Inside the office of Hoefler & Frere-Jones
A highlight of 2013, this video was part to a presentation of the AIGA 2013 Medal awards for which Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones were awarded.
LH Line1 Sans, Opensource Free Font by Lufthamn Studio
Lufthamn Studio’s opensource (free) sans serif typeface.
Sensaway by Áron Jancsó
It’s rare to see a typeface with such confidence, perhaps in itself and in the reader.
Best Alternative to Helvetica
Font Shop just released a Best Fonts of 2010 list where Bruno Maag’s Aktiv Grotesk is coined the “Best Alternative for Helvetica.”
Capucine by Process Type Foundry
“Although Capucine defies traditional categorization, it sits in a genre we are drawn to as users of type: a face with distinct personality able to straddle the worlds of both text and display with ease. In this context it should come as no surprise that its designer was born...
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Sachsenwald Blackletter
“This typeface was designed by Bertold Wolpe in Germany in the early 1930s and was originally named Bismarck Schrift…”
Mafra Display by Pedro Leal
Mafra was published by dstype in 2010. Soon to be available at MyFonts and other places.
Colophon’s Aperçu
Brighton based designers Anthony Sheret and Edd Harrington have recently launched their specimen catalogue to accompany the release of Aperçu, the latest font to come out of their font foundry, Colophon.
FF DIN Round
FontShop just released FF DIN Round, a nice contrast to Albert-Jan Pool’s initial remake of the old German standard typeface DIN 1451.
Dan Reynolds’ Malabar Typeface Wins German Design Prize Gold
Alongside the likes of Audi, bulthaup, and BMW, Dan Reynolds’ Malabar typeface wins gold for the 2010 German Design Prize.
Design Projections Presents Justine Nagan’s Typeface Documentary in Montréal
Design Projections will host the Canadian premiere of Justine Nagan’s Typeface documentary in Montréal October 6th 2009.
Times New… Mompen?
The history books will tell you that Times New Roman was designed by Stanley Morison. Mike Parker aims to rewrite that history…
MetaSerif
We’re anxiously awaiting the release of Meta Serif, the companion face to Erik Spiekermann’s epic Meta.