Member dbe… Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform NY Times actually, lol, I dare you not to read an article titled "A Subway Typeface History" that includes the quote: ..."a battlefield filled with typographers and color-experts locked in mortal combat." Ahhh, the splackle of clashing color swatches and pica rules in the morning. Cheers! Link to comment
Member Dun… Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I stopped reading that paper after they gave Kristol a column. If that wasn’t a giant red flag that says “our editors just don’t care anymore” I don’t know what is. Link to comment
Member dez… Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Surfing on the East River with rounds of live Letters whizzing past your ears. ChrisL Link to comment
Member bee… Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 some links The New York Times articlehttp://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/how-helvetica-took-over-the... Paul Shaw's AIGA essay http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/the-mostly-true-story-of-helvetica-and-t... NYT profile of Shaw http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/realestate/29scap.html?_r=1 Link to comment
Member bee… Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Jennifer 8. Lee? maybe she *really* liked that Andy Garcia movie? Link to comment
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