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Valley Printing Produces Award-Winning Book - What They Think

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
Valley Printing Produces Award-Winning Book
What They Think, KY
This year, there was increased participation with more than 100 entries being judged on typography, jacket/cover design, interior design, format, selection of materials used, and printing and binding production quality. This year's winners were

A talent sampler at 'Arts Alive 2009' - Red Bank Hub

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
A talent sampler at 'Arts Alive 2009'
Red Bank Hub,  USA - Geanna Merola
CVA Gallery's "Pin-Up" exhibition is on display with examples of students' posters made in 2-D design courses, some specializing in typography. Also on view in the CVA: photography, drawing, painting, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture/metal works.

Book Design Awards get even bigger - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
Book Design Awards get even bigger
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand
Just after announcing a new typography award, the Book Publishers Association of New Zealand has now announced a new award to recognise emerging talent in New Zealand book design as part of the annual BPANZ Book Design Awards, run in association with

Copy Editor/Proofreader - Nature.com (subscription)

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
Copy Editor/Proofreader
Nature.com (subscription), UK
•Proofreading against the approved copy to ensure absence of typographical errors, good typography and accuracy of content. •A science degree and at least 1 year of proofreading/copy-editing experience. •Experience of working within a medical

Newspaper Association Going Online Only - WebProNews

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
Newspaper Association Going Online Only
WebProNews, KY - Jason Lee Miller
*Serif fonts (with the fancy little tails) are traditionally for print reading. Sans serif makes it easier to read from screens. You can read more about fonts in an old, wordy classic of mine called “The Essentials of Font Philosophy.”

Preview all your fonts at once with Flipping Typical - CNET News

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
Preview all your fonts at once with Flipping Typical
CNET News, CA - Josh Lowensohn
by Josh Lowensohn Depending on how much design work you've done, and what kind of software you're using, you probably have some idea of which fonts you have installed and what they look like. If you don't, there's a wonderfully simple Web app called
Flipping Typical Compares and Previews Installed Fonts from Your Lifehacker
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The type to form Obama's character - The Age

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The Age
The type to form Obama's character
The Age, Australia
He designed fonts for the Hope poster, the World Trade Centre and The Wall Street Journal. Tobias Frere-Jones speaks with Ray Edgar on the eve of his Melbourne visit. IT FORMED Barack Obama's slogans Hope and Change, and the World Trade Centre set it

Flipping Typical Compares and Previews Installed Fonts from Your … - Lifehacker

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
Flipping Typical Compares and Previews Installed Fonts from Your
Lifehacker, CA
type it in as the top preview font and voilà—you've got your preview. Flipping Typical is a decent site and perfect for a quick font comparison, but if you're really serious about fonts, check out our favorite typography tools and free font downloads.
Preview all your fonts at once with Flipping Typical CNET News
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10 of the Best Programming Fonts - SitePoint

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
10 of the Best Programming Fonts
SitePoint, Australia - Craig BucklerCraig Buckler
They will spend longer choosing the optimum font and color scheme than they would decorating their house. An editing font is a very personal choice and, given the hours spent at the screen, it needs to be something the programmer is comfortable with.

The History of Microsoft - 1987 - Microsoft - Channel 9

by @ Thursday, April 30th, 2009. Filed under Uncategorized
The History of Microsoft - 1987
Microsoft - Channel 9, WA
The new logo, in Helvetica italic typeface, has a slash between the "o" and "s" to emphasize the "soft" part of the name and convey motion and speed. Microsoft and IBM announce OS/2. This is the first product to be announced as a result of the Joint

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