Carl J. Kurtz — Freelance Graphic Designer in Hamburg

Two black rectangles on a white surface.

Brass perpetual calendar with sun motif in the center

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Index of Indices,
of Lists and Links

The Index of Indices is an index of other indices or collections of references and tools¹ about and for graphic design, type design, &c. used for my personal notes and teachings.²

This list is by no means comprehensive and not updated regularly. If you have any suggestions feel free to suggest them via mail and I will add them to the index.

Personal recommendations and links that I visit regularly are marked with a ⁕.

Typography Papers Rosalie Wagner’s Type links List of resources on designing diacritics Typedesign Resources A-Z of typographic terms. Registered font vendors Bookbinder JS Dynamic sidenotes James Mosley's History of Letterforms Grilli Type Web Fonts Guide Display all installed fonts Atlas of type

I hold no responsibility over what lies behind these links, so tread on your own accord.
This list is not updated regularly, so if a link breaks or you have any suggestions for a link that is missing, feel free to let me know.

[Nov. 2023]

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SmartGrids

SmartGrids is an application that allows you to easily configure and preview modular typography grids.

Software interface with preview of grid system in center

SmartGrids is an application I wrote in Python and published on GitHub. It allows you to quickly create and preview different typographic rasters based on several inputs. While this was nothing impossible before, it automates and speeds up the non-creative math part tremendously.

[Feb. 2025]

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Perpetual

Perpetual is an iOS app that translates the passage of time into a clear, intuitive visual format.

Perpetual is an iOS app that translates the passage of time into a clear, intuitive visual format. Instead of relying on a traditional calendar grid, the app focuses on the relation between passed time and remaining time. While not giving a specific date, it visualizes how far along in the week, month or year you are.

[Apr. 2025]

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St. Martin, the Stencil Type that Wasn’t

St. Martin, the Stencil Type That Wasn’t: An Experimental Revival of a 19th-Century Typeface Feature.

Black and white animation of a cursor dragging and opening a document.

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Index of Indices,of Lists and Links

The Index of Indices is an index of other indices or collections of references and tools¹ about and for graphic design, type design, &c. used for my personal notes and teachings.²

SmartGrids

SmartGrids is an application that allows you to easily configure and preview modular typography grids.

Perpetual

Perpetual is an iOS app that translates the passage of time into a clear, intuitive visual format.

St. Martin, the Stencil Type that Wasn’t

St. Martin, the Stencil Type That Wasn’t: An Experimental Revival of a 19th-Century Typeface Feature.

Index of Indices,
of Lists and Links