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Enfin Javal!

... his cornerstone "Physiologie de la lecture et de l' > (no, that's not a type) Ah, a Freudian slip? :-/ Well, that of course was a typo! hhp Interesting connection! hhp Well, ... indeed, but I like the bottom one). Now, why did he design them for Javal? Why is biggest size 5 pts? I suppose the size ...

Forum topic - hrant - 19 Sep 2003 - 1:23pm - 40 comments - 0 attachments

Akzidenz Grotesk roots

... Walbaum. http://www.typotheque.com/articles/my_type_design_philosophy.html I would also be interested in Schelter and Haas ... Walter Leonhard unter Mitarbeit von Johannes Determann...[et al.] München : Bruckmann, 1985 Sorry about the two year delay. The ...

Forum topic - xurxo_insua - 1 May 2004 - 2:56pm - 75 comments - 0 attachments

Display v. Text

... there seems to have been very little thought given to the design of text type that was not bibliocentric. This is a general and rather ... than the many Greek faces aping Garamonds/generic Romans et al in which we usually have books of Greek classic writers set with (at ...

Forum topic - piccic - 13 Aug 2004 - 8:01am - 66 comments - 0 attachments

TYPO 13

... on a light background. Moreover, a survey by Scharff, et al. (1996) revealed that the color combination perceived as being ... text might be even less approachable for the graphic design student who wants an overview of the issues more than a detailed ...

Forum topic - Forrest L Norvell - 12 Mar 2005 - 4:47pm - 98 comments - 0 attachments

Helvetica and "new media designers"

... and '70s, as "generic" became a trendy design thing. In my opinion, Helvetica (whether the original or the ... its blandness. I a design surrounding where Kievit, Thesis et al have become the new Helvetica in their everyday use, I think a relatively ...

Forum topic - sevenfingers - 6 May 2005 - 8:55pm - 122 comments - 0 attachments

Christian Gothic

... Christian, directeur de l'Imprimerie nationale et bibliophile, demande en 1900 Hrant, Yes, if you could Hrant, ... same as the truth. Ultimately there is no truth, only design. > Yes, for a small licensing > Yes, for a small licensing ...

Forum topic - raph - 15 Feb 2005 - 12:47am - 113 comments - 0 attachments

Erik Spiekermann's statements re Berthold

... and the designers specifically stated that when a typeface design falls into the public domain the obligation by Berthold to pay ... to hear from people like Prof. Spiekermann, Boton, Jaeger et al, who have been dealing with this aftermath for the past several years and ...

Forum topic - anonymous - 144 comments - 0 attachments

TypeCon: More than a Lovefest?

... in doing a bit of outreach to all the marginalized design student types than the folks at ATyp*I have ever attempted. And ... with Jorge de Buen, Michael Harvey, Claudio Rocha, et. al. The only downside I see to Typecon is the general structure of the ...

Forum topic - armin - 28 Jul 2004 - 10:03am - 62 comments - 0 attachments

Rennaisance man?

... other interests like creating type, drawing, or other design discplines...it is my aspiration to be skilled in all facets of ... designer. Eric Gill [Gill Sans, Perpetua, Joanna, et al.] was an illustrator/artist and stone cutter. Hermann Zapf ... me achieve that coveted renaissance man status: (typo)graphic designer and musician on a professional level. ...

Forum topic - franklin_new - 23 Mar 2004 - 8:10pm - 48 comments - 0 attachments

WEFT 3

... That would be a conscern. I think our problem is as a design studio that designs mainly for print we are having trouble thinking in ... name only applies to Netscape versions prior to 6) et al. I would also add that I'd be leery if this thing served ...

Forum topic - mike gastin - 5 Dec 2003 - 8:07am - 70 comments - 0 attachments