Milieu Grotesque’s new type specimen is now available —reviewing the great selection of typefaces from the Berlin—Zurich foundry.

INFO

Milieu Grotesque is a Berlin-Zurich-based, independent publisher and distributor of typefaces and related publications. Set up by Timo Gaessner and Alexander Meyer,

Type Specimen Catalogue
by Milieu Grotesque, 2013
DIN A4 / 32 Pages, Offset Print,
incl. Round Sticker
5.– CHF

Illustrations by Maiko Gubler

A film documenting the publishing (ad)venture of Baseline Magazine. It is a brief, yet in depth summary about how the International TypoGraphics Magazine is produced and shows it’s associated activities. The film is a collaboration between Marta Patlewicz, film maker based in Rochester, the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) and Baseline Magazine.

baselinemagazine.com

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Thanks to John Hunt | HDR

With the revision and the extension of the typeface T-Star up to version 3.0. Type Foundry Binnenland have published and designed ‘The Giro type specimen’

It presents the wonderful story of the first cycle race in Italy (Giro d’Italia) and provides some background information about the typeface.
Download The Giro Typespecimen as pdf

Buy the specimen here

T-Star Typeface more info

Revolution or evolution? Fall or rise? Whorehouse or paradise? Cola or guarapo? Marlboro or Cohiba? Beans or lobster? Freedom or Guantanamo? Track suit or tie? Internet or carrier pigeon? Salsa or rap? Old-timer or Turbo? Museum or future-lab? Work or none? Hope or exile? Or a mix of all of these queries? It’s different than we think – much more complicated, deep and full of surprises. Reason enough to dedicate the 21st issue of Slanted Magazine to a young generation of Cuban designers and artists.

“Slanted #21: CUBA – The New Generation” illuminates contemporary design, photography, illustration and typography from Cuba with a special focus on Cuban poster art – most projects and artworks have never been shown outside Cuba

We are very happy to present numerous essays and reports: “Chico & Rita – A film by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal” as well as “Malecón Buena Vista” by Wolfgang Wick (DE), “Happiness” by Frank Wiedemann (DE), “Havana Today, Havana Cultura” by Randall Koral (FR), “Necessary Things” byå Ernesto Oroza (US), “Posters as Bridges” by Carlos Zamora (US), “Design on an Island” by Pedro Contreras Suárez (CU), “Give Guantanamo Back to Cuba” by Jonathan M. Hansen (US), “Equal among equals – The Emporer’s New Clothes” by Michael Schmidt (DE), “The Human Memory Machine” by Ian Lynam (JP) as well as “Cuba, mi amor” by Anna Berkenbusch (DE). Furthermore we talked to Hartwig Runge (Ingo Graf, DE), Javier Mariscal (ES), Mario MC (CU), Sachie Hernández Machín (CU), Sara Vega Miche (CU), Nelson Ponce Sánchez (CU), Raúl Valdés González (Raupa, CU), Michele Miyares Hollands (CU), Giselle Monzón Calero (CU), Roberto Ramos Mori (CU), Edel Rodríguez Molano (Mola, CU), Pepe Menéndez (CU), Eduardo Sarmiento (US), Daniel Díaz Milán (CU), Carlos Segura (US), Pablo A. Medina (US), Claudio Sotolongo (CU), Jorge González (DE) and Yoan Pablo Hernández (DE). In our interview format (10 x 10) 10 international designers gave answers to 10 questions about poster design – Andrew Lewis (CA), Anette Lenz (FR), Götz Gramlich (DE), Gunter Rambow (DE), Harmen Liemburg (NL), Jeff Kleinsmith (US), Kiko Farkas (GR), Niklaus Troxler (CH), Takashi Akiyama (JP) und Yossi Lemel (IL).

