FontShop's acclaimed publication of typography and design recently returned to print with last year's Font 004: Community. The follow-up issue is hot off the press.

Font 005's cover story takes on the historical and cultural impressions left by letterforms that are very different from those of digital type: graffiti. Contributor Ian Lynam finds that despite their disparity, graffiti and graphic design continue to influence each other and mix blood as they evolve. Graffiti artists and experts illustrate the article, including photographs from award-winning documentary photographer Martha Cooper.

Heavy stuff, indeed. There's less serious fare in this issue, too. Vancouver designer Marian Bantjes returns to write and illustrate in hilarious fashion a long overdue critique of the alphabet. And in the Foundry Spotlight, type designers chime in with their (sometimes acerbic) takes on the topic of legibility.

As usual, Font 005 offers a slew of new font showings and typographic eye candy. With design from Joseph Pemberton and Jennifer Panasik of Punchcut and editorial direction from Stephen Coles, Amos Klausner, and Tamye Riggs, Font 005 is another trove of design inspiration and edification. 

Font is a free publication. Visit FontShop's subscription web page to order both Font 004 and Font 005, and subscribe to receive future issues: http://www.fontshop.com/features/fontmag/subscribe

Special Font 005 online content can be found at: http://www.fontshop.com/fontfeed/archives/font_magazine/

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Founded in 1990, FontShop is the original independent font retailer with locations around the world. FontShop carries over 100,000 fonts from more than 50 international type foundries, large and small.