The week in type Hope you enjoy this week’s week in type. To kick things off, lets all give a warm hand to the makers and bakers of the fonts that made it into MOMA’s permanent collection. Particularly happy yo see Barry Deck’s Template Gothic in there — one of […]
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Sayonara 2010
The Week in Type Two thousand and ten has been something of a blur, but it’s been a good year. It’s been another good year for type design and typography, with some great new work, and some wonderful new type designs. So, to ease you into 2011, and the wonders […]
Read MoreType Directors Club Annual Competition
Calls for Entries New York – Diego Vainesman, President of the Type Directors Club, has announced that the fifty-seventh annual Type Directors Club competition, TDC57; the fourteenth annual TDC Typeface Design Competition, TDC2 2011, and TDC Intro 011, dedicated to movie title design, Calls for Entries, will not be mailed […]
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the week in type Perhaps you thought ‘The Week in Type’ was dead. Well, this post marks its resurrection. It won’t be weekly just yet, but from 2011 it will be: a weekly roundup of new releases, type and lettering to inspire, type tips, videos, and lots, lots more. If […]
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Harder than it sounds Surprisingly fun for such a simple app. Free from the app store. Before playing, you might want to read ILT’s Arial vs. Helvetica.
Read MoreJean-Luc (Godard)
C’est gratuit! Today is Jean-Luc Godard’s birthday. To Celebrate, Atelier Carvalho Bernau Design has just released JeanLuc, a typeface inspired by the titles for films like “Deux ou trois choses que je sais d’elle.” (1967). The JeanLuc typeface is free, so download it now. Téléchargez et profitez-en!
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New Fonts The delightful new Capucine by Alice Savoie. Available through Process Type Foundry. Related: ILT’s interview with Alice. Two minutes with Alice Savoie.
Read MoreReverting to Type
Letterpress in London Reverting to Type from Lima Charlie on Vimeo. Curated by Graham Bignell & Richard Ardagh, Reverting to Type will showcase the work of twenty contemporary letterpress practitioners from around the world. 10th–24th Dec 2010 and 4th–22nd Jan 2011 Standpoint Gallery, London. For more information see New North […]
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Read MoreHTML5 Books?
20 things I Learned Is the future of e-books in the browser? This work for Google by Fi is pretty impressive.
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