February 26, 2012
Honesty in form is one of the major tenets of modernism. In other words, a design should accomplish a narrowly defined function in the simplest manner possible. This belief is extolled in many design disciplines, including typography. In 1931, Eric Gill wrote:
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February 21, 2012
FF Ernestine is Nina Stössinger’s debut release. Wide & open letterforms sporting slab serifs, & a generous x-height ensuring its legibility even at the very smallest sizes. Topped with stylistic & contextual alternates, arrows, & two sizes of smallcaps — this is quite the recipe for a charming, robust, & versatile text face. Available in […]
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February 11, 2012
The Week in Type Welcome to another ‘week’ in type. So much is happening, I can barely keep up. If you haven’t already read it, then head on over to Typographica for their brilliant list of 50 favorite typeface releases of 2011. A great list and some fine reviews. Really like Typographica’s use of FF […]
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