Shillington

MAY 11, 2020

Here, we’re going to delve deep and dig out some of the most interesting vintage typography, all of which can inspire designers or even be used in your designs today. These were then sold on to print shops, where a typesetter (yep, there were even typesetting back in the 1800s) who would set the fonts to allow for maximum legibility.

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Typography Fonts Advertising Advertising 118

Shillington

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Typography is nothing if not a complex beast, tasking the designer to balance so many competing factors including hierarchy, order of reading, legibility and contrast, to name but a few. Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman. Type: New Perspectives in Typography by Scott Williams. Buy the book. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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Graphic Design Graphic Arts and Crafts Print 119

Fonts in Use

APRIL 17, 2019

For the book typography, Pané-Farré combined three typefaces. It here is used with the high i dot and the compact Q , two forms that ended up in the font as alternates. The fonts in use are various wood, brass, and metal types from the poster type collection of the HGB’s printmaking workshop.

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Print Book Design Printmaking Color 28

Shillington

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Typography is nothing if not a complex beast, tasking the designer to balance so many competing factors including hierarchy, order of reading, legibility and contrast, to name but a few. Typography fan? Big Type from industry favourites Counter-Print is a celebration of typography-led design and identity work. Buy the book.

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Graphic Design Graphic Arts and Crafts Publishing 140