Category Archives: Typography

The History of Typography by Ben Barrett-Forrest

Posted on October 7, 2013 by lerusho

Hundreds of cut-out paper letters tell the history of typefaces in this stop-motion animation by Canadian graphic designer Ben Barrett-Forrest. Starting in the fifteenth century The History of Typography charts the major innovations in font design up to the present day … Continue reading →

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ARTS & CRAFTS #235

Posted on September 18, 2013 by lerusho

Originally posted on A Skeptical Designer:
“Human Hair Typography” – By Monique Goossens . . You might also like Sources: Monique Goossens visualnews.com

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Project Lettertype design V. final version presentation

Posted on June 17, 2013 by lerusho

Final version and presentation of the new typeface: Mirò 2013. Specifications: style – regular, availability – uppercase only, usage – affiches, headlines, short text, web. Experimental display typeface based on Joan Mirò’s works, for setting short paragraphs, simple lines or … Continue reading →

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Project Logo design III. final version

Posted on May 19, 2013 by lerusho

Logo final version and presentation.

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Project Lettertype design sketches IV.

Posted on May 3, 2013 by lerusho

Here are the last manual sketches for the new font à la Mirò.

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Project Logo design II.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by lerusho

Paper-cut letters for logo design: full color, greyscale and negative.

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Project For improvement susceptible

Posted on April 24, 2013 by lerusho

For improvement susceptible is a study of street signs. Did you ever look around in your city? Did you notice how many aesthetically and typographically unacceptable signs are hanging around? Just a bit of an attention and good taste and … Continue reading →

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Project Lettertype design sketches III.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by lerusho

Third round of sketches for the new font. Simplified and more subtile.

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Project Lettertype design sketches II.

Posted on April 4, 2013 by lerusho

Second round of sketches for the new font. Every letter is with more versions, in smaller size. I still find them a bit robust, I think I will need to simplify them.

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Project Lettertype design sketches I.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by lerusho

Project lettertype design is about creating a new font. For inspiration we got a list of 12 artists, we needed to choose one and than to create a new font based on his of her art visions. I went for Joan Miró. … Continue reading →