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Typographically, the Euro symbol had a difficult birth. Instead of defining a currency symbol, the European Commission dictated a logo. The inclusion of the character in computer fonts is being delayed. Both copywriters and designers struggle with inadequate solutions. The five-year history of the Euro mark, or: How typeface designers and corner-store owners restore the health of a character.
Siebert, Jürgen. Font Magazine (2003). Design>Typography>Fonts
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Jonathan Barnbrook discusses type design and his Virus fonts.
Barnbrook, Jonathan. Font Magazine (2003). Design>Typography>Fonts
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The latest typo-environmental project by Why Not Associates. Six years in the planning, revising and making, “Flock of Words” is a 300-meter long typographic artwork constructed from granite, concrete, steel, brass, bronze and glass.
Richardson, Margaret. Font Magazine (2005). Design>Typography
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Margaret Richardson on British designer Jonathan Barnbrook’s latest work.
Richardson, Margaret. Font Magazine (2003). Design>Typography>Regional>United Kingdom
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In a land where Enschedé is king and Dutch Type rules, half the population seems to be busy developing their own typefaces. The bar is set high for fresh faces looking to make an impact in a typographer’s paradise. Great work is not good enough; it has to be different. Margaret Richardson gets inside Underware and uncovers a trio of witty young designers that do different in a very big way.
Richardson, Margaret. Font Magazine (2005). Design>Typography
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Peter Hall explores the changing role of typography in the news media.
Hall, Peter. Font Magazine (2003). Design>Typography>Journalism>Web Design
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Margaret Richardson explores South African magazine i-jusi.
Richardson, Margaret. Font Magazine (2005). Design>Document Design>Typography
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What's My Name? Nametags in Theory and Practice
At any planned gathering of a community that’s too large or far-flung for everyone to know everyone else by sight, the time-honored solution to the recognition problem is nametags. At a family gathering, these are probably plain white stick-on labels, with names handlettered by Aunt Frieda; at a conference, they’re usually preprinted and housed in plastic holders made for such an event. Nametags are a very local and specialized branch of information design, and, as such, they form part of the glue that binds together a community.
Berry, John D. Font Magazine (2005). Design>Typography>Information Design