There are also some innovations to go along with the new issue:

a) The first issue of 2013 appears in a new format (16 x 24 cm) and bigger volume (320 (!) pages) and will be released 2 times a year in spring and autumn from now on.

b) Thanks to the preceded crowdfunding, this issue is completely bilingual (English/Spanish).

c) Slanted is now interactive: With the free Augmented Reality app Junaio you can experience lots of extras.

d) The additional booklet “Contemporary Typefaces” presents the most interesting typefaces from the last six months: Agmena (Linotype Originals), Aleksei (Fatype), Classic Grotesque (Monotype), Conspired Lovers (HaraldGeisler.com), Daphne (TypeManufactur), Gemma (Mota Italic), Irma Text Narrow (Typotheque), Lettera-Txt (Lineto.com), Lupa Sans Pro (Volcano Type/MyFonts), Macula (Bold Monday), MeM (26+), Paris Pro (Moshik Nadav Typography), Publico Banner (Commercial Type) and Worthe Numerals (House Industries).

e) Slanted #21 is the bachelor thesis of Falko Gerlinghoff and Markus Lange, students at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design.

Slanted Magazine #21: CUBA – The New Generation

Spring/Summer
320 pages
16 x 24 cm
English/Spanish

http://cuba.slanted.de/

http://www.slanted.de/

Today saw the arrival of Jurriaan Schrofer (1926-90) Restless Typographer the latest publication from Unit Editions.

This beautifully crafted book celebrates his work and preoccupation with experimental typography and letterforms.

Frederike Huygen, who has written an essay for the book, describes his work as ‘research into perception, visual effects and the optical illusion of perspective: or the interplay of letterform, pattern and meaning.’ She also refers to him as a ‘computer-designer before the computer’.

Schrofer worked at renowned design studio Total Design and was an outspoken figure within Dutch professional design organisations.

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Jurriaan Schrofer (1926–90): Restless typographer
Paperback 
150x250mm
144 pages
ISBN 978-0-9562071-8-0
£25

Essay: Frederike Huygen
Editors: Tony Brook and Adrian Shaughnessy
Design: Spin

LetterScapes

A Global Survey of Typographic Installations

Anna Saccani

Fans of vernacular typography and ‘SuperGraphics’ will love ‘Letterscapes’ by Anna Saccani, A fantastic photographic survey – featuring some of the best large scale typographic installations from around the world

Press Release info

LetterScapes is a tribute to the power of type writ large. 
A global survey of one of the most creative areas of public art – 
large-scale typographic installations – featuring work by 
nearly forty practitioners.

Today we are bombarded with words – public spaces are saturated with a discordant mix of messages. But sometimes a sentence, a word or even a single letter can stop us in our tracks. LetterScapes features thirty-seven such works from all over the world, by artists and designers with large international followings.

Photographs, maps and diagrams explore each project in detail, and an introduction highlights the cultural importance and common themes of the works featured. Interviews with key designers provide a personal insight into why they chose words over images to transmit their message, how the locations for their work are chosen, how they selected the material and the typeface, and how they think their work connects with its particular landscape or setting.

Includes work by Ahn Sang-soo • Ashton Raggatt McDougall • BBPR • Joan Brossa 
Cardozo Kindersley Workshop • Paul Carter • Caruso St John
 Chermayeff & Geismar • Estudio SIC & Buj+Colón • FA+ • Ian Hamilton Finlay
 • Catherine Griffiths • Rudolph de Harak • Robert Indiana
 • Intégral Ruedi Baur • Ilya Kabakov • Richard Kindersley • René Knip
 Attila F. Kovács • Maya Lin • Karel Martens • Anton Parsons
 • Michael Bierut / Pentagram • Paula Scher / Pentagram • 
Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt • Maarten de Reus • Pierre di Sciullo
 • Smith-Miller+Hawkinson

Anna Saccani studied Visual Communications and Multimedia Design at IUAV, Venice. She has worked as a graphic designer and writes for such architecture and design magazines as Casabella.

More Info

http://www.thamesandhudson.com/LetterScapes/9780500241431

Hecho en Los Angeles

Lux Typographic + Design

Lux Typo is based in Los Angeles, a place where convergence is a way of living. Street food and the visually arresting trucks that deliver it are symbols of this phenomenon. From small vendors with carts of bacon-wrapped hotdogs to that of large food trucks peddling fusion cuisine, they line the streets into the early hours of the morning. As a backdrop, one takes in the contradictory, obnoxious and absurd, but ultimately leaves inspired. It is one slice of an ever evolving lexicon that is “Hecho en Los Angeles”.

