Blog: Typography

20 December 2010

Locally sourced

Locally sourced

hamish thompson

Rob Roy Kelly’s influential American Wood Type is back in circulation
The legendary Rob Roy Kelly was one of a kind, a larger than life character…

17 December 2010

Escape from nostalgia

Escape from nostalgia

alexander ecob

Letterpress methods and the struggle between progress and pastiche
As Christmas draws closer, many of us can look forward to receiving wonderful gifts which…

16 December 2010

The big chill

The big chill

john l. walters

Ice and police on the streets inspire a new print from artist Giorgio Sadotti.
‘It’s not really a collaboration,’ says designer Fraser Muggeridge about his work with artist Giorgio…

14 December 2010

Avant G

Avant G

books received

For ‘readers who delight and believe in the validity of artists’ visions’
A new book due to be published by Tate Publishing next year reproduces all six…

29 November 2010

Rattle, clatter and forme

Rattle, clatter and forme

sally jeffery

‘Forward Thinking’ told letterpress designer-printers to stay honest
A roomful of handy-looking individuals gathered at St Bride Library for the ‘Forward Thinking’ letterpress…

22 November 2010

The science of magazine design

The science of magazine design

the magazine department

Stack America’s infographic explores the fundamentals of art direction
Few people outside the hothouse world of magazine production realise what a difficult and intellectually…

19 November 2010

Interesting new Yorkshire

Interesting new Yorkshire

pamela bowman

Lego, ‘500 years of Tweeting’ and cake in Sheffield’s Cutlers’ Hall.
Interesting North 2010 took place on Saturday 13 November at the magnificent Cutlers’ Hall, writes…

16 November 2010

The app of A Humument

The app of A Humument

john l. walters, the apps department

‘The iPad is one of the oldest things in the world ... a pad or a slate.’
Tom Phillips’ A Humument is an artists’ book made by defacing (and hence deconstructing) an…

5 November 2010

A sense of wonder

A sense of wonder

the type department

Video clips from Marian Bantjes’ Eye talk at St Bride Library in London
On 5 October, Marian Bantjes spoke to a sold-out audience at the St Bride Library…

3 November 2010

Touch of science

Touch of science

the science department

Will the Thunderer’s Eureka iPad app displace its printed supplement?
The Times’s Eureka app for the iPad went on sale from iTunes today, price 59p…
 
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