Gratuitous Type, Issue 2

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This is the second Issue of Gratuitous Type, a beautifully designed pamphlet by Elana Schlenker. Elana describes Gratuitous type better than I ever could. Issue 2 of Gratuitous Type, a pamphlet of typographic smut, features 54 pages of lovely letters and includes conversations with: Astrid Stavro,…

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Sunbeam Typograpy

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An interesting visual experiment from Russian designer Rus Khasanov. Blurring the lines between Art and Design, Rus has created what he calls sunlight typography. This font is created with sunlight. Dispersion of light. The most familiar example of dispersion is probably a rainbow, in which…

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Fraser Muggeridge studio

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Beautiful collection of typographic design work from London based studio, Fraser Muggeridge Fraser Muggeridge studio (Fraser Muggeridge, Sarah Newitt and Stephen Barrett) is a graphic design company based in Clerkenwell, London. Throughout a wide range of formats, from artists’ books and e…

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Intro Typeface

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Intro is a fully packed font-family with an amazing 26 variations, most of which are also ready for use on the web. The font family is characterized by excellent legibility in both - web & print design areas, well-finished geometric designs, optimized kerning etc. Intro is most suitable for…

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Elana Font Family

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As the folks at Process type say, for text that’s meant to be read. Elana is designed for large blocks of text.The design of a new serif typeface meant for extended reading is an exercise in subtlety and restraint. The type designer traveling this path is faced with a limited and abstract…

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Balkan - A dual-literacy typeface

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A typeface with a dual personality, an original concept conceived by Marija Juza & Nikola Djurek from online foundry Typonline. Balkan is a new typeface system that consists of Latin and Cyrillic scripts. The use of Latin and Cyrillic typifies the former Yugoslavian countries, today Serbia, Bosnia…

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Compulsion

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Catalogue designed for L.A. based photographer Alex Prager. The catalogue presents Alex’s latest body of work, named ‘Compulsion’. The catalogue is designed with the Founders Grotesk typeface, designed by Kris Sowersby. The catalogue is swiss bound and covered by a dust jacket that is also a poste…

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Adobe releases Source Sans Pro

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In making these fonts open source, it is important to us to make all the source files we used in their production available so that they can be referenced by others as a resource on how to build OpenType fonts with an AFDKO workflow. The full package of source files can be obtained from the Source …

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Albin Holmqvist

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Albin Holmqvist is a Stockholm based Art director & designer and his portfolio features some great typography and illustration work. You can view the rest of Albins work at albinholmqvist.com

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