For designers seeking the highest tier of typography inspiration, there is no substitute for tactile, beautifully printed physical media. We are thrilled to announce that ROHH Type’s Glycerin and Gigafly are featured in Elliot Jay Stocks’ Fine Specimens—one of the most anticipated releases for anyone curating the best typography books this year.
Essential Typography Inspiration: Inside “Fine Specimens”
Authored by renowned designer and typographer Elliot Jay Stocks and published by Rockport Publishers (an imprint of The Quarto Group), this book is a carefully curated gallery highlighting amazing collection of contemporary typefaces from leading independent foundries around the world.
The book features a beautifully designed layout, printed on premium paper stock that makes colors vibrant and alive. Elliot curated a versatile lineup of modern fonts, showcasing a massive range of styles from foundries all over the world. Holding the final product is a reminder of why physical print still matters—the production quality highlights the subtle details of the letterforms in a way no screen ever could. Fine Specimens absolutely deserves a permanent spot on your studio shelf. You can explore more of Elliot’s publications on his books page,
The Art of Type Specimens: Featuring Glycerin and Gigafly
Making fonts is a highly technical process, and we spend a lot of time just getting the engineering and language support right. Seeing those digital files turn into real ink on paper in a book like this is a really great feeling. For this feature, we chose to include Glycerin and Gigafly because we built them specifically to work together.
Glycerin: The Geo-Humanist Text Typeface
Glycerin™ is a contemporary geo-humanist sans-serif offering a powerful personality with unmatched legibility. Built as a fully equipped text family, it features true italics, stylistic alternates, and deep typographic features. Both for large bodies of text or a clean editorial layout, Glycerin brings a warm, minimalist, and highly technical mood to the page.
Gigafly: The High-Contrast Display Powerhouse
Serving as the bold, high-impact sibling to Glycerin, Gigafly™ is a contemporary high-contrast sans-serif built for creationing expressive headlines. Designed for modern branding, lively posters, and striking editorial layouts, Gigafly features a sharp design language full of energy. Its playful contrast gives it a unique, cheerful elegance.
Never Enough Typography Books!
In a digital workflow, it is easy to get lost in endless scrolling searching for design inspiration. Physical typography books like this one dedicated to type specimens, offer a permanent, tactile source of ideas, such as:
- Spotting Contemporary Trends: See what top independent foundries are cooking right now.
- Mastering Layout and Hierarchy: Type designers are constantly finding creative ways to work with text!
- Tactile Appreciation: The ink on paper allows you to appreciate the weight, spacing, and letterforms in a physical way. And it just feels so good…
Bring Gigafly and Glycerin to Your Next Project
We are incredibly grateful to Elliot Jay Stocks and the team at Quarto for giving our fonts a home in such a stunning publication, that we highly recommend! You can get the book here.
Want to use the featured fonts in your next big design project? You can explore the full families and play with them here:
Have you picked up a copy of Fine Specimens yet? Tag us on Instagram to show us your favorite pages! Don’t forget to check out our full font catalog at ROHH Type.