Mastodawn

New work by Christian and @greg for Aftonbladet, a Swedish media outlet, with art direction by Anna Thurfjell. Cae study here:
https://commercialtype.com/custom/nameplate_for_aftonbladet

More on Anna's thinking here:
https://annathurfjell.com/work/brand-refresh-of-swedens-largest-news-brand/

Greg created a variable version of the logotype for the early stages of the design process, because like many clients we didn't know exactly what we wanted, but we would know it when we saw it.

Erik 11h ago

Sam at BLAG 16h ago

Today I've dived back into an earlier rabbit hole to investigate the renowned Gawthorp sign firm that was based in Leeds from around 1889–1916.

If anyone knows anything about them and/or these patent 'panorama' railway arrival and departure indicators, then do let me know.

The advertisment pictured appeared in The Railway Times on 16 September 1905.

#Railways #Leeds #Signs #Trains

Erik 11h ago

letterspace.amsterdam 14h ago

New typeface by @underware for #Microsoft.
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By showing how the letters are written, research has shown, that it helps dyslexics to recognise and distinguish their shapes.
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https://kermit-font.com/

Kermit font

Kermit, the writable font

Kermit font

Erik 1d ago

TypeMedia 1d ago

We’re kind of busy at TypeMedia, it if you’re at ATypI Copenhagen and you have TypeMedia questions: look up @paulvanderlaan or Petr van Blokland! Enjoy the conference!

Erik 3d ago

James Brown 3d ago

I plugged this in for a soak test a week ago and forgot about it, so I guess it's soaked.

The UI is randomly generated, and I love what it came up with here.

Erik 4d ago

Erik van Blokland 4d ago

LTR Principia. Sharp contrast. Variable width. Pretty shapes. #lettering #typedesign Available from letterror.com.

Erik 5d ago

The New York Review of Books 5d ago

Lucy Scholes on the art and life of Tirzah Garwood https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/04/15/the-weight-of-their-art-tirzah-garwood/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2025-04-18_Scholes-Garwood-1

The Weight of Their Art | Lucy Scholes

In the spring of 1942, the thirty-four-year-old artist and designer Tirzah Garwood resolved to start her memoirs. An accomplished wood engraver,

The New York Review of Books

Erik 5d ago

Maurice Meilleur 5d ago

‘My reason for beginning to compose at all was very simple. I had begun to ponder the question “Where does music come from?” I couldn’t find the answer in books or from musician friends, and perhaps it was an irrelevant question to begin with. However, that didn’t stop me looking for the answer.’ —Philip Glass, from Words without music

Erik 6d ago

mint Apr 16

can't remember where I saw it but "Using AI in education is like using a forklift in the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you" is a solid quote

Erik Apr 16