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More amazing Type Specimen and Printing Books/Brochures

2012/01/31

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More amazing Type Specimen and Printing Books/Brochures

Just some days ago, I updated my article Rare Type Specimens at the Open Library. In a comment, a user suggested another great resource: The Silver Buckle Press Collection. Silver Buckle Press is a working museum of letterpress printing dedicated to preserving the craft of fine printing through educational programming, publications, exhibitions and tours. The [...]

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Info graphic: Development of the Major Outline Font Formats

2012/01/23

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Info graphic: Development of the Major Outline Font Formats

For years I try to explain to people, what OpenType really means and in which way it differs from TrueType and in which way it doesn’t. And I explain to people that it is safe to use a Windows TrueType font on the Mac in the year 2012 … (See my older article OpenType myths [...]

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Tricycle Calligraphy

2012/01/02

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Tricycle Calligraphy

Media Artist Nicholas Hanna built a tricycle that can also paint Chinese characters on the ground as it moves. Water Calligraphy has a long history in China, normally characterized by older Chinese men painting characters on the ground of parks with long brushes and water. But Nicholas’ version is a wee bit more complicated … [...]

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Cities and their typographic associations

2011/12/27

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Cities and their typographic associations

In this series of videos for the EF International Language Centers the director Gustav Johansson captures the stories of three different students who travel abroad to study a new language. Everywhere they go they communicate in the local language and pick up new vocabulary, illustrated with gorgeous artifact-style typography by Albin Holmqvist. The first four “Live the language” films shot [...]

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Hooptie Script—Two Typefaces inspired by the Motor City

2011/10/16

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Hooptie Script—Two Typefaces inspired by the Motor City

Detroit—a city of extremes. A third of the city lies derelict, and many buildings have been or are about to be torn down. But at the beginning of the 20th century Detroit was one of the boomtowns of North America, representing the birthplace and the center of the American car industry. The city’s wealth was reflected in [...]

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Dusty signs

2011/10/03

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Dusty signs

Traditional hand-lettering by Dan Madsen. → more from him at dustysigns.com

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Capital Sharp S explained to Typographers (screencast)

2011/09/21

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Capital Sharp S explained to Typographers (screencast)

In my talk together with Nadine Roßa at the ATypI conference 2011 in Reykjavík I explained why Germany and Austria need a capital Eszett character today. For those who couldn’t be there, I made a screencast of my talk, which can be seen and commented here. Keep in mind, that this talk was made for [...]

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