Archive for the ‘Typography’ Category

The Bible… The Barnbrook Bible

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

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Hurrah! finally a comprehensive book by the great contemporary designer, Jonathan Barnbrook, is due later this year and is simply called ‘Barnbrook Bible’.

Barnbrook is responsible for some of the most creative typefaces of the last decade such as Delux, Moron & Bastard available from his type foundry Virus.

Not only that, he’s also repsonsible for some great political design works, particularly against the Iraq War and also notable work for Adbusters, fighting against the corporations stranglehold over everyone of us.

Due out in September 2007, you can pre-order it from Amazon.co.uk here.

Candy Script by Alejandro Paul

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

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Here is the latest typeface released by Alejandro Paul and available to purchase from Veer.

Candy Script is the latest in a along line of wonderful typefaces created in the last few years. This sits comfortably alongside his other recent masterpieces Affair, Ministry Script & Buffet Script.

The following is taken from the press release:
Inspired by Argentina and its culture, Alejandro Paul’s Candy Script captures the country’s spirit. It comes from the tradition of window sign painting, but its thick hand-brushed characters have a personality all their own.

The masterful typefaces of Alejandro Paul

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

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Here are some of the latest beautiful typefaces created by Alejandro Paul at Sudtipos, an Argentinean type foundry collective. These typefaces are absolutely beautiful, full of calligraphic swashes, ligatures and ornaments, available from Veer.

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As featured on Underware

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Underware logoBrain Aided™ Design is currently featured on the website for type foundry Underware. Underware are a quality type foundry based in Holland and run by three chaps called Akiem Helmling, Bas Jacobs and Sami Kortemäki.

This website uses the beautiful Underware typeface Bello, along with the Unibody font.

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Now available with roundness!

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

One of the great typefaces of recent times Gotham by Hoefler & Frere-Jones has had a child… Gotham Rounded

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