David Březina

A method for studying the contextual similarity of characters in Cyrillic, Devanagari, and Latin scripts and exploration of the effects of typeface design and expertise

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Visual Cognition

What is a (universal) script grammar?

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Can we selectively attend to the top halves of letters and ignore the bottom halves?

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina, Mary C. Dyson
Publication: Design Regression

The sequel to exploring disfluency: Do we remember the visual appearance of words?

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: Mary C. Dyson, David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Elements of multi-script typography: paragraphs and pixels

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Elements of multi-script typography: codes, keys, and word shapes

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Elements of multi-script typography: introduction

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Exploring disfluency: Are designers too sensitive to harder-to-read typefaces?

Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: Mary C. Dyson, David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Character complexity and redundancy in writing systems over human history [review]

Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Design Regression

Coherence in typeface design: visual similarity of characters in Cyrillic, Devanagari, and Latin

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina

Typography follows linguistics?: on some parallels between the Prague School of Linguistics and Karel Teige’s typographic program

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: Vít Boček, David Březina
Publication: Hyphen: a typographic forum

The evolution of the Gujarati typographic script

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina

General issues in multi-script typography

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In: Academic articles
Authors: David Březina

Co jsou Yourses?

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Font 204

What are the Yourses?

Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Ten years of Rosetta

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Písmový systém Adapter

Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Font 171

The making of Adapter

Tue, 21 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Yrsa & Rasa released

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Harmonizing Rasa Gujarati and Yrsa Latin

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Introducing Yrsa.

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Considerations in multilingual type design

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Rethinking type experience

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Rosetta Articles

A critical approach to typefaces

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Typography: Practical Considerations And Design Patterns

A critical approach to typefaces

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Smashing Magazine

Balkan Sans [typeface review]

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Typographica

Indian type: An opportunity for real design innovation

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

Challenges in multilingual type design

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Codex

Celeste [typeface review]

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

Tomate & Lavigne Display [typeface review]

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

On diacritics

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: I love typography

Klimax [typeface review]

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

Odile & Elido [typeface review]

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

Maiola [typeface review]

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina, Irene Vlachou
Publication: TYPO

Greta [typeface review]

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

Type Anatomy 1.0.

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: Martin Pecina, David Březina
Publication: Typomil

Non-Latin Typefaces [exhibition review]

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0000

In: Other articles
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TYPO

Searching for universal principles in world scripts, now with Fourier transform

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Recording available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHrvtFbZwJs

Searching for universal principles in world scripts, now with Fourier transform

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Recording available: https://www.loom.com/share/59406cc6d0c84b8da783eb3ab0b69736

About Rosetta type and research

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Useless Fonts

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina, Anna Štepanovská

Useless Fonts

Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina, Anna Štepanovská

Hyperglot – a toolkit for discovering language support in digital fonts [poster presentation]

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

What is a universal script grammar [keynote]

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Recording available: https://vimeo.com/1059696617

Do we process characters as shapes, nothing special?

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: Mary C. Dyson, David Březina
Recording available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ESTPTyeG0E

Structural analysis of the visual appearance of scripts

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Recording available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYQceVO7f0

Elements of multi-script typography: the wayfinding edition

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Písmo jako základ vizuálního stylu

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Questioning the obvious: different ways of seeing

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: Mary C. Dyson, David Březina
Publication: ICTVC

Hyperglot – a database and tools for discovering language support in fonts

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: ICTVC

About Rosetta and research

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

About Rosetta and research

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Recording available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws7DSLRdNNs

Několik poznámek k modernismu v písmu

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Několik poznámek k modernismu v písmu

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Challenging design training: do designers suffer more with harder to read typefaces?

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: Mary C. Dyson, David Březina
Publication: ICTVC

Character similarity and coherence in typeface design

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: ICTVC

Několik poznámek k modernismu v písmu

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Recent projects from Rosetta

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Recent projects from Rosetta

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Character similarity and coherence in typeface design

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Some of the things I do not know about typefaces

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Recent projects from Rosetta

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Recent projects from Rosetta

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Letters of Rosetta: from Brno to Bern

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TypEast

Challenges in multilingual type design (II)

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: ATypI conference

Rethinking type experience

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Challenges in Indian type design

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Challenges in multilingual type design

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: Typography day

Challenges in multilingual type design

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Písmo je na webu to nejdůležitější

