Typofonderie desktop wallpaper #12 (Geneo)
Time to time, we offer several desktop wallpapers, download them and enjoy! This new one was designed by Stéphane Elbaz, designer of the robust & elegant slab in 18 styles, Geneo.
Inside Paragraphs: type setting explained
Cyrus Highsmith, type designer working for the Font Bureau, just published Inside Paragraphs: typographic fundamentals, a book about fine type setting. Thinking the reader is not an idiot, Cyrus Highsmith doesn’t just tell how to do things, but explains why it has to be like that. A must-have for all the graphic-designers.
Typocamp 2012: re-enchant reality
Typocamp is the result of a joint initiative of the Foundry (Digital Agency of Île-de-France), Silicon Xperience and Graffr, within the Futur en Seine festival. It is a type manifestation of a new kind posing as challenge of creating and staging typography in 48 hours in the fields of print, web and animation. We have also noted the presence as a type design team from the Velvetyne type foundry. The first edition took place on 22, 23 and 24 June at the Cantine.
Inside Typography with a view
Edited an designed by Maria Inês Cruz and Lozana Mehandzhiyskan, Typography with a view is an annual journal that documents the activities of the postgraduate student community in the Department of Typography at the University of Reading. This department is one of the best place to learn type design in Europe.
AW Conqueror Typographic Games winners
We are glad to introduce you the winners of the Conqueror Typographic Games.
A good taste cost less: Ambroise
Ambroise attempts to reproduce more of what we see printed on paper in the 19th century; a more accurate representation of Didot punches. So, the unbracketed serifs are not truly square straight-line forms but use tiny transitional curves instead. The result on the page appear more softer and less straight, particularly in larger sizes.
Typography is everywhere, except where there is none, anymore
Typography is Latin-centric, just as Mercator maps are Europe-centric. But, we live in a time of globalization, and the new Gutenberg galaxy fosters this “global village” effect. Far is near, there is no such things anymore as “remote borders” we could afford to ignore.
Apolline and Angie Sans specimens
We are pleased announce the launch of the Apolline & Angie Sans typeface specimen. The specimen show the glyph sets, and some examples of the fonts used in text.
Geneo, a new design by Stéphane Elbaz
Geneo, designed by Stéphane Elbaz, is a synthesis of historic and present-day visions of typography, a slab serif constructed on an oblique axis. Its subtle contrast evokes both Renaissance elegance and the robustness of the Egyptian typefaces that were in vogue during the 19th century. Geneo falls halfway between the classic styles of Garamond and Fournier, with aspects of contemporary slab serifs. From this blend of styles and genres, it emerges with a singular identity perfectly suited for modern illustrations of quality, savoir-faire, and culture.
Typeface designer to come
In a couple of days, we will publish the first no-porchez typeface family. This forthcoming family is a sort of slab serif with trace of writing on it. Its not a revival or a pure old style, more a contemporary typeface, a synthesis of various ideas combined. Obviously you will know everything about the designer and the typeface later, but we will have to wait a bit more for that.