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Typography Weekly #39
Suggested By Riccardo Sartori
Fiona Ross on how to design typefaces in a language you can’t speak
“Designing a legible, stylish, and functional typeface in a foreign language whose very letterforms are unfamiliar to the designer seems like an impossible task.”
eyeondesign.aiga.org
Suggested By Riccardo Sartori
What Have 90 Years of Studies Taught Us About the Psychology of Type?
“Actually, not a whole helluva lot”
eyeondesign.aiga.org
Suggested By Riccardo Sartori
Five Books about Jurriaan Schrofer
“A versatile designer little known outside his own country. His designs for photobooks and corporate identities were innovative, and he helped to organize the design community and elaborate state policy regarding the creative industries.”
typejournal.ru
Suggested By Riccardo Sartori
The Typography of “Stranger Things”
“The opening of ‘Stranger Things’ is refreshingly simple. It trims the fat and shows only what is necessary to set the mood. More importantly, it proves a lesson I’ve learned time and time again as a designer: you can do a lot with type.”
blog.nelsoncash.com
Suggested By Riccardo Sartori
Making S#!t Ain’t Easy
“I was making a font. It seemed like a pretty simple thing when I started: you create 26 letters, 10 numbers, and a handful of special ones (-!$?%). Wham, bam, thank you ma’am — this thing was going to cost me a few weeks and i’d be on to the next project.”
medium.com
Suggested By David John Lewis
An observation of typography in Hastings, UK
An observation of typography, lettering and visual communication in Hastings, a town rich in history, in the county of East Sussex on the south coast of England. Ranked third most deprived seaside town in England, the town centre is split into two main areas...
davidjohnlewis.co.uk