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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An Interview with Verena Gerlach

By Ivo Gabrowitsch & Christoph Koeberlin After more than 10 years, Verena Gerlach has revised and extended her FF Karbid super family, an interpretation of German storefront lettering from the early 1900s. By Ivo Gabrowitsch & Christoph Koeberlin After... 

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Changes to Commenting

Due to the massive amount of comment spam we get and that we have to fight against, the commenting on Brand New hasn’t been the best experience: lots of spam gets through and many of you (real people with real comments) are getting flagged as spam.... 

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Site Update

Apologies for the lack of post today. I am working through some site and server issues. As some may have noticed our sites keep going down, and mostly I think it’s because of the spam attacks on our MovableType commenting scripts which, when overloaded,... 

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La Presse gets Squared Away

Established in 1884, La Presse is one of the largest newspapers in Montr?al, Qu?bec with a circulation of over 200,000 copies and a reported “reach” of over 800,000 a week, and, like all newspapers, La Presse has online and mobile counterparts... 

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Atlas Designed

Established in 2002 in Sydney, Australia, Atlassian is a “private, global software company that builds tools for software development and collaboration.” Their products range from project tracking tools to collaboration and Wiki tools to... 

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Infinite Mountain

First opened in 1987 in New Zealand, Kathmandu is a specialty retailer and manufacturer of clothing and equipment for the adventuresome, outdoorsy audience. Kathmandu has 116 stores across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. Their sales are 95% of Kathmandu-branded... 

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I’m With…

Formerly known as Polytechnic South West until 1992, Plymouth University is the ninth largest university in the UK, with a student body reaching just over 30,000 students along with 3,000 faculty and staff members. In June of this year, Plymouth University... 

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Ben There, Done That

Founded in 1963 in Brighton, UK by Ben Sherman (ne? Arthur Benjamin Sugarman), Ben Sherman is one of the most iconic clothing brands in both the UK and the world. Best known for its defining button-down shirts, Ben Sherman has maintained cult status... 

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Redefining Sharp

Founded in 1939, Gerber is a “global supplier of personal outdoor, tactical and industrial gear”. Founded in 1939, Gerber is a “global supplier of personal outdoor, tactical and industrial gear”. What that means is that they... 

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