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Expressive Type Today: How typography captivates in a world of visual overload

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In an era when attention spans are dwindling and visual overload has become the norm, Counter-Print's new book celebrates the transformative power of expressive typography. For Jon Dowling, one of the book's creators, it was born out of the overwhelming response to a previous project celebrating large-scale typographic works. "A

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Meet the artist behind the cover of this year’s Booker Prize winner

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We met Aino-Maija Metsola to discuss her signature style and creative approach to illustrating book covers. Her work on the illustration and lettering of book covers began with novels by Virginia Woolf, some of which were published in 2016 as a paperback series. Her illustrations are both captivating but not too obvious.

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Bold new book from Counter Print celebrates the joys of 3D typography

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Counter Print's latest book, Three Dimensional Type, is a thing of beauty that will teach you a lot about this ever-evolving discipline. Three-dimensional typography has held a special allure in the design world for many years now. In that light, the latest book from Counter Print is a timely release.

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Why a new book celebrating design legend Margaret Calvert deserves your support

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Her clear typography and cheerful pictograms have become an integral part of British daily life, and she's set international standards for directional signs throughout the world. So it's a shock, quite frankly, that no one has ever released a book dedicated to her design work. The time is right Firstly, how did the book come about?

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The best new typefaces for January 2025 from leading foundries and designers

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From neo-grotesques with a modern edge to culturally significant designs preserving endangered languages, these typefaces reflect the diversity and depth of contemporary typography. With low stroke contrast and two full sets of capitalsLatin and BlackletterPlace shines as a display face and a workhorse for complex typography.

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How The Designers Foundry went from side project to global type provider

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Since then, this New Zealand foundry has carved out its niche in the competitive world of typography through a combination of accessible design and creative merchandising. We made a children's ABC book with this one as a promotional item." The company was launched by Daniel McQueen as a side project back in 2012.

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Why Do Books are the perfect life companion for creatives

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The Do Book collection holds a special place in many creatives' hearts. The Do Book Company is an independent publishing house in London that grew out of the Do Lectures, which has been gathering together the world's doers, disruptors and pioneers to share their stories since 2007.