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JFP in SEA
If you’re in Seattle in mid-February, you might want to come to one of these events to hear and meet Jean François Porchez , who is probably the most widely-known French type designer today. JFP will be giving a free talk on Wednesday, February 15 at Kane Hall at the University of Washington, as part of a week-long symposium : “Letters From France: On Designing Type.” He will also be speaking the following day at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue North, Seattle), with a Q&A session in both French and English
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JFP in SEA
Info graphic: Development of the Major Outline Font Formats
For years I try to explain to people, what OpenType really means and in which way it differs from TrueType and in which way it doesn’t. And I explain to people that it is safe to use a Windows TrueType font on the Mac in the year 2012 … (See my older article OpenType myths
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Info graphic: Development of the Major Outline Font Formats
Using webfonts to insert characters or symbols in a website—Or why is Opera screwing up my font stacks?
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My weblog opentype.info has been selectedATypI 2011 Reykjavík
By Dan Reynolds Founded in 1957, the Association Typographique Internationale ( ATypI ) is a worldwide organization dedicated to type design and typographic-related themes. Reykjavík/Iceland hosted this year’s annual ATypI conference. From 14–18 September, about 250 local and international guests gathered to hear presentations on writing systems, design history, and font production.
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ATypI 2011 Reykjavík
Wayfinding observations: Color Coding and Cardinal Directions
In an older post I already talked about the lack of proper information about cardinal directions in modern signage systems. Instead of using the actual words North, East, South and West or showing a compass rose, color coding can also be an easy and effective way to aid orientation.
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Wayfinding observations: Color Coding and Cardinal Directions
The Beauty of Road Signs
Usually, when I do my road trips to take pictures of road sigs for my collection, I am most interested in, how these signs look from the driver’s point of view.
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The Beauty of Road Signs
Walbaum Type Specimen in high resolution
The type designer Justus Erich Walbaum was born in 1768 and started his career in a spice shop.