Hecho en Los Angeles is the current catalog from Lux Typo. It features commissioned work for clients such as Johnson and Johnson, Kellerhouse Inc., and Universal Music Group as well as fonts available for licensing through Village  - http://vllg.com/

http://luxtypo.com/

Note: GDT Gothic developed with Kellerhouse Inc. www.kellerhouse.com/

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Thanks to Greg Lindy / LuxTypo for the images and information

Grilli Type / GT Pressura / GT Walsheim / GT Haptik

Swiss type foundry Grilli Type keep on producing beautiful typefaces — check them out

http://www.grillitype.com/

Grilli Type Information

About Grilli Type:
Grilli Type is an independent Swiss type foundry. We offer original retail and bespoke typefaces–high quality products with a contemporary aesthetic in the Swiss tradition. This tradition is reflected in the visual but also the technical standard of our fonts and our service. Together with our designers and collaborators we aim to create useful, high quality typefaces that stand the test of time.

About the founders:
Noël Leu is a graphic designer living in Zürich, Switzerland. He likes typography and Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom he hopes to see as the next American president, or as master of the universe.
Thierry Blancpain is a geography buff and a Zürich-based designer. He likes curves and cats. At night he works hard to take over the world.

About GT Pressura
Inspired by type stamped on shipping boxes, GT Pressura uses the visual effect of ink spreading under pressure as a stylistic device. The condensed sans serif alludes to a scientific background but with its rounded corners shows a soft and friendly side in larger sizes.

About GT Walsheim
Inspired by the lettering of Swiss poster designer legend Otto Baumberger from the 1930s, GT Walsheim is a friendly but precise typeface. Unlike other geometric sans-serifs, it sports warm curves and wears a broad smile. This allows for use in both large and small sizes.

About GT Haptik
GT Haptik is a Grotesque typeface with a very special characteristic: Its uppercase letters and numbers are optimized to be read blindfolded and by touching them. Because of that its glyphs are monoline and geometrical. Optical criteria become secondary. This gives the typeface a weird but also very charmful touch that plays well not only in display sizes, but also for short text use.

Credits

GT Haptik:
– Exhibition Kunstszene ZürichDesign by Buero146, www.buero146.chPhotos by Sandro Fiechter
– Alla HornDesign by Marcus Hollands, www.marcushollands.comPhotos by Cydney Holm

GT Pressura:
– Treibhaus PosterDesign by “Ilg, Trüb”, www.ilgtrueb.ch
– SergeyMonograph on the occasion of the exhibition Sergey Bratkov, Glory Days, Fotomuseum Winterthur, 7 June – 24 August 2008Design by Moiré, www.moire.ch
– Keith TysonFor Parasol unit,Design by Moiré, www.moire.ch
– Die Totale AufklärungCatalogue for the exhibition Total Enlightenment. Moscow Conceptual Art 1960–1990Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 21 June–14 September 2008 andFundacion Juan March Madrid, 10 October 2008 – 11 January 2009Design by Moiré, www.moire.ch
– OpenData.ch LogoDesign by Thierry Blancpain, www.thierryblancpain.com

GT Walsheim:
– GMAADesign by GVA Studio, www.gvastudio.com
– TOKOAustralian Publishers Association Best Book AwardsDesign by TOKO, www.toko.nu
– DieselDesign by SMFB, www.smfb.com
– InfotagDesign by Feixen, www.feixen.ch
– Post Apocalyptic Science Fiction B-MoviesAwarded with the Most Beautiful Swiss Books award 2011Design by Noël Leu, www.noelleu.com

The Geometry of Type

The Anatomy of 100 Essential Typefaces
Stephen Coles Foreword by Erik Spiekermann
Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 21 January 2013

The Geometry of Type explores 100 traditional and modern typefaces in loving detail, with a full spread devoted to each entry. Characters from each typeface are enlarged and annotated to reveal key features, anatomical details, and the finer, often-overlooked elements of type design, which shows how these attributes affect mood and readability. Sidebar information lists the designer and foundry, the year of release and the different weights and styles available, while feature boxes explain the origins and best uses for each typeface, such as whether it is suitable for running text or as a display font for headlines. To help the reader spot each typeface in the wider world, the full character set is shown, and the best letters for identification are highlighted. This beautiful and highly practical work of reference for font spotters, designers and users is a close-up celebration of typefaces and great type design.

