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In an Open-Source Stamp Kit, ‘BlockFace’ Gets Tactile With Type

Colossal

In the 21st century, we think of typefaces and fonts as things that come in digital packages, but artist and designer Will Mower aims to bring interaction and tactility back to the art form. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Find more updates on Instagram.

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Bauhaus Typography at 100

Creative Review

It’s hard to underestimate the impact that Bauhaus type in particular has had on graphic design today: it spawned now-ubiquitous fonts like Futura, beloved by everyone from Barbara Kruger and Wes Anderson to Stanley Kubrick , Ikea and NASA.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

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Why Fonts Matter by Sarah Hyndman. Fonts have different personalities that can create trust, mistrust, give you confidence, make things seem easier to do or make a product taste better. Here he explains all that graphic design professionals need to know about designing with multicoloured fonts, from display fonts to body text.

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The 30 Best Websites of 2022

High on Design by Wix

The unique serif font consistently used throughout Tiffany’s homepage creates an exciting juxtaposition to the otherwise modern website design. This is paired with a clean, sans serif font wherever we see larger areas of text - providing a satisfying visual balance, and making her content arguably easier to read.

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Soirée Fantastique

Fonts in Use

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. Source: [link] Pierre Pané-Farré License: All Rights Reserved.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

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Published in English, French and German, The Package Design Book is any packaging designer’s bible. A collaboration between publisher Taschen and the Pentawards, The Package Design Book is over 650 pages of the finest packaging that the world has to offer across food and beverages, luxury and everywhere else. Buy the book.