The written word can indeed be considered art, with the author’s descriptions creating vivid scenes in the mind of the reader. But only rarely do the pages themselves actually become artwork, as they ...

The biggest exhibition of typefaces and texts as visual art is being held at the former Seoul Station, shedding light on the transformation of typography and the act of writing and reading in the ...

Typography has evolved with the development of civilization. Korea, Japan and China have their own writing systems — hangeul (the Korean alphabet), kana (Japanese script) and Chinese characters ...

The art of typography evens the equation of form over function, crafting words into a design that is equal parts catchy and communicative. The Typography Poster Exhibition held at the Tokyo ...

It seems that everywhere we are warned about the looming death of the printed word. As pixels and computer screens replace ink and paper, it is all the more thrilling to see an artist inspired by ...

Some people play with their food. Danielle Evans turns hers into visual masterpieces. The 29-year-old is known as the mastermind behind food typography, an art form that turns everyday edibles into ...

Arvind Sundar says his first glimpse of Jackson Pollock’s One: Number 31, 1950 at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 2015 changed his life. Till then, he hadn’t even heard of the abstract ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Christopher Plantin, a leather tooler of Antwerp, was making a late delivery one night in 1555 when thugs set upon him with swords and deeply pierced his shoulder. Thus crippled, Plantin had to turn ...