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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Ab ins App

Die jährlichen Bestenlisten dieser kleinen Randgruppenwebseite erfreuen sich großer internationaler Beliebtheit. Das begeisterte Feedback gefällt mir und motiviert mich, hier noch etwas weiter zu machen – bevor Blogs dann endgültig tot sind. Die... 

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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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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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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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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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Michael Doret

Michael Doret is a Los Angeles based graphic designer, lettering artist, illustrator and type designer. He has designed album covers for Kiss, the logo for the Graphic Artists Guild and the New York Knicks, and five of his Time Magazine covers are in... 

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Georgia Pro & Verdana Pro

Georgia and Verdana rule the web. Billions of pages use these fonts, the workhorse typefaces of the web for over fifteen years. Georgia and Verdana rule the web. Billions of pages use these fonts, the workhorse typefaces of the web for over fifteen... 

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Heaven Devoid of Stars

The Week in Type More than half a millennium has passed since the invention of moveable type in Europe. It’s now just about impossible to imagine a world without it. That very sentiment is set in ink in this new print collaboration with Stefan Hattenbach The... 

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