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Published today: A new (or rather, old) approach to typography on the web.
Typography is too often reduced to a tidy set of tokens and ratios. But no formula is universal. Different context demands different systems.
We designed a type system that feels precise to the eye, not just in... See more
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Quousque Tandem…
Jan Tschichold, 1959
In Switzerland, a few years ago, there was a rumor about the possibilities of a “Swiss” typography. I do not believe in the value of a “national” typography. The attempt to create a “national” typography is certainly, to my mind, a fallacy. Still, even when such an approach is expressly avoided, it is in practice
... See moreA century ago, only a book’s interior featured typography: whatever words appeared on its cover, spine, or illustrations were lettering, produced not by assembling letters, but by drawing them.
The History of the Gotham Typeface — Jonathan Hoefler
In the early era of digitalization, choosing Times New Roman was often less a deliberate endorsement than a default imposed by limited options.