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Recent Notes
Don't miss Paul's essay on the family:
https://commercialtype.com/about/collections/action_grotesque
and Erik's extensive writeup and showings on his own new site:
https://letterror.com/actiongrotesque/
https://letterror.com/actiongrotesque-essay/
https://commercialtype.com/about/collections/action_grotesque
and Erik's extensive writeup and showings on his own new site:
https://letterror.com/actiongrotesque/
https://letterror.com/actiongrotesque-essay/
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NEW RELEASE! Brand new from Erik van Blokland @nprofile1q..., Action Grotesque is a variable-first, reading-first sans serif designed first and foremost for use on screen.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/action_grotesque
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/action_grotesque
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New release from Sandrine Nugue: Delusse, a spiky-soft response to Vendôme, one of the most iconic French typefaces of the twentieth century.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/delusse
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Read more in the newsletter by @nprofile1q..., with sample images by Vance Wellenstein.
https://commercialtype.com/newsletters/120
https://commercialtype.com/newsletters/120
New release from Sandrine Nugue: Delusse, a spiky-soft response to Vendôme, one of the most iconic French typefaces of the twentieth century.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/delusse
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/delusse
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James Mosely's lectures on the history of letterforms were delivered every year to students in the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at the University of Reading. These were recorded in 2020-21, and are now available for anyone to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh8Q6TpPxtgxSG6DEuOrH9iKx9bh6Pr7G
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh8Q6TpPxtgxSG6DEuOrH9iKx9bh6Pr7G
Any recs for an NYC-based offset printer that does good quality work for not a ton of money? Normal formats.
@nprofile1q... Masterpiece Printers in LIC does beautiful work, and can be reasonable if you're flexible on paper, no spot colors, etc. https://masterpieceprinters.com
I haven't used Offset Press on Baxter St in Chinatown but our studiomate has worked with them a bunch of times and says they're great. (646) 398-8725 No website.
I haven't used Offset Press on Baxter St in Chinatown but our studiomate has worked with them a bunch of times and says they're great. (646) 398-8725 No website.
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New work by Christian and @nprofile1q... for Aftonbladet, a Swedish media outlet, with art direction by Anna Thurfjell. Cae study here:
https://commercialtype.com/custom/nameplate_for_aftonbladet
More on Anna's thinking here:
https://annathurfjell.com/work/brand-refresh-of-swedens-largest-news-brand/
Greg created a variable version of the logotype for the early stages of the design process, because like many clients we didn't know exactly what we wanted, but we would know it when we saw it.
https://commercialtype.com/custom/nameplate_for_aftonbladet
More on Anna's thinking here:
https://annathurfjell.com/work/brand-refresh-of-swedens-largest-news-brand/
Greg created a variable version of the logotype for the early stages of the design process, because like many clients we didn't know exactly what we wanted, but we would know it when we saw it.
New in our news section, Caren @nprofile1q... interviewed Shiva Nallaperumal about Delegate, how he came to type design, and his studio November: https://commercialtype.com/news/shiva_nallaperumals_path_to_delegate
New release! Place, our first release by French type designer and calligrapher Julien Priez, is a wide and elegant serif typeface in four weights, with both Latin and blackletter capitals.
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/place
https://commercialtype.com/catalog/place
We're looking for recommendations for bookshops to stock Double Acts in Pop. Any suggestions will be much appreciated!
New in the Vault! Williamson Italic, a single-style display face by Paul Barnes.
vault.commercialtype.com
vault.commercialtype.com