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Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills

Typography The most popular fonts of 2011, according to sales at MyFonts.com, cover all categories — serif, sans, slab, script — so it’s hard to detect a single typographic trend. (I’d venture hand-lettered fonts.) But what is clear from this list of bestsellers is that terrific type is available from international boutique foundries, such as […]

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Scanning Around With Gene: Colorful Produce Crate Labels

When railroads became a dominant form of transportation, and especially after the completion of the trans-continental railway in 1869, it was possible for farmers to ship their goods great distances. And with the advent of the refrigerated rail car, the concept of nearly year-round availability of produce became a reality. Fruits and vegetables were shipped […]

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They're Fond of Design

The stereotypical student stretches out a too-short paper with wide margins and large type sizes. But this trio of graphic design students from the University of the West of England had so much material after working on a professional practice project, they made a zine with the extra material, which includes interviews with designers and […]

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