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Type Talk interview with Paul Rand and Mario Rampone

On Paul Rand site: There are essentially two kinds of typography: The familiar kind for reading, and the other, simply for viewing, like a painting. Some say that readability is most important. There are really two important things about typography:

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Type Talk interview with Paul Rand and Mario Rampone

On Paul Rand site: There are essentially two kinds of typography: The familiar kind for reading, and the other, simply for viewing, like a painting. Some say that readability is most important. There are really two important things about typography:

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Michael Bierut interview

Here is an interview with graphic designer Michael Bierut, where he talks about the evolution of type, the various covers of The Catcher in the Rye, the ugliness of ITC Garamond, and all sorts

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Michael Bierut interview

Here is an interview with graphic designer Michael Bierut, where he talks about the evolution of type, the various covers of The Catcher in the Rye, the ugliness of ITC Garamond, and all sorts

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Unos tipos duros

Unos Tipos Duros updated their site, with a spanish type retrospective since 1900 to 1936.

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Unos tipos duros

Unos Tipos Duros updated their site, with a spanish type retrospective since 1900 to 1936.

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John D. Berry on Typeradio

You probable know Typeradio, created by Underware, and it´s famous quote: “Type is speech on paper. Typeradio is speech on type.” Unfortunatelly i don´t have the time to hear it as often as I wanted…but today I heard the John

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John D. Berry on Typeradio

You probable know Typeradio, created by Underware, and it´s famous quote: “Type is speech on paper. Typeradio is speech on type.” Unfortunatelly i don´t have the time to hear it as often as I wanted…but today I heard the John

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Style Wars

And from the previous post, I stumble upon this documentary on New York graffiti circa 1983, Presented by Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant. Check out the Style Wars site also.

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Style Wars

And from the previous post, I stumble upon this documentary on New York graffiti circa 1983, Presented by Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant. Check out the Style Wars site also.

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Looking for Mr. Gill

Exploring the legacy that Eric Gill, maverick genius of the Arts and Crafts Movement, has left to Ditchling, the early twentieth-century setting for his controversial experiments. This episode is Luke Holland’s personal journey to search for the controversial artist’s legacy

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Looking for Mr. Gill

Exploring the legacy that Eric Gill, maverick genius of the Arts and Crafts Movement, has left to Ditchling, the early twentieth-century setting for his controversial experiments. This episode is Luke Holland’s personal journey to search for the controversial artist’s legacy

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JG Ballard

JG Ballard covers by timeline.

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JG Ballard

JG Ballard covers by timeline.

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India’s News Calligraphers Do It on Deadline

The Musalman is possibly the last handwritten newspaper in the world. Four professional calligraphers spend three hours on each page every single day to put out this daily paper.Source: WiredThanks Valdemar!

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India’s News Calligraphers Do It on Deadline

The Musalman is possibly the last handwritten newspaper in the world. Four professional calligraphers spend three hours on each page every single day to put out this daily paper.Source: WiredThanks Valdemar!

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Design&Typo – The site

Wow… what a great resource. Peter Gabor, from design et typo blog (FR), has put together a nice gallery collection, categorized by author or theme, that is a pleasure to browse. Go take a look at the Design&Typo Site. Some

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Design&Typo – The site

Wow… what a great resource. Peter Gabor, from design et typo blog (FR), has put together a nice gallery collection, categorized by author or theme, that is a pleasure to browse. Go take a look at the Design&Typo Site. Some

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PROFILE: Piet Zwart

Piet Zwart (Zaandijk, 28 May 1885 – Wassenaar, 24 September 1977) was a Dutch photographer, typographer, and industrial designer. He started his career as an architect and worked for Jan Wils and Berlage. As a designer, Zwart was well known

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PROFILE: Piet Zwart

Piet Zwart (Zaandijk, 28 May 1885 – Wassenaar, 24 September 1977) was a Dutch photographer, typographer, and industrial designer. He started his career as an architect and worked for Jan Wils and Berlage. As a designer, Zwart was well known

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Kate Moss – The Brand

With her first line of clothing due to cause riots in Topshop at the beginning of next month, plus other projects in the pipeline, Brand Moss has arrived, her new image sealed by an identity masterminded by Peter Saville, in

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Kate Moss – The Brand

With her first line of clothing due to cause riots in Topshop at the beginning of next month, plus other projects in the pipeline, Brand Moss has arrived, her new image sealed by an identity masterminded by Peter Saville, in

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Eric Gill got it wrong; a re-evaluation of Gill Sans

An article by Ben Archer at Typotheque: a face to face between Eric Gill and Edward Jonhston, with a strong inclination for the last one. Gill Sans is the Helvetica of England; ubiquitous, utilitarian and yet also quite specific in

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Eric Gill got it wrong; a re-evaluation of Gill Sans

An article by Ben Archer at Typotheque: a face to face between Eric Gill and Edward Jonhston, with a strong inclination for the last one. Gill Sans is the Helvetica of England; ubiquitous, utilitarian and yet also quite specific in

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