new multinational team based in Singapore. It’s been constructed from the abstract shapes of over one hundred national flags.

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About the Author

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Mirko Humbert

Mirko Humbert is the editor-in-chief and main author of Designer Daily and Typography Daily. He is also a graphic designer and the founder of WP Expert.