From director Gary Hustwit, “How did a typeface drawn by a little-known Swiss designer in 1957 become one of the most popular ways for us to communicate our words fifty years later?” Link

Related topics via Technorati: helvetica, typographica, Gary Hustwit, film, typeface .

posted on Monday, August 7th, 2006 in communication, outlinks, type
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Find that typeface quickly and intuitively at the FontShop. Link

Related topics via Technorati: type, fontshop, typenavigator, find typeface .

posted on Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 in design, outlinks, type
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From the foundry of the same name, a whole archive of typographic information. Link

Related topics via Technorati: type, typography, type resources, typeculture, essays, history .

posted on Wednesday, May 24th, 2006 in outlinks, tips, type
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Discussing the history of Swiss type design with video and animation. Link

posted on Monday, May 15th, 2006 in design, outlinks, type
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In the effort to create something “NEW!!!!!”, it seems that the same solutions are being used and re-used. Link.

posted on Thursday, March 9th, 2006 in design, outlinks, type, web
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Art direction in films is generally good about using period type, but the NYT takes a couple contemporary films to task for their misuse of type. Registration required… Link.

posted on Sunday, January 1st, 2006 in design, outlinks, type
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Long Live the King. After 21 years and 69 issues, Emigre Magazine has ceased publication. Link.

posted on Thursday, November 17th, 2005 in design, outlinks, type
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Founder of FontShop and MetaDesign is interviewed in detail by PingMag. Link.

posted on Tuesday, November 1st, 2005 in design, outlinks, type
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Or, how the Helvetica of the 90s came to be. Link.

posted on Monday, October 31st, 2005 in outlinks, type
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Helpful hints to distress type from FontShop. Link.

posted on Monday, October 31st, 2005 in design, outlinks, tips, type
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