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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.
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Othmar Motter Passes Away At Age 84
After a long period of illness the Austrian graphic designer Othmar Motter died on Friday December 17 in Hard near Bregenz.
Read moreBoudewijn Ietswaart Passes Away At Age 74
On 23 December, Dutch designer Boudewijn Ietswaart died at his home in Amsterdam.
Read moreTypography Magazine Slanted 12 Dedicated To Women In Design
The latest issue #12 of German typography magazine Slanted – Women, Typography, Graphic Design is dedicated to – you guessed it – women designers.
Read moreMalabar, Premiéra, And Acorde Win At Joseph Binder Award 2010
Dan Reynolds, Thomas Gabriel, and Stefan Willerstorfer are lauded at the tenth Joseph Binder Awards in Vienna, Austria.
Read moreNew FontFonts: FF Suhmo, My New Favourite Typeface
Jürgen Siebert takes a look at the playful typewriter-style slab serif FF Suhmo, and talks to its designer Alex Rütten.
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Fountain: A Conversation with Göran Söderström
This interview is the first in a series of portraits showcasing type designers who publish typefaces through Fountain, the friendly Swedish type foundry.
Read moreKarl-Heinz Lange Passes Away At Age 80
Ivo Gabrowitsch, Marketing Director of FontFont, remembers Karl-Heinz Lange who passed away on June 29, 2010.
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