• A beautiful and highly practical work of reference for for font spotters, designers and users that celebrates typefaces and great type design inclose-up.

• Features 100 popular typefaces, grouped according to 17 primary type classifications.

• Feature boxes explain origins and chief attributes of each typeface, as well as its best uses, such as whether it is suitable for running text or as a display font for headlines.

Author

Stephen Coles is a writer and typographer. After six years as creative director at FontShop in San Francisco, he now edits the websites Typographica, Fonts In Use and The Mid-Century Modernist. Stephen is a regular contributor to Print and Codex magazines, a TypeCamp instructor and a member of the FontFont TypeBoard. He also contributed editorial content to the most recent edition of FontBook:Digital Typeface Compendium.

Erik Spiekermann founded MetaDesign, Germany’s largest design firm, in 1979 and FontShop in 1988; he now runs the design agency Edenspiekermann.

Further Information

http://typeanatomy.com/

Jeremy Tankard | TypeBookTwo

Info

The second book showing our collection of typefaces is now available. As with the first book, TypeBookTwo will be included with all direct font purchases.

The two texts included have been written by Neil Macmillan and Jan Middendorp.

In the first text, Neil reminisces on the years leading to the digital revolution in typesetting. In the second text, Jan discusses ideas that directly affect the practice of type design today.

The idea with the TypeBook# series came as I finished moving all the types to OpenType in 2004. As a way of displaying the types and to offer something more than a simple showing of type.

Each TypeBook# also includes two articles that discuss some aspect related to type and typography. The format is hardback, same size the King Penguin series of books. 80 pages plus endpapers

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Jeremy Tankard Typography Ltd

http://typography.net/

http://typography.net/books

Córdova — Canillas is an agency specialising in Art Direction and Graphic Design based in Barcelona, Spain. Founding partners, Diego Córdova and Martí Canillas have forged a partnership whilst working at Folch Studio between 2010 and 2012.

Working in art-direction, photography, graphic and communication design, the studio places emphasis on collaborative projects for commercial and institutional clients in contemporary culture.

Les Habilitats by Andrea Gomez is a 3 part publication expressing the abilities beyond human power.

Ken Garland

Structure and Substance

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Ken Garland: Structure and Substance is the first comprehensive monograph on the entire career of legendary English designer Ken Garland, from student exercises in the 1950s to his self-published photography books of recent years.

The biographical essay, written by Adrian Shaughnessy and accompanied by rare personal photographs, touches on the many sides of Garland: the ethical and political designer; the writer; the teacher; the photographer. It is underpinned by interviews with his contemporaries and peers, and Garland himself co-operated with all aspects of the production of this book.

Now in his eighties, Garland is still as relevant to the (design) community today as he was when he published his famous First Things First manifesto in 1964 (see p.4). He has a strong following amongst young designers and frequently lectures to large audiences, captivating them with his highly personal approach .

Author: Adrian Shaughnessy

Editors: Tony Brook / Adrian Shaughnessy

Design: Spin

Pages: 328

Size: 168x224mm

Format: Paperback

http://www.uniteditions.com

http://www.uniteditions.com/blog/announcing-ken-garland-monograph/

Slanted #19 / Magma Press Release Information

Slanted # 19 – Super Families organized a big family celebration. We are engaged in this issue with the large families (depending on the case, font families), and put their pedigrees an amazing range of variation of the day. They are characterized by a variety of cuts, which spread open to the extremes – a spectacle of Hairline to Ultra Black with compressed to extended because for everyone. In addition, immediate relatives are also represented in Sans Serif, Semi Serif, Slab, Rounded, etc..

In addition, we are pleased to present numerous essays and reports:
Unit Gothic & Uniform Set Gothic, wood type as precursor (David Shields Austin TX U.S.) About box (Frank Wiedemann, Berlin, Germany), Japanese Graphic Design: Not In Production (Ian Lynam, Tokyo, JP), on typographic super families (Julia tower, Berlin, Germany), as No One, but the cases for all! (Maurice van Brast, Weimar, Germany), Mr & Mrs Eaves: A Type Family (Emigre, Berkeley, CA, U.S.), Beyond the interpolation – Draft Font Family with Superpolator (Stefan Claudius, Essen, DE) and The bowlers Bros by Terry Wudenbachs (Buffalo, NY, U.S.).

