What kind of a design blog would this be if I didn’t mention the legendary Wim Crouwel? Great interview over at french graphic design magazine Etapes.
Category: Typography
Dancemade
Some really tight work from Swedish designer, Jens Nilsson. Love that typeface he made.
Gill Sans a failure?
In 1928, Eric Gill set about to improve on Edward Johnston’s type for the London Underground. The result was Gill Sans. In a piece for Singapore’s designer magazine, Ben Archer argues that Gill failed…
What do you think?
Read the entire article at Typographica.
Verlag
Based on 6 typefaces originally deisnged for the Guggenheim Museum, Hoefler & Frere-Jones has released a sans serif called Verlag. It comes in 30 styles including a wonderful Compressed set.
I love airy san serifs.
Helvetica – The Movie
Most people will think this is ridiculous but not many realize how important Helvetica has been in the way we communicate. You’ve probably seen Helvetica more than once today. It’s everywhere and to think that it was created almost 50 years ago and how it is affecting our way of life now is pretty amazing.
Can’t wait to check this one out.
