Instead of seeking inspiration in the past, Fedra Serif is a synthetic typeface where aesthetic and technological decisions are linked. Fedra combines seemingly contradictory ways of constructing characters into one harmonious font. Its humanistic…
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 5, 2015
Instead of seeking inspiration in the past, Fedra Serif is a synthetic typeface where aesthetic and technological decisions are linked. Fedra combines seemingly contradictory ways of constructing characters into one harmonious font. Its humanistic…
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 27, 2022
One of the Modulus series of interchangeable type styles built around a common framework. A general purpose design with squared forms and a simplified finish, Primex delivers excellent clarity on-screen and is doubly effective...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 18, 2024
In 1929 Chauncey Griffith at Mergenthaler commissioned W.A. Dwiggins to design a warmer and less mechanical Geometric Sanserif to compete with Futura. Dwiggins’ best efforts proved that human warmth had little to do with...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified May 17, 2024
The Taz type family was originally developed as a headline typeface for taz – short for Tageszeitung – a nation-wide German daily. It was, and still is, the cornerstone of the paper’s strong, trustworthy...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified March 11, 2021
When approached to give informal advice on the redesign of the leading German weekly Der Spiegel, Luc(as) de Groot offered to design a completely new headline font. A newly developed typeface, he argued, would...