Type held in the hand

Type, as we know, is something that you can pick up and hold in your hand. But there are fewer opportunities for doing this now than ever before, and our fading familiarity with the way type was made in the past can make for puzzles that are not easy... 

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An Interview with Verena Gerlach

By Ivo Gabrowitsch & Christoph Koeberlin After more than 10 years, Verena Gerlach has revised and extended her FF Karbid super family, an interpretation of German storefront lettering from the early 1900s. By Ivo Gabrowitsch & Christoph Koeberlin After... 

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Michael Doret

Michael Doret is a Los Angeles based graphic designer, lettering artist, illustrator and type designer. He has designed album covers for Kiss, the logo for the Graphic Artists Guild and the New York Knicks, and five of his Time Magazine covers are in... 

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Aldwych Underground Station

Last week we got the chance to take a trip down into one of the many hidden parts of London, courtesy of the London Transport Museum’s Station Open Day at the now-closed Aldwych underground station. The station, on a little branch line off the... 

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Type Navigator

Recent release from Gestalten , Type Navigator – The Independent Foundries Handbook is an essential reference of independent foundries and innovative type designers. 320 pages of awesome typefaces designed by the top nocht contemporary foundries.... 

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20 Examples Of Creative Typography In Web Design

Advertise here with BSA Large typography is currently a very important aspect. Advertise here with BSA Large typography is currently a very important aspect. Typography is one of the most important aspects of web design. The typography, or style... 

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Elzevir letter

Anyone who handles English books of the early 18th century comes across the phrase ‘Elzevir letter’ in the booksellers’ lists that are often added. It refers to publications that are set in types that are small but elegant, and (it is implied) they... 

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Collection of Fresh and Highly Clever Logo Designs

Advertise here with BSA It is time for another logo design inspiration post.This time,all the logos are chosen from logopond and most of them are created in the last few months.There are very well-thought and clever logo designs in the collection.Hope... 

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The Ludlow Project

A bit of a campaigning post, this one. The International Printing Museum is running a Kickstarter campaign to expand their collection of matrices for the Ludlow Typograph . A bit of a campaigning post, this one. The International Printing Museum is... 

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The Typography of Speed

I was taken by this collection of Chevy speedometer designs brought together by Christian Annyas . As I’m always a passenger (I don’t drive) I’ve had plenty of time to study the details of the dashboard and to note the little typographic... 

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