Reading room · what we keep on the shelf

Books, essays and specimens we return to.

A slowly growing list of the references behind our work, with a few lines on why each one stayed on the shelf.

The Elements of Typographic Style

Bringhurst

Grid Systems

Müller-Brockmann

Designing Programs

Gerstner

The Form of the Book

Tschichold

Interaction of Color

Albers

Thinking with Type

Lupton

Two designers, one long table and a stubborn love of good typography.

Quiet Pixel was started in 2019 to do fewer projects, more carefully. We work directly with founders and small teams, from the first sketch to the final file.

Currently booking projects for early next year.

  • Brand identity from 4 weeks
  • Editorial & print from 3 weeks
  • Websites & interfaces from 6 weeks