Formally known as Typisc, Subtype is a type foundry by Andreas Pihlström.

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Here’s a wonderful Flickr set of a promotional publication called From Helvetica To Haas Unica by Team’77 that takes you through the development process of Haas Unica. The publication analyzes the Helvetica forms and illustrates the difference between it and Haas Unica. What’s interesting is that Unica was created as an improvement over the the […]

Brauer Neue is a beautiful typefaced designed by the talented Swiss studio Elektrosmog. Brauer was originally designed by Pierre Miedinger (a nephew of Helvetica designer, Max Miedinger) for a Zurich based brewery called Brauerei Hürlimann. Below are two posters designed by Josef Müller-Brockmann in 1978 that feature the original typeface designed by Miedinger. Elektrosmog took […]

Alex wrote it to give a heads-up that he’s updated his site Thinkdust with some new work. I’m loving this typeface he created.

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FontFont have announced that they are to release Helvetica Serif, following the discovery of drawings of the typeface by Max Miedinger. The sketches which were discovered by Miedinger’s granddaughter have been redrawn to create the digital version shown above.
The font has been released today, April 1st.

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Typographica published it’s fourth annual review showcasing the best in new typeface design.
Here are my favorites.
Graphik by Christian Schwartz

National by Kris Sowersby

Purista by Tomas Brousil

Leitura by Dino dos Santos

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I only use handful of typefaces, mainly classics like Helvetica, Univers, Akzidenz Grotesk, Avant Garde and Futura, and I’m not a firm believer of using multiple typefaces in a design. So it’s rare when I find a modern typeface that gets my design juices flowing, and today I’ve found two.
Social Gothic is a new typeface […]

Andreas Pihlström is a Lead Art Director at North Kingdom and specializes in graphic design and typography for print and interactive design. His work has been featured in Computer Arts and is the founder of the type foundry Typisc and co-founder of the design portal Reform & Revolution.

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I’m not much of a serif guy but I do love ITC Lubalin Graph. It’s basically a serif version of Avant Garde designed in 1974 by Herb Lubalin. The forms are identical in both typefaces, but Lubalin Graph contains slab serifs giving it the beauty of Avant Garde but with a more traditional feel. I […]

Here’s an excellent new site called TypeNeu that focuses on past, present and the future of typographic culture. An excellent resource of inspiration which is very much welcomed.
Via Swiss Legacy

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I received an email today from Jonathan Calugi about his site and the work he’s created. Great stuff, especially this typeface above.

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Here’s a nice little write up by Ryan Nelson about the history behind an unavailable typeface named Pistilli Roman.

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