My copy of Elliot Jay Stocks’ new magazine, 8 Faces, just arrived in the post this morning. I was lucky enough to snag a copy during the short period before it sold out. Given the nature of the online typography community, I had a feeling the limited print run would be snapped up in short order. There is still a pdf available for purchase if you’re interested. The magazine is devoted to typography, asking eight leading designers which typefaces they would use if they were limited to just eight for the rest of their lifetime. It features interviews with Erik Spiekermann, Jessica Hische, Ian Coyle, Jason Santa Maria, Jos Buivenga, Jon Tan and Bruce Willen & Nolen Strals. I’ve had the pdf sitting around for a couple weeks, but have avoided reading it, because I wanted to see the magazine in print first. Can’t say that I’m disappointed for waiting, there’s been a lot of care and effort put into it. Elliot has written an article about his experiences with getting it published. The magazine is gorgeous and I’m looking forward to sitting down and reading the entire thing.
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I posted to eightface.com
8 Faces magazine
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eightface/~3/3-lMZBklTLM/
August 5 2010, 4:15am | Comments »
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8 Faces in the wild
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Photo of the first issue of Elliot Jay Stocks' typography magazine 8 Faces to accompany this post.
August 5 2010, 3:45am | Comments »
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Typefaces of the decade
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eightface/~3/9hMRuUbFCZI/
Paul Shaw picks the ten typefaces of the decade. It is not a list of my favorite typefaces, nor is it a list of the most popular typefaces. Instead, it is a list of typefaces that have been “important” for one reason or another. However, I am not going to provide my reasons. Instead, I am going to let the readers of this blog see if they can figure out the contribution that each of these ten faces makes. This list is not definitive. It is only a suggestion. There are several other typefaces I reluctantly jettisoned because I wanted to keep the list small. As with any such list, there are bound to be those who agree and disagree with the typefaces. He provides the rationale for each of his choices in one of the comments. I am not a big fan of a number of faces on my list–some I detest and others I just find ugly–which is why it is not a list about popularity or about aesthetics but about something more elusive. There is a bias in my list toward typefaces that are functional, experimental or somehow the “first”.
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August 4 2010, 11:55am | Comments »
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I posted to eightface.com
Google type
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Typekit and Google have teamed up to create the open-source WebFont Loader. The software can make use of Typekit’s extensive library, Google’s new collection of webfonts or it can be self-hosted.
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May 22 2010, 5:33am | Comments »
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I posted to eightface.com
Writing systems of the world
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eightface/~3/zk4eV1B-geg/
The Beauty of Typography: Writing Systems and Calligraphy of the World. An extensive introduction to a number of non-Western writing systems.
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May 22 2010, 5:16am | Comments »
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I posted to eightface.com
Typesetters
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This recent image of typesetters, from Shorpy, reminded me of a photo that I took at the National Print Museum in Dublin awhile back. It was of a boy’s indenture agreement to serve as an apprentice compositor in a Letterpress shop. Highlights of seven years service include: no fornicating, gambling or frequenting of ale-houses. I’ve transcribed the document and made the text available.
May 9 2010, 9:31am | Comments »
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I posted to eightface.com
OpenType basics
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/eightface/~3/5qdp2vkWDgU/
A beginner’s guide to OpenType, a good overview if you’re not familiar. Being a late-comer to the world of print design, I have to admit that I’m a fan of OpenType and what you can do with it in InDesign.
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April 24 2010, 5:58am | Comments »
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I posted to eightface.com
Typeface flowchart
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So you need a typeface? A fun flowchart for picking a typeface from Julian Hansen.
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April 24 2010, 5:30am | Comments »
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I posted to eightface.com
NYT Magazine redesign
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Behind the redesign of the New York Times Magazine. Great visual and typographic treatment
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February 28 2010, 11:24am | Comments »