With the options offered by computers, never before have so many people had access to so many choices of typeface when writing a document. Yet some fonts remain more popular than others. Helvetica and Comic Sans took the world by storm yet we are still influenced by type choices made more than 500 years ago. We all have an opinion about fonts; we love or hate one or the other and most of us have a favourite we habitually use. But behind every typeface is the human story of its designer.
Font designs and the stories behind them. - RN By Design - 23 February 2011
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Font designs and the stories behind them. - RN By Design - 23 February 2011
With the options offered by computers, never before have so many people had access to so many choices of typeface when writing a document. Yet some fonts remain more popular than others. Helvetica and Comic Sans took the world by storm yet we are still influenced by type choices made more than 500 years ago. We all have an opinion about fonts; we love or hate one or the other and most of us have a favourite we habitually use. But behind every typeface is the human story of its designer.
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By Design on a tram - RN By Design - 10 August 2011
Join Alan Saunders and the By Design team for a highly unusual forum celebrating the architecture and urban design of one of our greatest cities. Unusual because the venue for our forum is that quintessential Melbourne mode of transport, a tram: The City Circle tram to be exact. The City Circle tram passes some of the city’s major tourist attractions and some of its finest architecture and urban design. Today we’ll talk about some of them and expand on the issues they raise for the broader built environment in cities across Australia.
The tram we’re on is part of the vintage W class fleet dating back to 1936. We have an intimate and enthusiastic audience of Radio National listeners who entered our completion for a prized seat and five very knowledgeable guest speakers.
The forum was staged in partnership with Melbourne Open House. Special thanks to Emma Telfer at Melbourne Open House, Ian Stokes at Yarra Trams and at the ABC: Nicola Fern, Paul Penton and Russell Thomson.
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By Design - Trends and Products: technology 2010 review download audio
From http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/stories/2010/3081885.htm By Design looks at the big shifts in technology in 2010, including the launch of the iPad and the increase in social networking.
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