No, we’re not talking about the endless glut of network graphics to visually package the final victory of Obama over McCain – although we’ve seen enough of touch screens and CG’s to drive us back to using pen and paper for a good week - we’re talking about this month’s font, brought to us by Canada Type . We’d like to tell you that this font caught our attention because of ...... [Show More]
This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending TypeCon in Buffalo. While the festivities, lectures and workshops had been going strong since last Monday, I only made it to two full days of lectures. As usual, TypeCon presents a collection of topics that can be considered, well, peculiar: A panel devoted to contextual alternates , a history of the Ludlow (a metal typesetting machine)...... [Show More]
It’s a little known fact outside of Canada - but July first is Canada Day . Pancake breakfasts’, beer gardens, trips down the river in canoes and fireworks are all traditional staples of the festivities. Now living in NYC I’ll trade the canoe exploration for the free kayaking down the Hudson river . It’s also a great day to share some lesser known design stuff from Canada...... [Show More]
Have you heard of the radio show/podcast called “Spark” from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation? Well, it rocks. I learned about firstly from part-time contributor, Amber MacArthur . The show is good stuff, and a great resource for all things geeky.
In the most recent episode, host Nora Young chats with Virginia Postrel about typography in the age of computerficated and mechani...... [Show More]
new canada type lineup Post Source: www.regardingdesign.org Posted: Apr 20 2008 16:20:57
Canada Type has released three new typefaces for April: Luminari , Teaspoon and Bigfoot . Luminari is a well-done Celtic script, available in Open-Type. Teaspoon is cute little font that claims to be an alternative for Cooper Black and Gill Sans Extra Bold — which I’m not sure I can agree with. Bigfoot is my favorite out of this month’s releases; while it doesn’t have a...... [Show More]
Typographi ca’s fourth annual review showcases the best in new typeface design. Twenty-five of the world’s brightest graphic and type designers selected their favorite font releases of the year. We welcome to our regular cast of contributors: David Berlow, Ellen Lupton, and Erik Spiekerman n, among others.
This edition brings two changes. First, the description has evolved from ...... [Show More]
Canada truly is a cultural mosaic, accepting and actively encouraging the expressions of a multitude of nations. At the beginning of March Canada Type , who has been responsible for reviving many great international typefaces, added another historically important face to their roster with the release of the first digital version of Ronaldson Old Style . Ronaldson was originally designed in metal...... [Show More]
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