The results of an assignment at the Carnegie Mellon School of Design in Pittsburgh. Pop-up Alphabet in Univers 65 Bold from CMU Design on Vimeo.
2012/05/07
Interview with Type Designer Sebastian Nagel
Sebastian Nagel (*1981) studied graphic design at the University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg in Austria and is currently working as graphic and type designer. At fonts.info he has released typefaces such as Iwan Reschniev and Tierra Nueva, but he also has a lot of interesting typefaces still in the desk drawer. Don’t miss you chance [...]
2012/04/24
Typography in Iceland
Looking forward to the release of that documentary …
2012/04/19
Wayfinding Sans Pro released
After 6 years, I am happy to announce, that Wayfinding Sans Pro has now been released. You can read all about the development of this typeface in this article on I Love Typography: The Design of a Signage Typeface. Also check out the PDF specimen for more information. Wayfinding Sans Pro is available at fonts.info [...]
2012/04/10
Does a large x-height make fonts more legible?
It seems to be common knowledge among graphic designers: When you need a legible font, pick one with a large x-height! Here are Bernhard Modern (left) and Adobe Garamond (right) set at the same cap height: Adobe Garamond is certainly more legible, isn’t it? And this is even more important for signage. So here is [...]
2012/04/05
Jessica Hische: Uniting Nerds through Typography
“Why Type Designers and Web Designers are Incredibly Similar and Should Really Get a Room Already.” (Webstock ’12)
2012/04/02
Nadine Roßa about the Lowercase Sharp S (ß)
In this 20-minute talk at Creative Mornings in Berlin Nadine Roßa talks about her favorite letter: the German ß.
2012/05/14
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