Handpicked Typefaces
FontCasts #13, 14, 15 — FontFont Designers
FontFont represents some of the most talented and interesting type designers in the world. In celebration of FontShop’s 20th Anniversary, FSI’s Ivo Gabrowitsch took an opportunity to talk with seven FontFont designers for a special FontCast series.
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Pool Tells the Story of the New FF DIN Round, A Typeface Much More Than a Rounded DIN
Is there any type designer who would be better qualified to construct a rounded DIN than Albert-Jan Pool? It’s safe to say no. His FF DIN Round, released this month is 5 years in the making. Pool has been written a 32-page brochure with the fascinating history of round sans serifs in Germany and the behind-the-scenes development of FF DIN Round.
Read moreFoundry Focus: Hubert Jocham
An interview with Hubert Jocham of the eponimous German type foundry.
Read moreEuropean Design Awards 2010 “Original Typeface” Category Winners
An overview of the winning typefaces at the 2010 ED-Awards.
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TDC2 2010 – Display Type
So far we’ve had the introductory TDC2 overview post, Type Systems, Text Faces, and now it’s time for Display Type.
Read moreTDC2 2010 – Text Faces
Judging text faces is always a tricky thing – display type can go for sheer impact, but text type needs to be inconspicuous to a certain extent.
Read moreTDC2 2010 – Type Systems
As the complete list of TDC2 2010 winners is too much to cover in one post, I’m discussing them one category per post. First the Type Systems.
Read moreTDC2, The Oscars Of Type Design
TDC2, the annual type design competition organised by the Type Directors Club of New York, come closest to being the “Oscars of Type”.
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Handpicked Typefaces
Whether they’re newly released, stalwart classics, or hidden gems, these typefaces deserve special mention.
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Fonts in Use
Specimens are nice, but we love to catch a typeface in the wild, where it can truly show how it performs in the real world.
Whether they’re newly released, stalwart classics, or hidden gems, these typefaces deserve special mention.
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