Auch wenn ich an anderer Stelle bereits über das sechste Slanted-Magazin geschrieben habe, will ich der Vollständigkeit halber noch auf die neue bequeme Kaufmöglichkeit bei Amazon.de hinweisen. Das gibt mir nämlich Gelegenheit, das Typodarium zu... 

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The Netherlands are a special case when it comes to traffic signs… Until recently the organization being in charge of the traffic signs was the ANWB . See the article here: Traffic Sign Typefaces: Netherlands ... 

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Every four years, the month of November tenders an exciting opportunity for financial speculation, this year offering an almost practical alternative to your lending institution of choice (still solvent as of presstime) or your flameproof mattress. Behold... 

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The struggle to adequately render letterforms on a pixel grid is a familiar one, and an ancient one as well: this bitmap alphabet is from La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorte di ricami, an embroidery guide by Giovanni Ostaus published in 1567.... 

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Es gibt sie mit Dikatoren , Seuchen , Panzern und Plattenbauten . Die Rede ist von Quartettspielen . Es gibt sie mit Dikatoren, Seuchen, Panzern und Plattenbauten. Die Rede ist von Quartettspielen. Kaum zu glauben, aber bisher fehlte eine naheliegende... 

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As part of the new brand identity of the Dutch government Peter Verheul designed a custom typeface for all forms of visual communications. Read about it in Sander Baumann’s weblog . Read more: Dutch government introduces corporate typeface ... 

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An interview with František Štorm, type designer and founder of the Storm Type Foundry in Prague: What are you reading at the moment? I’m reading texts of my students, besides that I have to read books when designing them, I read lots of czech fiction... 

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Da der Vielleicht-bald-Neu-Berliner Dan Reynolds diesmal eine so gute Zusammenfassung zum Typostammtisch geschrieben hat und sogar Microsoft das erwähnenswert findet, kann ich mir diesmal die eigene obligatorische Rückschau sparen. Da der Vielleicht-bald-Neu-Berliner... 

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Typefaces: Gotham Narrow Bold and Gotham Extra Narrow Bold You are. Typefaces: Gotham Narrow Bold and Gotham Extra Narrow Bold You are. —JH See the original post here: To Paraphrase Alasdair Gray ... 

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It’s a rare occasion when Halloween is filled with French superstars, a shoe drop and an epic screening. And that was just the case last Friday, when  Nike Sportswear presented Justic e documentary A Cross The Universe,  followed with the highly-anticipated... 

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