Font Discoveries program is launched

This is one of the small idea I have to open a bit more Typofonderie fonts collection to everybody. Every 2 months, I will deliver a special pack at very affordable price (compared to usual prices) who combine various fonts. In July, a new pack will remplace it, so don’t miss this opportunity.

Jump on the May 2009 Font Discoveries for more info about the 4 fonts included: Parisine Plus Sombre PTF Bold Italic, Angie Sans Std Regular, Le Monde Livre Classic Std Swashes, Apolline Std Demi. The available pdf present the 4 fonts in various contexts, samples in use, glyph sets and and so on.

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I’m tired too

Its why I like this one rather than Lorem Ipsum.

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

Behind Amy Winehouse, there is this band: The Dap Kings. They played on Back to Black. But the real thing is even better. Ok, Sharon Jones is less sexy, but she have a marvellous voice.

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Design for the News and Magazines Publishing Industry

2e conférence à propos du design des journaux et publications à Paris le 28 mai 2009. Organisé par l’IFRA.

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L’UMP perd ses nerfs mais pique la typo de Libération

^{Extrait d’un pdf de la campagne de l’UMP composé en Soho, avec à l’appui la liste des fontes incorporées dans ce pdf via une fonction de base d’Acrobat.}

La campagne pour les européennes 2009 de l’UMP utilise le Soho comme caractère typographique. Je trouve assez étonnant de détester un journal et de lui emprunter ses choix typographiques pour sa propre campagne pour les européennes 2009?…

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Neutrality and typefaces

Video of Matthew Carter during the Q&A session after TypeCon 2007’s screening of The Helvetica documentary by Gary Hustwitt…

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Doublon de bagues typo

Etsy, le site web communautaire de vente de produits fait main propose une double bague pour les tarés de typographie et approches de paires (kern en anglais.)

typographic kern acrylic ring set

Seul défaut, il me semble que le “ke” mérite un poil de kern positive?

^{via Paul Hunt.}

There is no type industry

And I support Tal Leming explanation about web fonts embedding.

Newsletter April 2009

I have sent today my Porchez Typofonderie newsletter for April 2009.

The big news is indeed Parisine Office PTF. Few specials offers and separate fonts from €50. Don’t miss this pdf if you read french.

Still the best remain the RSS, et RSS en Français, to keeps an eye via the excellent Netvibes.

Étienne Robial website

Étienne Robial is one of the key figure in France for TV motions graphics. He have created over the years a fabulous identity for Canal+.

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