A special feature of this edition are the many wonderful photographs:

Royal Families (thanks to Ken Johnston Historical Corbis, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.), princesses and football hero (Daniel Schumann, Erkrath, DE), Alison (Jack Radcliffe, Baltimore MD, U.S.), Life on Both Sides of the Border (Joseph Rodriguez, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), Stranger Than Family (Matthew Avignone, Chicago IL, USA), The Other Family (Nicola Lo Calzo Paris, FR), A portrait of community life at Castle Tonna (Roger Hagmann, Blankenhain, DE), Salt & Truth (Shelby Lee Adams, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.), caches (Sirin Simsek, Cologne, Germany), Miner’s Families (Song Chao, Beijing City, CN), Portrait of a Family (Todd Danforth, Blackstone MA, U.S.).

In an interview, 10 × 10 families gave us expert answers to ten questions – with Łukasz Dziedzic (Typoland, Warszawa, Poland), Hannes von Döhren (HVD Fonts, Berlin), Peter Biľak (Typotheque, The Hague, NL), Christian Schwartz ( Commercial Type, New York City, NY, U.S.), Nadine Chahine (Linotype, Bad Homburg, Germany), Ian Party (swiss typefaces, Villette, CH), Erik van Blokland (LettError, The Hague, NL), Paul van der Laan (Bold Monday, The Hague, NL) and Yanone (Kromsdorf, DE).

We also spoke with Albert-Jan Pool (Hamburg, DE) on the future of FF DIN and what he thinks of other DIN writings, Panos Vassiliou about his magazine publisher Parachute (Atheen, GR), Andreas Frohloff and Ivo Gabrowitsch (font font, Berlin publication, DE) on the importance of large families in one of the most important international font foundries, Olaf Leu (Wiesbaden, Germany) on the tasks of writing systems, Thomas Marecki (Lodown, Berlin, DE / Blurb, San Francisco, CA, U.S.), the ” The Icons of Lodown “, Philippe Apeloig (Paris, FR) about his work and what inspires him.

The eight-page gatefold shows alongside historic family photos from Corbis something very special: a genealogy of the most modern families, the Indra Kupferschmid records for us.

Slanted Store # 19
Super Families

Publisher: MAGMA Brand Design

Release: 30.08.2012
size: 164 pages
Format: 24 × 32 cm
Language: English, German

http://www.slanted.de/

Logotype
Michael Evamy

Logotypes – wordmarks, monograms and single-letter marks – are where the verbal becomes visual; where elements that are usually designed to speed the eye across the page invite it to linger; where the choice of font is never less than meaningful; where spaces and spacing are significant; where the composition of words and characters carry weight; where letterforms and even fragments of letterforms can evoke attributes, atmospheres, emotions, events,places, personalities and periods in history.

Once it has become familiar, a logotype is registered by the brain in much the same way as a symbol: as a single, visual entity rather than a set of related verbal ones.

Featuring more than 1,300 international typographic identities, by around 250 design studios, this is an indispensable handbook for every design studio, providing a valuable resource to draw on in branding and corporate identity projects.

Examples are drawn not just from Western Europe and North America but also Australia, South Africa, the Far East, Israel, Iran, South America and Eastern Europe. 

Contributing design firms include Pentagram, Vignelli Associates, Chermayeff & Geismar, Wolff Olins, Landor, Total Identity and Six as well as dozens of highly creative, emerging studios.

Retaining the striking black-and-white aesthetic and structure of Logo (also by Michael Evamy) and Symbol, Logotype is an important and essential companion volume. Logotype will be available from September 2012.

*Competition*

Win a copy of Logotype

Typetoken are running a ‘reweet to win’ competition

Laurence King Publishing will randomly select from the retweets a winner of the book.

Keep an eye on + follow the typetoken twitter feed for details.

