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Letter-press and type setting in El Salvador — Sadly google translate doesn’t work on video yet but I used it to get the following approximation of the description of this film. If any Spanish speakers can add anything to this after watching then please write in the comments or get in touch. This […]

Letter-press and type setting in El Salvador

This entry was posted in Signs in Media and tagged Central America El Salvador Film Letter-Press Type Typography Video on July 13, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Novelties Typeface quiz from Typographic Hub — Find the quiz here… You might also be interested in this post from Typographic Hub about the old names for font sizes used before the advent of the point system, my favourite must be ‘minion’ for 7-point.

Typographic Hub challenges you to name that (type)face

This entry was posted in Off Piste and tagged Caroline Archer Lettering Quiz Type Typographic Hub Typography on June 22, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Pictured are the top ten from this list. More about the judging here. Found via Typo London.

The 100 best typefaces of all time (apparently) via @typotalks ...

This entry was posted in Related Work and tagged Font Type Typo London Typography on June 2, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Lost Type illustrative banner — This initiative is innovative to say the least. If you’re feeling tight you can pay nothing, but if you do pay (what you want) for your font download then you can rest assured that every cent is going directly to the designer responsible. Great find […]

Lost Type breaks new ground in linking type designers to ...

This entry was posted in Related Work and tagged CoOp Foundry Typeface Typography on April 21, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Beauty in the Making promotional image — This event looks to be inspiring and there are free slots available all week 23rd to 27th April so make sure you get along. (I’ve booked to attend at 2pm on Wednesday, 25th April, so if you do the same then let me know.) Thanks […]

‘Beauty in the making’, a free insight into type design ...

This entry was posted in Off Piste and tagged bitm12 Event Lettering Type Typeface Typography on April 11, 2012 by Sam Roberts

History of the Johnston Type Face image — HAT archive contributor Mike Ashworth is giving an illustrated talk about the London Underground Johnston typeface next week on Tuesday, 3rd April. More details in the pdf below and on the Sign Design Society website. Followers of this site are eligible for a small discount, […]

The history of the Johnston typeface: Sign Design Society event

This entry was posted in Sign Initiatives and tagged Event History Johnston Sign Design Society Typeface Typography on March 28, 2012 by Sam Roberts

This site from OPX is aiming to build a map of lettering forms of all sorts from across the capital. These include chisselled stone, hand painted signs, plaques, shop fronts, in fact just about anything that has letters and can be seen at street level in […]

Design agency OPX launches London Typographica

This entry was posted in Related Work and tagged London London Typographica Mapping OPX Typography on March 19, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Geraldine alerted me to this film which documents the excellent work being done at The Hamilton Wood Type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. This is very much a living museum in that they have not only a vast collection of equipment but also real practitioners and craftspeople demonstrating its […]

Type Face film showcases the people and practice of America’s ...

This entry was posted in Related Work and tagged Film Kartemquin Typeface Typography USA Wisconsin on March 10, 2012 by Sam Roberts