Blog: Typography

17 February 2011

Words, windows, chaos

Words, windows, chaos

john ridpath, the technology department

Tim De Cort’s ongoing typographic experiments in code
The sheer scale of last year’s V&A show Decode: Digital Design Sensations, served to illustrate…

28 January 2011

Enter at your peril

Enter at your peril

Gaspar Noe’s stroboscopic titles express the dark vision of his new film
The titles of Enter the Void cascade at the viewer in a blizzard of typographic…

24 January 2011

Inky fingers

Inky fingers

the type department

Letterpress workshop makes a grand day out for screen-weary workers
It may seem a little late to be blogging about the studio holiday treat, but…

20 January 2011

Shots in the air

Shots in the air

catherine griffiths

Just thirty-six frames for a (typo) exercise in photographic restraint
Back in 1986, before Wellington Polytechnic had computers, writes Catherine Griffiths, Visual Communication Design students…

4 January 2011

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

Boudewijn Ietswaart, 1936-2010

feike de jong, jan middendorp

A Dutch designer rediscovered and now remembered for his letterforms
Just before Christmas, Dutch designer and illustrator Boudewijn Ietswaart passed away at his home in…

23 December 2010

Calling cards

Calling cards

books received

How 76 graphic designers have art-directed their own identities
Logos, business cards, letterheads, brochures, websites, packaging: designers spend a lot of time creating other…

22 December 2010

Celia Frances Stothard 1949-2010

Celia Frances Stothard 1949-2010

Saying goodbye to Alan Kitching’s longtime partner in printing
Celia Stothard died on 8 December. We will miss her. Our condolences to Alan Kitching…

20 December 2010

Locally sourced

Locally sourced

hamish thompson

Rob Roy Kelly’s influential American Wood Type is back in circulation
The legendary Rob Roy Kelly was one of a kind, a larger than life character…

17 December 2010

Escape from nostalgia

Escape from nostalgia

alexander ecob

Letterpress methods and the struggle between progress and pastiche
As Christmas draws closer, many of us can look forward to receiving wonderful gifts which…

16 December 2010

The big chill

The big chill

john l. walters

Ice and police on the streets inspire a new print from artist Giorgio Sadotti.
‘It’s not really a collaboration,’ says designer Fraser Muggeridge about his work with artist Giorgio…
 
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