Sat.Dec 01, 2012 - Fri.Dec 07, 2012

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An H&Co Type Tasting

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

We keep a running tally of the interesting media in which we’ve seen our fonts used, from corrugated cardboard to topiary. The designers who choose our fonts often share their more startling experiments on our Facebook page, including more than a few typographic tattoos. But with the holiday season upon us, things have taken a decidedly gustatory turn.

Fonts 40
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AGAINST SCHOLARSHIP IN THE ARTS

Illustration Art

"The shudder of awe," wrote Goethe, "is humanity's highest faculty." This shudder explains why many people are attracted to the arts. But other people, who aren't so comfortable shuddering, have found more orderly ways to approach art. For example, art historians try to understand art by researching the lives of artists. (The new biography of Saul Steinberg , a splendid piece of scholarship, devotes 732 pages to how Steinberg's childhood, his sex life, and his paternal grandfather might have sha

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An H&Co Type Tasting

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

We keep a running tally of the interesting media in which we’ve seen our fonts used, from corrugated cardboard to topiary. The designers who choose our fonts often share their more startling experiments on our Facebook page, including more than a few typographic tattoos. But with the holiday season upon us, things have taken a decidedly gustatory turn.

Fonts 40