Blog: Typography

19 March 2012

Birth of a typeface

Birth of a typeface

alex cameron, type tuesday

A sketchbook preview of Jeremy Tankard’s new type family Fenland
After almost twenty years working in graphic design and a studious attitude to the subject…

13 March 2012

Type Tuesday. Baby love

Type Tuesday. Baby love

andy martin, type tuesday

Andy Martin and his affection for the Studio Book of Alphabets
Sometime in the early 1950s (before even I was born) my old man bought a…

6 March 2012

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

A facelift for Italian daily Corriere della Sera – from Brera and Solferino
In late 2004 Gianluigi Colin, design director at Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera –…

5 March 2012

Bells, book and blessings

Bells, book and blessings

john l. walters

Readers flock to Christ Church to celebrate the launch of Spitalfields Life
On Friday night I was invited to a book launch that was unlike any publishing…

28 February 2012

Type Tuesday: Iron curtain Vegas

Type Tuesday: Iron curtain Vegas

robert hanks, type tuesday

Ilona Karwińska shoots the lions and mermaids of Polish Cold War Neon
In the mind’s eye, the Eastern Europe of the cold war is painted with a…

21 February 2012

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

Reflections of a typographer: Matthew Carter on Modern Typography
Modern Typography: An Essay in Critical History by Robin Kinross, now in its reprinted second edition…

20 February 2012

From ligatures to Lilos

From ligatures to Lilos

john l. walters

A handful of memorable logos from John McConnell’s long career
John McConnell, the subject of Eye 81’s Reputations interview, has been quietly leaving his mark…

15 February 2012

A breed apart

A breed apart

Véronique Vienne reviews Pierre di Sciullo at Galarie Anatome in Paris
Véronique Vienne reviews ‘Pierre di Sciullo, En esthète de gondole’ at Galerie Anatome in Paris. At…

14 February 2012

Type Tuesday: Cooper Black

Type Tuesday: Cooper Black

armin vit, type tuesday

Cooper Black is jovial, curvy and shows up everywhere. What’s not to love?
Admiring Cooper Black is like being the most popular kid in school and falling in…

8 February 2012

In the neighbourhood #3

In the neighbourhood #3

Austin-based studio Bigger Than Giants makes another local connection
Working under the moniker Bigger Than Giants, Austin-based designer Ryan Rhodes has developed a distinctively…
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