List: On Type | Curated by Neel Dozome

Jan 15, 2024
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On TypeNeel Dozome's notes, research and comments on the history of some popular typefaces.
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Ray Bizarre: an alternate approach to typographyOn the texture of Satyajit Ray’s graphic design
Sep 30, 2023
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Sep 30, 2023
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Times New Roman: can we make serifs great again?Matthew Carter and the re-invention of type design for screens and desktop printing
Sep 23, 2023
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Sep 23, 2023
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Frutiger: from a dot to the Paris airportBalancing black and white, developing a universal language, and deconstructing what made Adrian Frutiger the designer’s designer
Sep 30, 2022
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Sep 30, 2022
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Futura: grace under pressurePaul Renner’s quest for “sachlich” created a typeface that is as technically astute as it elegant
Jun 21, 2022
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Jun 21, 2022
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Helvetica: An ode to the joy of retail therapyThe ghost in the machine of “corporate vanilla”
Mar 1, 2022
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Mar 1, 2022
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Gill Sans: the sacred and the profaneBhakti as typography
Sep 18, 2021
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Sep 18, 2021
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The typographic voice of LondonEdward Johnston’s diamond-shaped “tittle” and the origins of a classic typeface design
Jul 22, 2021
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Jul 22, 2021
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The OBEY sign from They LiveThe COVID-5G tower conspiracy theory and the typography in John Carpenter’s movie
Jun 9, 2020
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Jun 9, 2020
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The Jar Jar Binks of TypefacesThe Comic Sans debate and ‘vulgar’ crimes against good taste
May 7, 2019
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May 7, 2019
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The Magical, Surprising History of SerifsOnce viewed as “uncivilized,” sans serif typefaces somehow became the epitome of streamlined efficiency
Mar 5, 2019
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Mar 5, 2019
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A for ArialThe curious history of a font from the heyday of Microsoft Word
Feb 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019