- * Indra Kupferschmid ist Typografin, Autorin und Professorin für Typografie und Kommunikationsdesign an der Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar. Hier sammeln sich Fundstücke und Texte der letzten Jahre.
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Underused Gems Revisited
While drafting a series about forgotten and underused typefaces I updated my old list from 2009, now with more infos and working links again.
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ATypI Konferenz Leipzig 2000
Dies ist die Transkription einer Kopie eines Schulhefts, in das ich für Max Bollwage die ATypI Konferenz in Leipzig protokollierte und welches ich ihm nach Abschluss zusendete. (Lesezeit ca. 11 Minuten) Freitag, 21. September 2000 9:45 Da bin ich also mit meinem Klapproller im alten Konsumgebäude, abgefahren rustikal, mit Shuttelbus vom Museum aus zu [...]
Classifications are can be useful
I temporarily took the article offline to revise it. Back in 2012.
Life was’t easy in phototype days either
While I more or less have a notion of how metal type and measurement works, I’m at a loss reading through specimen and instructions from film-setting days. Yes, I know there have been A, B, C and sometimes D masters to cover different ranges of size (instead of having only one scaled to all sizes), but [...]
Veröffentlicht in Type Getagged helvetica, helvetica forever, linotype, Mergenthaler, Monotype, photo-type Kommentieren
Thank you
for the Macintosh LC 475 (1994), the Apple LaserWriter 360 (1994), the PowerBook 190 (1995), PowerBook G3 Wallstreet (1998), PowerBook G4 Titanium (2001), the original iPod (2002), PowerBook G4 Aluminum (2005), the iPod shuffle USB (2005), the 1st iPod touch (2007), the MacBook Pro (2007), 2nd iPod touch (2009), MacBook Pro unibody (2009), the iPad 3G (2010), iPhone [...]
Veröffentlicht in Allgemeines 2 Kommentare
On Webdesign and Education
A recent twitter conversation on webdesign and education, captured with the help of storify.
New Ideas for Book Typography
A couple of days ago I publicly “sighed” at a client of mine who doesn’t want me to use italic or bold in a book we are working on. The client is king, so I started to typeset the book solely using Meran light … I was overwhelmed by the response and hilarious tips my [...]
Schrift
… ist nicht nur zum lesen da. Man sieht sie auch. — Hans Peter Willberg {Type is not only there to be read. You also see it.} Still one of my all-time Lieblings-quotes.
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De Luc-Truc by Lucas de Groot
The Luc-trick – a new sketching technique for everyone The Luc-trick allows you to transfer a copied image to another surface. In the process of photocopying (xerographic image transfer) the reflected light of the original renders a light-sensitive “master” partially statically charged. On these areas the powder (toner) is attracted and then transferred onto a sheet [...]
Font Shopping 2011