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How the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was designed

Design Week

It was completed in November 2019 and is built on the site of the old National Olympic Stadium (which was constructed for the Tokyo 1964 Olympics). Look out for the shop signs and logos that use pictograms originally designed for the Tokyo 1964 Olympics as well as a music video inspired by US gymnast Simone Biles.

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Typographica

In Berlin, René Bieder designed a typeface inspired by a shop sign he discovered while walking the streets of his new neighborhood, in his hometown. It makes me reflect on how important it is to be where things happen, to inhabit the right place to be inspired, and to observe.

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The Best Figma Fonts of 2024 

Noupe

Later, in 2019, Mirko Velimirovic transformed the font family into a variable font, offering even greater flexibility in design and usage. Tilt is a font family that’s all about the visuals, drawing inspiration from city landscapes, especially the bold lettering seen on shop signs. Tilt Let’s look at more energetic types.

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Is It Art, or Is It Type? What We Learn When Language is Built, Not Written

Eye on Design

In her work Here on Future Earth , she employs her Cree Comic Sans in a series of photographs that show everyday scenes in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, replacing the English on shop signs and town wayfinding with Cree syllabics. exhibition view), 2019. Chloë Bass, How much of love is attention?

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How to Name a Company: The Ultimate Guide

Inkbot Design

Your company name is more than just words on a website or shop sign – it’s your brand’s first point of contact with potential customers. By the time we’re done here, you will be a professional brand-name generator armed with plenty of tips and tricks on how to give your enterprise the perfect trading title. Then, let’s get started!