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Video Announcement For Bureau Des Affaires Typographiques
New French type foundry BAT – Bureau des Affaires Typographiques have produced a fun, professional looking video announcing their impending launch.
Read moreWhat the iPad is Missing (No, it’s not a Camera)
The possibilities for reviving the magazine and newspaper industries are exciting and real. Yet it’s exactly that part of media consumption, reading, that reveals what’s missing on the iPad: good typography.
Read moreFontCast #11 — Jim Parkinson, Part 2
Part two of our two part series with Jim Parkinson. Type designer and Logo designer for Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Esquire, and many other publications.
Read moreTobias Frere-Jones on Wim Crouwel, Gerrit Noordzij Prize 2009
At the occasion of the Gerrit Noordzij Prize 2009 Tobias Frere-Jones introduced the work of Wim Crouwel. His presentation is up on Vimeo.
Read moreATypI 2010: The Word – Call For Papers
ATypI (Association Typographique Internationale) has decided to extend till April 16 the deadline for submisions for this year’s annual conference in Dublin.
Read moreTDC2 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 moreHappy Birthday, FontStruct!
Over the last two years FontStruct has grown into a community of over 270,000 typographic bricklayers.
Read moreThe House of Caslon: Come and Join The Lunatics*
Type and the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design collaborate on The House of Caslon, a short animation about the life, work and influences of William Caslon.
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