Follow on twitter here:  @typetoken

More Info

Laurence King

@LaurenceKingPub

Michael Evamy

@michaelevamy

8 faces magazine #5

8 faces magazine / issue 5 is now available – featuring a great line up including

H&FJ — typeface design powerhouse, revealing all about their web font service

Mark Simonson — type design legend

Trent Walton — web designer extraordinaire

Keetra Dean Dixon — visual artist

Peter Bilak — Typotheque founder

Gerry Leonidas — MA Typeface Design Course Director

Mark MacKay — KernType creator

Also in this issue, there is an introduction by Neil Summerour, an essay on typographic white space by Typekit’s Tim Brown, a mammoth, six-page essay on Octavo magazine by Christopher Murphy, and some beautiful cover artwork courtesy of Erik Marinovich.

Available from 8faces.com

The Photographers Gallery Identity | North

The new identity for The Photographers’ Gallery is constructed around the idea of framing. In designing the identity we knew we had to find a graphic device that could offer flexibility whilst holding the overall look of the gallery and and it’s communication together. We were inspired by the way sections of the new architectural scheme frame the building, the role of artists framing images and in turn The Photographers’ Gallery reframing the work.

The strength of the graphic meant we needed an equally strong choice of typeface. We settled upon Akzidenz Grotesk Extra Bold Condensed, set in all caps. It’s a well crafted classic typeface and lends itself perfectly to being the new headline font for The Photographers’ Gallery.

North design

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More Information

http://www.northdesign.co.uk/

http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/

Thanks to North design for the Photographs / information

The most fundamental of all branding tools is a company’s own stationery. Being the most frequent touch points between staff and clients, corporate stationery remains a perfect and most basic branding tool for companies in any industry and of any size.

Investigating about 100 complete stationery sets, Identity Suite is an up-to-the-minute epitome of successful branding through office supplies today. Through the choice of stationery items to include and designers’ attention to details, these highly characterised letterheads, labels, tapes, folders, notepads, memo pads, wrappers… and many more can be customised to befit specific operation needs and visualise brand visions at the same time. Seven in-depth case studies will also highlight the lavishly designed and executed branding and rebranding campaigns for new luxurious apartments, a sizable mixed-use development, designer hotel, five-star historic hotel, an independent industrial designer and fashion boutiques from around the world.
256 pages, 190 x 255mm,  Released: July 2012English edition

Full colour throughout.

http://www.victionary.com

AVA Academia publish some excellent books covering applied visual arts and design subjects, there recent Typography focused titles are well researched and illustrated with some great typographic work

The Fundamentals of Typography (second edition) is an updated version of the popular first edition of this book, in which Ambrose and Harris introduce the fundamental principles of typographic theory and practice. It covers a wide range of subjects, including the history of typography, typographic detailing and the use of creative typography across a range of media. Packed with clear explanations, expanded illustrations and historical and contemporary examples from leading practitioners around the world, this book offers an essential guide to the subject of typography and its role within graphic design. The second edition includes considerable new and revised content from the authors, including new case studies and student exercises.

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Basics Typography 02: Using Type is a wide ranging and practical guide to typography. The book starts with an exploration of how to define type, where it is found and its many different uses. It goes on to examine layout and practice within a graphic design context, teaching designers how to work with type through specific projects and student exercises. Highly illustrated, this title contains images of historically important work alongside many examples from contemporary design studios. A helpful running glossary and examples of successful student and professional work make this an esential handbook for students of graphic design and visual communication.

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I Love Type Series 1 — 6 | Viction:ary

The excellent series of ‘I Love Type’ books continues with the release of ‘I Love Gill Sans’ and ‘I love Franklin Gothic’. Beautifully illustrated with contemporary and inspiring design examples utilising each classic typeface. The collection includes I Love Futura (Vol. 1), I Love Avant Garde (Vol. 2), I Love Bodoni (Vol. 3), I Love DIN (Vol. 4) and I Love Franklin Gothic (Vol. 6).

Roll on ‘I love Akzidenz-Grotesk’ (vol.7)??

Information

I Love Type Series (vol.5): I Love Gill Sans

Edited and designed by TwoPoints.net

Centering on Gill Sans and its modern variations in graphic applications, I Love Gill Sans is the fifth volume of the I Love Type series, prefaced by Jan Middendorp, a specialist in the development of type and graphic design.

