Sat.Mar 22, 2014 - Fri.Mar 28, 2014

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Introducing Surveyor

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

We’re delighted to introduce Surveyor, a new family of fonts for print and web, and sizes large and small. I love maps, and not just for their vintage charm. I admire them as highly functional pieces of design, packing extraordinary amounts of information into small spaces, and invisibly educating readers about how they’re meant to be read.

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How to be rich like me

Paul Jarvis

People assume that if they’ve heard of you, you must be raking it in. The theory goes something like this: If you work for yourself and make things that other people buy, your income magically skyroc.

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The Making of Neon Signs

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

Every neon sign has a “start and stop position,” a point on each letter where a tube begins and ends. I’ve just learned how a signmaker chooses this point, and it’s something I’d never have guessed. It is fascinating. It’s nothing to do with a letter’s traditional form, or its cultural dimensions. These are the first ways that neon speaks to us, whether it’s the plainspoken sans serif on a liquor store or the elaborate fantasy of a Las Vegas casino

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