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Delvard: A New Typeface from Typonine

Aaron — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:52:02 +0000

Delvard is a new face from the fine designers at Typonine. I’m a fan of the small details that bring the whole face together. There are slight curves on the lowercase arms give it a playfulness, crossbars that are higher …

Great Old Logos

Aaron — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:14:00 +0000

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Typography in the Wild

Aaron — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:21:54 +0000

Mark Simonson Studio gave Mostra Nuova a lowercase.
The Typesites archive has the best website inspiration out there right now.
Randy Jones is reworking Futura and I like it.

I’m still figuring out what I want to do …

Mama’s Sauce – Letterpress Printing

Aaron — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:54:19 +0000

This is Nick Sambrato from a print shop in Orlando, Florida called Mama’s Sauce. He owns a 2,000 pound Kluge letterpress. He’s keeping strong, the age-old, time-tested art of letterpress printing. A tangible quality put on your intangible creative …

Geogrotesque from Emtype

Aaron — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:14:36 +0000

Emtype has released a new face, Geogrotesque. It’s a smart, clean, and fun new sans-serif that I see having a lot of great uses. Give it a try! (Hat tip: Ryan Thrash.)…

Type Directors Club 2008 Results

Aaron — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:17:12 +0000

The TDC 2008 typeface winners have been announced, and I think 2007 had many more outstanding faces (although, this could be due to my lack of appreciation and understanding of foreign language type design).

Out of the group, I find Marat…

Archer: a New Font from H&FJ.

Aaron — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:26:54 +0000

I am a huge fan of slab-serif typefaces being used for large amounts of body copy. I worked with PMN Caecilia while at Relevant Magazine — it was an amazing type choice I wish I could take credit for. I’ve also used …

TypeTrust Sale! Part Three!

Aaron — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:52:25 +0000

The newest TypeTrust face Epic is now on sale for $145 for all 12 weights. That’s 50% off people. Get out your corporate credit cards and use it for your next project.

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TypeTrust Sale! Part Two!

Aaron — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:32:29 +0000

Another amazing sale over at TypeTrust.

Breuer Text is on sale for $90 for 8 weights (normally $180).

Breuer Headline for $30 for 2 weights (normally $50).

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Just In: Peter Bruhn Creates Best Glyph Ever

Aaron — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:45:44 +0000

Peter Bruhn, the founder of Fountain, has posted some great looking preliminary work for a face and has come up with quite possible the most beautifully crafted lowercase g. I can’t wait to see how this face finishes up, …

Typotheque’s Greta is Great and So is Typeface Development

Aaron — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:55:27 +0000

Typotheque has officially released Greta. Such an amazing face that I have followed for some time. Their idea of showcasing the development of Greta on their site was quite inspirational and led me to start posting my own typeface …

TypeTrust Sale!

Aaron — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:10:21 +0000

All DS Type typefaces are on sale for 50% off! Go! Go now and buy! I suggest buying Ezzo, Leitura, Priva Pro, and Leitura Sans in that order.…