I Love Type Series (vol.6): I Love Franklin Gothic

Edited and designed by TwoPoints.net

Named in honour of American printer, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin Gothic had been a popular sans serif typeface for headlines and display settings. Designed by Morris Fuller Benton (1872-1948) and released by American Type Founders in the early 1900s, Franklin Gothic originated as two designs – for display and text – and later grew to a full range of alphabets, including condensed, Wide and Book, over the century, widely adopted as corporate typeface and for logo design even today.

With its focus on Franklin Gothic and its modern variations in graphic design, I Love Franklin Gothic reintroduces the type in the current with a foreword by Allan Haley, former vice president of ITC and currently the director of Words and Letters at Monotype Imaging.

http://www.victionary.com/

http://www.twopoints.net/

England’s Burning by Stephen McCarthy, a graduate from 2011 LCC MA Contemporary Typographic Media course.

His 32-page research paper for Unit Editions covers the events of last August through the use of pictograms. It opens with the police shooting of Mark Duggan in London and covers the demonstrations, looting, clean up campaigns and sentencing that followed.

This is what we at typetoken® feel truly describes — “The distinction used to clarify the meaning of symbols of formal languages.”

You can purchase this lovely project at Unit Editions.

Typography / Computer Arts Collection Issue 2

The latest ‘Typography’ focused Computer Arts Collection looks to be of special interest to Typetoken readers.

The 224 page issue includes a 48-page special project, guest-edited by Shoreditch-based studio Sawdust. Co-founders Rob Gonzalez and Jonathan Quainton walk through the entire creation process behind a striking display font, produced exclusively for Computer Arts Collection, including video diaries and behind-the-scenes footage of the studio at work (available for secure download).

Other features include:

Deep behind the scenes of leading type-focussed projects, including Fontsmith for San Miguel, Dalton Maag for Nokia and Frost* for Typographic magazine

Extended interview with Jonathan Barnbrook, creator of the fonts Bastard, Sarcastic and Exocet

The enduring influence of Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands on global typography

Further Information

Preview

Irma Typeface system

The three new Irma typeface subfamilies, Irma Text, Irma Text Slab and Irma Text Round are well worth checking out, available from Typotheque and designed by Peter Biľak.

Info

Irma Text is a fluid Sans-serif typeface which balances two contradictory construction principles. While it has inherited the geometric structure of the previously-published Irma Display typefaces, it is also inspired by the principles of drawing and cursive writing. Although combining geometric and handwritten models may seem paradoxical at first sight, this synthesis of two different construction principles lends the typeface its unique, dynamic character. Irma Text is sophisticated and personal, yet composed and assured.

Irma Text Slab is a contemporary interpretation of a geometric Slab Serif informed by a humanist cursive style. Irma Text Slab avoids the rigidity of most Slab designs, entering the relatively unexplored area of mixing humanistic handwriting forms with the firmness of a geometric sans. Strong, useful, and easier on the reader’s eye even in long continuous text.

Irma Text Round has been carefully crafted with nuanced curves and a more intimate character than Irma Text. Its edges are round and soft, but the underlying forms are clear and lucid, making it both suitable for display use and legible at small sizes. Each weight behaves differently — the terminals of lighter cuts are completely circular, while the heavier weights are less rounded — yet its appearance is consistent in each weight.

Further Information

https://www.typotheque.com/fonts/irma

http://www.peterbilak.com/

TYPOGRAPHIC REVOLT (HFT Edition #1)

In an effort to bring our Exclusive Faces range to a larger audience, we approached graphic designer Ryan Atkinson to produce our first magazine release. The brief was to produce a 16 page A2 mailer with a twist. Instead of following the traditional convention of a read through booklet, Ryan designed a quick read through A2 magazine which also doubles up as a set of 4 Exclusive Faces posters. Each page folds out to create a double sided poster perfect for your studio or home wall space.

The magazine itself is printed litho on 90gsm wood free paper, giving everything a premium newspaper feel which absorbs the inks to create a beautiful desaturated look and feel.

Buy it on Amazon › http://amzn.to/wYNrVQ