b•v-h type
Let’s welcome the Paris-based b•v-h type, established in 2022 by Swiss typographer/type designer André Baldinger and German graphic designer Toan Vu-Huu.
Fonts In Use: Multiscript
Not long ago, choosing a typeface for a design with “non-Latin” text (or even Latin-script characters outside those used in English) was an easy job: There was simply too little choice.
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An interview with Seb McLauchlan
Seb Mclauchan is one of the most interesting contemporary voices in type design. His practice focuses on multidisciplinarity: willingly bridging between type, graphic design and education. His work gathers cultural potential, and attempts to respond to the fundamental question: What is relevant today?
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Typejockeys: Austrian letters and lettering
Michael Hochleitner explains how the latest Typejockeys typeface was developed. Like Anika, many of the foundry’s typefaces have grown out of custom projects.
Interview with Mathias Clottu
To discuss the forthcoming publication of Artery, written by Allison Katz, Michela Zoppi sat down with its designer.
A digital visit to Offenbach
Some insights into the freshly published Klingspor Type Archive website.
Fonts In Use: Just one typeface
Four great examples of designs made using a single selection.
Typography Teaching Methods
Many graphic design students reference type specimens during their education. This article reflects on the historical type specimens and typography foundations classes at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
The Empire Strikes Back
David Shields’s book is out! The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection: A History and Catalog. It is not just a must-have for any wood-type aficionados. The book sets a new typographic history bar.
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Ewan Clayton and Riccardo Olocco present a three-day workshop this May in Brighton (UK), during which participants shall reconstruct Gutenberg’s Textura letterforms with calligraphic tools. Calligraphers and designers are invited to explore this unexplored matter.
La Police has launched a ;new website. You might already be familiar with its Footnotes publication, a periodical dedicated to type design & typography. Thanks to this site update, you can now order back issues or buy a subscription for three Footnotes issues, starting with the latest issue (that’s issue D, which is also new).
For a long time, Eckehart SchumacherGebler was one of the most significant actors in German printing. He built a towering legacy by running several companies, establishing societies, and founding a museum. On December 17th, he passed away, aged 88. The Offizin Haag-Dugulin published an obituary (in German).
Yesterday a new exhibition entitled Italy and Alliance Graphique Internationale. 25 Graphic Designers of the 20th Century opened at the Magazzino delle Idee Trieste. It looks great, and if you can get to Triest, Italy by 6 January 2023, you can see it.