Hello, I’m Elliot! Designer, author, speaker, and all-round typography nerd. You might know my work with Adobe Fonts & Google Fonts, or the magazines 8 Faces & Lagom.
Universal Principles of Typography
100 key concepts, theories, and guidelines for choosing, pairing, and using type. Published by Quarto in 2024, with a foreword by Ellen Lupton.
Fine Specimens
My next book! A curated collection of the best in contemporary type design, chock full of inspiration. To be published by Quarto in March 2026 and available to pre-order now!
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My podcast
Hello, Type Friends! is a podcast, on which I sit down with a friend for an informal chat about life, work, and, well... whatever comes up. No script. No plans. And no Bézier curves.