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Re: Grunge Typography
I referred to the magazine, not the foundry. Distress (“defaced, battered, weathered”) was a general phenomenon, e.g. the European FF Dirty faces (especially Trixie) and Blur. Very few typefaces coul…3 -
Hamburger Button
Although the @ symbol, for instance, was repurposed for internet use, the Hamburger Button (designed by Norm Cox in 1981) is not considered to be a re-use of U+2360, the Trigram for Heaven, and is no…2 -
Re: Contemporary specimen book inspired by the ‘Indie Fonts’ book series
When has any design journalist ever said “not their best work”? Design writing is all puffery—publishers are not going to diss potential advertisers and readers want to hear what’s hot. And designers…4 -
Re: brecveinvertedcomb
That comb is missing a few teeth.1 -
Re: Brain Sees Words As Pictures
We have the empiricism of the marketplace: release a font and see if it becomes popular. Clearly, those which succeed are the most readable.1
