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Prof. Dr. h.c. Erik Spiekermann Wins Personality Award At German Design Awards 2011
FontShop and FontFont founder, and mentor of The FontFeed Erik Spiekermann lauded at the German Design Award 2011.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of FontShop With Jürgen Siebert
The fourth in a series of interviews with people that played a key role in twenty years of FontShop.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of FontShop — 20th Anniversary Breakfast
To celebrate 20 years of FontShop the Berlin and San Francisco teams had a pre-TYPO breakfast at the Berlin office.
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The new and improved ƒCards App for iPhone/iPod/iPad is available at no cost for exactly one week, plus one lucky fCard sender could win a brand new iPad!
Read more20 Years of FontShop: Vintage FUSE Interview
At the occasion of our continuing celebration of 20 Years of FontShop The FontFeed republishes a 15 year old interview with Erik van Blokland, Erik Spiekermann, and Jon Wozencroft.
Read moreThe First Ever FontBike
Yanek Iontef – designer of FF Cartonnage and bicycle adept – custom built a yellow and black Bottecchia Corsa 1989.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of FontShop With Erik Spiekermann
The third in a series of interviews with people that played a key role in twenty years of FontShop.
Read moreCelebrating 20 Years of FontShop With Petra Weitz
The second in a series of interviews with people that played a key role in twenty years of FontShop.
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