The Northern Block’s 2025 in Review: New Scripts, Historic Revivals, and a Year of Creative…This year, The Northern Block has strengthened both our creative output and our industry presence. We released eleven typefaces and…Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 2025
Artistry and elegance, elevated by imagination and precision — Selestin is a typographic triumph…In early 2023, a creative challenge set by 36 Days of Type sparked Tasos Varipatis into an act of experimentation, inspiring the genesis…Nov 26, 2025Nov 26, 2025
The Northern Block’s Pennline Script — A 126-year-old typeface resurrection, pulsing with early…In 1899, Philadelphia was one of the most international cities on the planet. A century of mass immigration helped to turn it into a…Oct 13, 2025Oct 13, 2025
The Northern Block’s Lintel Next: Inspired by Finnish design, delivering seamless performance on…The Northern Block love to set themselves a challenge. Their latest — a project to develop their Lintel typeface as part of its ‘Next’…Jul 25, 2025Jul 25, 2025
Letters from The Northern Block: June 2025 Round-upAs we hit the halfway point of 2025, we’re reflecting on what has been a busy and rewarding six months at the foundry. It’s been a period…Jul 4, 2025Jul 4, 2025
Loew Next Devanagari — An evocative global typeface for the rising global superpower that is India.For The Northern Block, their Loew typeface was groundbreaking. It has built a lineage over a decade of delivering corporate regularity…Mar 21, 2025Mar 21, 2025
A Year of Bold Font Releases, Partnerships, and Global Achievements: The Northern Block’s 2024 in…Compiling a year’s worth of company statistics, accomplishments, and team achievements is always exciting yet challenging. 2024 has been a…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
Nurom Next by The Northern Block — Unified over a decade. Unified with respect. Unified by design.The Northern Block have taken on an ultramarathon in attention to detail, to create a unique, adaptable sans-serif. It’s a typeface that’s…Nov 1, 2024Nov 1, 2024
Moret — Undoubtedly distinctive and one of The Northern Block’s most popular typefaces used by…Moret is a sophisticated display typeface inspired by 20th-century European sign painting. Designed by Jamie Chang and published by The…Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 2024
A typeface for world-builders and futurists — The Northern Block’s Heltar strikes a balance…Heltar is an eponym derived from the ‘Hel’ in ‘Helvetica’, connecting us instantly to The Northern Block’s intent to honour the…Aug 19, 2024Aug 19, 2024
