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Garamond or Garamont?

Garamond or Garamont?

This engraved portrait was included by Léonard Gaultier in about 1580 in his ‘Portraits of illustrious men who have flourished in France since the year 1500 until the present’. It is the only image we have of the maker of printing types whose name... 

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Congrats to Steve Portigal, Nathan Shedroff + Chris Noessel, New Rosenfeld Media Authors

Congrats to Steve Portigal, Nathan Shedroff + Chris Noessel, New Rosenfeld Media Authors

User experience book publisher Rosenfeld Media has announced two new books-in-development that ought to be interesting to many Core77 readers. The Art and Craft of User Research Interviewing , by Core77 columnist Steve Portigal , will help designers... 

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Layout Modifications

Layout Modifications

Opinions and critiques on the new layout have been heard, and some have been addressed. Here is the deal. Unless there is any minor tweaks to make, you can consider this subject done and filed Opinions and critiques on the new layout have been heard,... 

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Homer Simpson’s Duff Beer: Barley, Hops, and Cultural Stories?

Homer Simpson’s Duff Beer: Barley, Hops, and Cultural Stories?

We were in Rome a few weeks ago – essentially the bonus portion of my trip to Munich to speak about culture at the UPA conference . Turns out it’s cheaper to buy separate return tickets San Francisco-to-Rome and Rome-to-Munich, giving us... 

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