Blog: Typography

29 August 2011

Noted #8

Noted #8

noted

Why care about type? Ben Bos, HMV and playbills from the Leeds archive
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. ‘How to…

26 August 2011

Brothers in arts

Brothers in arts

alexander ecob

The Stenberg brothers’ posters are as beguiling today as they ever were
While debates rage about the relevance of the poster to contemporary graphic design (see ‘Help!’…

23 August 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Lust and likeability #4: Underware’s Bello, a versatile brush script
Our informal jury – Jan Middendorp, John Belknap, Petra Černe Oven, Deborah Littlejohn and Mark…

19 August 2011

Noted #7

Noted #7

noted

Stolen logos, non-printed type and curing internet fears
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbedour attention this week. Windows on the…

15 August 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

type tuesday

Back with a flourish #3. Of swashes and cookbooks
Typographic embellishment is the theme of this week’s Type Tuesday, as we continue to examine…

12 August 2011

Noted #6

Noted #6

noted

Giants of design and publishing, plus vision, sound and ragtime
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. Laurence King…

10 August 2011

Handmade hashtag

Handmade hashtag

the poster department

Impromptu bulletin board gives positive voice to riot-struck Londoners
The boarded-up window of Poundland’s Peckham branch has become an emotionally charged bulletin board for…

9 August 2011

Type Tuesday

Type Tuesday

alex cameron, type tuesday

Scholarly and beautiful, a 1918 book by typographer Frederic W. Goudy
Frederic W. Goudy was one of the most prolific type designers of the twentieth century…

5 August 2011

Noted #5

Noted #5

noted

Type on camera, infographics, outdated technology and fake logos
More links to sites, articles and interviews that grabbed our attention this week. Top: Fictional…

3 August 2011

A neon splash

A neon splash

the sign department

Morag Myerscough rubs shoulders with the ‘diving lady’ of North London
Many London visitors and locals are familiar with the famous ‘diving lady’ sign on Hornsey…
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