Das Typodarium war Spitzengeschenk.
Hier mein Januar-Favoriten:
2. Januar
FF NUVO von Siegfried Rückel
»The stroke endings appear soft when seen from a distance or in small sizes, but reveal their peculiar forms at a closer look.«
3. Januar
KLTF Grotext, Karsten Lücke Type Foundry
»Whereas most contemporary typefaces assimilate lowercase and uppercase, Grotext does the opposite. It emphasizes the difference: Its narrow lowercase make it a space-saver.«
10. Januar
Parisine PTF, Porchez Typofonderie
»…originally designed in to solely fulfil the unique needs of signage legibility for the métro in Paris.«
17. Januar
Chaco, Tipo, Rubén Fontana (www.tipo.net.ar)
»The idea behind the font called Chaco originated after testing the deficiency shown in road signs in Latin America.«
20. Januar
Lineare Serif, Tipo, Eduardo Rodríguez Tunni
»Lineare Serif is…seeking new ways that will provide readers with some pleasure and some rest while they walk along each line, creating a space where there is harmony between the printed form and man.«
24. Januar
Springsteel, Paragraph
»To capture the tension of spring steel, almost no straight lines are present here.«
25. Januar
Tang, Suomi Type Foundry
26. Januar
Adhesive No. Seven, phospho type foundry (typed@phospho.at)
»Tape-torn vs. ink-drawn.«
30. Januar
Baksheesh, Hamburger Fonts
»The aesthetics of the font are influenced by the characters drawn by Wim Crouwel in 1976 for Olivetti’s typewriter font, that supported varying character widths«
