Blog: Typography

21 July 2011

Measure for measure

Measure for measure

alexander ecob

A closer look at some neglected rules for typographic design.
When we opened Taschen’s new English edition of Letter Fountain to photograph it for Ben…

20 July 2011

Historical digital #1

Historical digital #1

historical digital

Digital craft. A new wave reasserts the primacy of skills and knowhow
In ‘Magic box’ (Eye 70), David Crow argues: ‘In a world where ideas are the…

18 July 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Gothic horror: the Nazi party’s obsession with cultural dominance
During their period of rule over Germany (1933-45), the Nazis politicised art and nationalised aesthetics…

15 July 2011

Noted #2

Noted #2

noted

Webfonts, family snaps, stained glass, data and design’s missing women
Here are a few links to sites, articles and exhibitions that piqued our interest this…

12 July 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Deep in the archives: Caslon’s Italian, ca. 1821. Specimen & punches.
The early nineteenth century was a remarkable time in typefounding. New innovations appeared with great…

9 July 2011

Noted #1

Noted #1

noted

A new type blog, AGI Open, McJunk, branding as pattern & Wim on video
Here are a few links to sites, articles and videos that piqued our interest this…

8 July 2011

Swedish snaps

Swedish snaps

alexander ecob

Revamped Form magazine champions regional design and Nordic typefaces
The new magazine formed by the merger of Form and Forum (a Swedish design magazine…

4 July 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Lust and likeability #3: Guardian Sans – by Schwartz and Barnes
Another extract from ‘Lust and likeability’, first published in Eye 67, in which our informal…

28 June 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

How lettering is made for public display: hand-cutting in stone
Andrew Haslam looks at the production of display lettering, and, in this instalment, hand-cutting in…

20 June 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Deep in the archives: Caslon Rounded Sans Serif, 1836
There are few new ideas in type design. Look back far enough, and there is…
 
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