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Specifying type consistency

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: TypoTopo talks

Specifying type consistency

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Thinking in typeface design

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina
Publication: ICTVC

General issues in multi-script typography

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

General issues in multi-script typography

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

On typeface design

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

On typeface design

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Lectures
Authors: David Březina

Guest feedback sessions

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Návrh logotypu pro neznámý skript

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

A brief introduction to Python for data visualisation

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

A brief introduction to Python for type designers

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Concepts for originality in typeface design

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Type design workshop focused on webfonts

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Concepts for originality in type design

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Type design workshop

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Type design workshops

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Type design workflow and running a Type Foundry

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Type design workshops

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

O písmu

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Multilingual typography workshop

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Type design process & automation

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

A brief introduction to Python for FontLab

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Workshops
Authors: David Březina

Rosetta Type, la tipografía como infraestructura cultural

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Víctor Palau
Publication: gráffica

Vlastní font? Dřív výsada velkých firem, dnes si ho může dovolit každý. Typograf Březina navrhl písmo, které algoritmus přetváří do milionů podob

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Klára Rokosová
Publication: CzechDesign

Only Yours and Softly Yours are fonts as unique as your fingerprint (no, really)

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Kim Tidwell
Publication: Print magazine

Only Yours: a bold new approach to typography based on unique variants

Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Tom May
Publication: Creative Boom

Rosetta is a foundry that prioritises thorough research, design exploration and multilingual typefaces

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Unknown (Sponsored)
Publication: It’s Nice That

Rosetta Type’s David Březina on his interchangeable and variable typeface Handjet

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Ayla Angelos
Publication: It’s Nice That

Identity: the story of Czech graphic design [film]

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Kateřina Mikulcová, Petr Smělík

From Expressive Experiments to Aesthetic Extremes, Rosetta Type’s Latest Releases From Signify an Exciting Shift in Pace

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Poppy Thaxter
Publication: Type 01

Q&A David Březina

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Gina Serret
Publication: TypeParis News

How important is harmony when designing multiscript type systems? An interview with David Březina

Tue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Zoë Loring Murphy
Publication: Type 01

Fenomén: česká typografie včera, dnes a zítra

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Saša Michailidis
Publication: ČT Art

Forget your knowledge: Interview with David Březina of Rosetta Type

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Timm Hartmann, Sascha Thoma, Ben Wittner
Publication: Bi-Scriptual: Typography and Graphic Design with Multiple Script Systems

Nowe Terytoria

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Martin Pecina
Publication: 2+3D

Rosetta Type Foundry: Vaibhav Singh, Titus Nemeth, David Březina

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Jan Middendorp
Publication: Creative Characters: The faces behind the fonts

What is multi-script typography all about

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Jenny Stuttard
Publication: Rosetta Articles

Award-winning Czech typographer takes on Gujarati

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Christian Falvey
Publication: Radio Praha

Interview for the Czech National News TV

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: František Lutonský
Publication: ČT 24

This Czech is a Gujarati ‘type’

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Bharat Pathak
Publication: Times of India

David Březina

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Elliot Jay Stocks
Publication: 8 Faces

Březina: Vytvářet písma je jako mluvit různými hlasy

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Interviews and other appearances in media
Authors: Martina Fojtů
Publication: Magazine of the Masaryk University

Award for Adapter PE

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In: Awards
Authors: Sláva Jevčinová, David Březina

Silver award for Skolar Sans Latin

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In: Awards
Authors: David Březina, Sláva Jevčinová, Rafael Saraiva

2nd prize (Indic category) for Skolar Gujarati

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Awards
Authors: David Březina

1st prize (Cyrillic category) for Skolar Cyrillic

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Awards
Authors: David Březina

Special diploma for Skolar Cyrillic

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Awards
Authors: David Březina

Silver for Skolar & Surat (Skolar Gujarati)

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In: Awards
Authors: David Březina

Granshan exhibition (ATypI Warszaw)

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

Granshan exhibition

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

24th International Biennial of Graphic design in Brno

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

23rd International Biennial of Graphic design in Brno

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

22nd International Biennial of Graphic design in Brno

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

21st International Biennial of Graphic design in Brno

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

Collective type design exhibition at Klingspor-Museum Offenbach

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

Modern Cyrillic exhibition (ATypI Mexico City)

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

TypeTogether collective exhibition

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

TypeTogether collective exhibition

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors:

TypeTogether collective exhibition

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000

In: Exhibitions
Authors: