It’s such an incredible story of business subterfuge from a century ago, that I want to save it for an actual article. My mind is blown.
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Always adore notes in print shops. From one typesetter to another.pic.twitter.com/8oupitDTgM – at School of Visual Concepts
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“I would like whatever’s the exact opposite of Helvetica, but I also need OPTIONS.”pic.twitter.com/a7ooTsXviN – at School of Visual Concepts
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All sorts of sad things can happen to fonts in print shops.
#TypeConpic.twitter.com/1aZTzvd1Go – at School of Visual Concepts
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In a fancy Amazon tower, waiting for the TypeCon keynote to start. I suppose this security card is… typo… grap… hy…pic.twitter.com/NZLpC35VRI – at Amazon - Doppler (SEA 45)
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Mexico City metro signage, by Lance Wyman. Each station has its own pictogram. http://graphicambient.com/2012/05/23/mexico-city-metro-mexico/ …pic.twitter.com/xLxpSpWaTs
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And Lance Wyman’s Minnesota Zoo signage. Those animal digits are so funny (especially 4).pic.twitter.com/67PtdyN1rY
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Lance Wyman’s most famous for the 1968 Mexico Olympics work, but his first poster was… not as refined.pic.twitter.com/BSGUBKpPVs
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Yesterday’s print shop tour was a history of 10 fonts, from 1860 to 2008, at School of Visual Concepts.pic.twitter.com/xoVYAqarwL – at School of Visual Concepts
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Check out Stymie Light with alternate long ascenders and descenders!pic.twitter.com/1UTyvHfZHW
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Or this inverse copy of Gill Sans, inexplicably (and poetically) named Airport Relief.pic.twitter.com/GX7SZ6Wfuh
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Here is one font with a pretty unfortunate name. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_(typeface) …pic.twitter.com/lsULfBDDyE – at School of Visual Concepts
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As far as conference badges go, this is not a very usable one. The entire identity is too much style over substance.pic.twitter.com/QlhKPIJavF
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