Paul Shaw, an award-winning graphic designer, typographer, calligrapher, and teacher at Parsons School of Design and the School of Visual Arts, tells the story of how New York City’s subway signage evolved from a "visual mess" to a uniform system using the Helvetica typeface. His illustrated book Helvetica and the New York City Subway System looks at how politics, economics, and bureaucratic forces shaped decisions made about the subway’s appearance as much as design ideas did. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2011/aug/04/helvetica-and-new-york-city-subway-system/
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Helvetica and the New York City Subway System
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Erik Spiekermann: FontShop Interview – Exploring Type in a Business Context | Design Interview
In this interview Erik Spiekermann a well know type designer, author of Stop Stealing Sheep and founder of FontShop shares his thoughts on type.
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Erik Spiekermann: FontShop Interview – Exploring Type in a Business Context | Design Interview
In this interview Erik Spiekermann a well know type designer, author of Stop Stealing Sheep and founder of FontShop shares his thoughts on type.
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Bits und so #207 (Katzenstapeln)
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Read Between the Leading - Episode #6
Special Guest type designer Mark Simonson. Shownotes for Episode #6 can be found at http://readbetweentheleading.com/post/86557795
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Read Between The Leading - Episode #1
Shownotes for Episode #1 at http://readbetweentheleading.com/post/76474516
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