The Dutch public broadcasting organization VPRO (an acronym that translates into “Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Company”) started its life in 1926 as a religious radio broadcaster. Over the years it became more liberal and less religious...
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Four fonts—found on a map of America, created by the spanish cartographer Diego Gutiérrez and the dutch engraver Hieronymus Cock anno 1562. Here is what designer Sebastian Nagel says about his typeface: “When I—by chance—in 2004 discovered the...
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By William Berkson Part 1: the snare of authenticity How much should a revival of a typeface look like the original? Well, just as with performing an old song—an analogy Matthew Carter has made—there is something you have to like in the original...
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Originally established in 1830 as Les Postes, the postal service of Belgium has grown to be its second largest employer, and since 1992 it has been known as simply De Poste-La Poste (”The Post” in Dutch and French). In 2006, Post Danmark...
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Rob Keller sitting to my right in a Brno jazz bar. Photo by Martin T. Pecina
Rob Keller sitting to my right in a Brno jazz bar. Photo by Martin T. Pecina.
Do you know the old expression, “getting there is half the fun?” When it came time...
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As the financial crisis rages over the world, its consequences are becoming evident in identities too. One of them is the disappearance of the iconic Fortis bank logo from the streets of the Benelux (the economic union of Belgium, the Netherlands, and...
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Now this is a panel discussion that you don’t want to miss: Handgloves or adhesion Reading or writing, KABK Den Haag or the University of Reading? It is often said about the two renowned typedesign masters degree programs (and their graduates)...
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We recently caught up with Justin Van Hoy to talk with him about the room of an obsessed NBA fan from the early 1990s. His prints reworking NBA logos are tight. Rooms is open through May 15th
We recently caught up with Justin Van Hoy to talk with...
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Diary editor Johanna Agerman | johanna@icon-magazine.co.uk DESIGN INDABA 2010 24-28 FEBRUARY This will be a big year for South Africa, what with hosting the FIFA World Cup in the summer, but before that the design community descends on Cape Town for...
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The Week in Type Hoping that everyone is feeling refreshed, invigorated and inspired after Christmas and New Year.
The Week in Type
Hoping that everyone is feeling refreshed, invigorated and inspired after Christmas and New Year. That we are now in...
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