Colin Pinegar

Colin Pinegar is an old schoolmate of mine. He’s a fantastic designer and a real nice fellow. It just so happens that he is looking to relocate, so if you’re in need of a new designer or just really like great design, I highly recommend you... 

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The type will set you free

Ryan Atkinson was commissioned by Hype For Type to create a 16 page booklet that would showcase and promote its Exclusive Faces range of commissioned typefaces. Atkinson’s response: to create four typographic posters presented as a call to arms... 

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Typographic Revolt

In an effort to bring their Exclusive Faces range to a larger audience, HypeForType approached graphic designer Ryan Atkinson to produce their first magazine release Typographic Revolt. The brief was to produce a 16 page A2 magazine with a twist. In... 

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Who Arted? Framing a Curatorial Intervention

What with all this Occupy _______ going on, it’s easy to forget the many other messages and demonstrations we pass by on our daily routines. If you’re familiar with the Brooklyn Navy Yards, you’ve likely seen a funny blue fish head... 

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SOPA: friend or foe to the creative community?

Try to look something up on Wikipedia today and you will be met with a black page. The English language version of the site is down in protest over SOPA and PIPA, two pieces of legislation that it believes will “fatally damage the free and open... 

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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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Die besten Schriften 2011

Verlieren wir auch diesmal keine Zeit mit langen Vorreden: wie zum Ende bzw. Anfang eines jeden Jahres präsentiere ich die besten typografischen Neuerscheinungen des vergangenen zwölf Monate … aus meiner ganz persönlichen subjektiven Sicht: 1. Verlieren... 

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BTST 12.11: Vorweihnachtliche Ratestunde

Grafik gesetzt in der Siri ( Göran Söderström ) Aus Sicht der Sicht der Quizmaster – also Florian Hardwig und mir – kann ich nur sagen, dass das 4. Typostammquiz eine kugelrunde Sache geworden ist. Die Reaktionen in der virtuellen und realen Welt... 

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2012 Letterpress calendar

Following the success of the sold out 2011 edition, the designers wall stickers , posters & the letterpress coasters , the designer and editor of the famous Graphic-Exchange Fabien Barral is pleased to present you this 2012 letterpress calendar... 

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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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