dn&co have recently undertaken some lovely typographic identity work for the new, mixed use, development ‘AirW1′ in London. The primary direction of the work taking inspiration from the building’s original Art Deco details. AirW1 is a huge new development just off Regent Street between Golden Square and Piccadilly Circus
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Art Deco custom type — dn&co
Bespoke type by Village creates a range of custom types in styles, from more traditional (for American Express’s Membership Rewards program) to very contemporary, (for the Syfy television network,) with stops in-between, including the work for the Alliance for Climate Protection, to the typeface we created for the New York City Opera, which IS their brand. To see more visit: Bespoke Type by Village and Village
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Bespoke Type by Village
From the San Francisco Chronicle — A brilliant insight a man who has been working with Monotype casting machines for over 62 years. A recent Thursday at 10:23 a.m.: In the basement of Arion Press, where they still print books the old-fashioned way, Lewis Mitchell slid open a box of parts used to change the font size on the Monotype casting machines he has maintained for 62 years. “I thoroughly enjoy the sound of the machines turning, and seeing the type come out is a joy,” Mitchell said
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Typecaster for life
Talbot Type is a new font shop started by Adrian Talbot, design director at London creative studio agency Intro. Adrian’s fonts are influenced by the classic movements of the twentieth century —
Cristoforo ad/sample Yes, I’m starting a Kickstarter campaign to find backers for my new typeface, Cristoforo, a revival of some classic Victorian typefaces by Hermann Ihlenburg. The campaign will only last until midnight on Saturday May 19, which is 26 days from now.
Have a look at this wooden letterpress calendar (without expiry) designed by Pavel Emelyanov at