Twisted Swisster

Established in 1931 SRG SSR is the Swiss public broadcasting responsible for overseeing the public service broadcast in radio, television, and online in all four official languages of Switzerland (German, French, Italian, and Romansh). Its French broadcaster,... 

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Nina Fischer: Language Through Time

Old literature meets contemporary design in Nina Fischer’s homage to the German dictionary, which sees the home of all words celebrated in a way that’s bright, beautiful and immediate. Its ten chapters feature different versions of the dictionary... 

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Winners of The Best Newspaper Design

If you read American newspapers you’re probably not aware that in other parts of the world there are newspapers so well designed that there’s an award for it. And no, The New York Post was not a contender. Hosted by the Society for News Design... 

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TYPO TALK in Mainz in March

As part of their ON-TYPE exhibition, the Gutenberg-Museum in Mainz will hold a two-day lecture series entitled TYPO TALK on March 21 and 28, 2012. I’ve been invited as one of three speakers to present on the 21st As part of their ON-TYPE exhibition,... 

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büro uebele visuelle kommunikation

Loads of new work by signage specialists burü uebele visuelle kommunikation , Stuttgart, Germany. Advertise here with BSA Loads of new work by signage specialists burü uebele visuelle kommunikation, Stuttgart, Germany. Advertise here with... 

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Costco Typography

Welcome to another ‘week’ in type . So much is happening, I can barely keep up. Welcome to another ‘week’ in type. So much is happening, I can barely keep up. If you haven’t already read it, then head on over to Typographica for their brilliant... 

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Rapid Proto Type

Arkitypo is a collaborative research project between Ravensbourne and design studio johnson banks that aims to push the limits of rapid prototyping technology in the creation of a 3D alphabet Ravensbourne asked johnson banks to come up with an idea to... 

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An interview with Kunihiko Okano

By Taro Yumiba How and when did you become interested in typography & type?design? At university I majored in graphic design. I used to leaf through typeface catalogs in search of letters to use in my poster design assignments. By Taro Yumiba How... 

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Hörst gets Hot

H?rst Dusseldorf , as its name implies, is a German brand — sold and distributed by a Canadian company based in Montr?al — of high-end clothing for men that includes shirts, suits, pants, and other accoutrements to make a man feel more man... 

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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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