"There's incredible typographic variety right now", Charles Nix reflects on type in 2025

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(Image credit: Monotype)

Charles Nix is senior executive creative director at Monotype. He grew up leading what he describes as a "charmed typographic existence", as his father was a printer, and began specialising in typography at the turn of the century.

At first, "folks didn't really understand what it was", explains Charles, but people are beginning to "cotton on" to it because of the introduction of computers. We now all interact with type every day, whether we realise it or not.

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Rosie Hilder is Creative Bloq's Deputy Editor. After beginning her career in journalism in Argentina – where she worked as Deputy Editor of Time Out Buenos Aires – she moved back to the UK and joined Future Plc in 2016. Since then, she's worked as Operations Editor on magazines including Computer Arts, 3D World and Paint & Draw and Mac|Life. In 2018, she joined Creative Bloq, where she now assists with the daily management of the site, including growing the site's reach, getting involved in events, such as judging the Brand Impact Awards, and helping make sure our content serves the reader as best it can. 

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