Gay type

The Week in Type Hard to believe that 2011 is coming to a close. The Week in Type Hard to believe that 2011 is coming to a close. Autumn is showing its face, and before you know it, we’ll be Christmas shopping. Some inspiring stuff in this week’s... 

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Jaume Plensa

Renowned Spanish artist, Jaume Plensa is currently holding his first major UK exhibition at the magnificent Yorkshire Sculpture Park – which has been hailed “probably the finest exhibition site for sculpture in the world”. Renowned Spanish... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Equine Exhaled Breath Condenser, Student Notable for Products/Equipment

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Transcendenz, Student Runner-Up for Speculative Objects/Concepts

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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A Perspective of the Future

Photographer Theo Simpson seems to be keeping busy as ever and has provided details of his latest show. Opening Saturday 27 August (tomorrow—sorry for short notice!) at the Site Gallery in Sheffield, ‘A Perspective of the Future’ provides the official... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: Beirut Exhibition Center, Runner-Up for Graphics/Branding/Identity

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Core77 Design Award 2011: KNARR Cargo Airship, Winner for Speculative Objects/Concepts

Over the next months we will be highlighting award-winning projects and ideas from this year’s Core77 Design Awards! For full details on the project, jury commenting and more information about the awards program, go to Core77DesignAwards.com Designer:... 

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Some thoughts on geometric type

01. Introduction Graphic design and printing has engaged with geometric letters for at least a century. Designers pride themselves on their ability to create complex systems from simple elements, and the alphabet is no exception. 01. Introduction Graphic... 

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Three articles on other blogs

I’ve been trying to pick up my blogging tempo over the past few weeks. In addition to new stuff here on TypeOff., I been writing posts elsewhere, too. You can check out my Interview with Doug Wilson from Typo Berlin as well as a bit about a 1961... 

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Hapshash takes a trip back to London

Julie Felix at the Albert Hall silkscreen, April 1968, (shown left); The Soft Machine Turns On (right) Artist Nigel Waymouth ‘s mind expanding poster work of the 1960s is set to fill the Idea Generation Gallery in the retrospective, Hapshash... 

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