BTST 02.12: Stuttgarts Studenten & Spiekermanns Schriftgestalten

Grafik gesetzt in der Libero ( Christoph Koeberlin ) und FF Marten ( Martin Wenzel ) Die klirrende Kälte draußen ist Anlass genug, es sich mal wieder drinnen gemütlich zu machen. Und was könnte besser wärmen, als die Gesellschaft Gleichgesinnter?... 

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Western University: Less Pixelated, More Boring

Established in 1878 in London, Ontario Canada, The University of Western Ontario is one of the largest universities in Canada with over 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students combined and more than 1,300 faculty. Established in 1878 in London,... 

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jcpenney Nails the American Look

As you might remember, jcpenney landed in the top three of my 2011 Worst list for its bake-off approach to designing the last iteration of their logo, so it was with both high and low expectations that I approached a highly public company reimagining... 

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Cities and their typographic associations

In this series of videos for the EF International Language Centers the director Gustav Johansson captures the stories of three different students who travel abroad to study a new language. Everywhere they go they communicate in the local language... 

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Design a BFI Film Classic cover

2012 marks the 20th anniversary of BFI Film Classics, the British Film Institute’s renowned series of books on landmarks in world cinema. To celebrate, CR and BFI Publishing are giving one student the chance to design the cover of a special edition... 

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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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Torsten Lindsø Andersen

Great 2 sans & serif typefaces designed by a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Torsten Lindsø Andersen. Great 2 sans & serif typefaces designed by a student at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Torsten Lindsø Andersen. ... 

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A conference for the North

Co-founder of Troika Conny Freyer, Matt Clark of United Visual Artists and Designers Republic’s Ian Anderson lead a strong line-up of speakers for Made North , a design conference at FACT in Liverpool. Made North speakers include (clockwise from... 

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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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Abstract Sports

Established in 1990, FADU (Federa??o Acad?mica do Desporto Universit?rio, Academic Federation of University Sports in English) is an organization in Portugal focused on sports as a tool of educational development. It acts like a less carnivorous version... 

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