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Aerial Bold: A Clever Typeface Crafted From Satellite Shots of Buildings
Buildings look a lot different when seen from 400 miles above Earth’s surface. And sometimes, they just so happen to look like letters. The post Aerial Bold: A Clever Typeface Crafted From Satellite...
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The Fascinating Origin Story of Prince’s Iconic Symbol
There are two sides to the story about Prince Rogers Nelson, the first of which you’ve surely heard. This is the other side. The post The Fascinating Origin Story of Prince's Iconic Symbol appeared...
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You People Wouldn’t Believe the Type Design in Blade Runner
Eurostile on fire off the shoulder of Orion. Palatine glittering in the dark near Tannhäuser Gate The post You People Wouldn’t Believe the Type Design in Blade Runner appeared first on WIRED.
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Typographic Trickery Shifts a Font from Paper to Pixels
Ace typographer Tobias Frere-Jones brings Retina, his iconic typeface, from stock listings to phone screens. The post Typographic Trickery Shifts a Font from Paper to Pixels appeared first on WIRED.
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Meet Noto, Google’s Free Font for More Than 800 Languages
You know when someone texts you and some characters shows up as rectangles? Those rectangles are called tofu. Google wants to do away with them for good. The post Meet Noto, Google’s Free Font for More...
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How TV Opening Titles Got to Be So Damn Good
You've probably heard television is in something of a golden age, but the same can be said of title sequences. The post How TV Opening Titles Got to Be So Damn Good appeared first on WIRED.
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Google’s New Font Honors Ancient Type Traditions
Google's new font, Source Han Serif, looks consistent in a variety of scripts, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English, Cyrillic, and Greek. The post Google's New Font Honors Ancient Type...
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London’s Underground Gets a New Typeface Because 2016
With an all new '@' and '#.' The post London's Underground Gets a New Typeface Because 2016 appeared first on WIRED.
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How House Industries Designs Its Retrotastic Logos and Typefaces
Understanding how to make vintage designs feel fresh has made House Industries popular with clients ranging from the Jimmy Kimmel Show to JJ Abrams. The post How House Industries Designs Its...
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The Weird Words and Phrases Designers Use to Test Their Fonts
Some good kerns of phrase. The post The Weird Words and Phrases Designers Use to Test Their Fonts appeared first on WIRED.
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