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Michael Bierut: My Life as a Font

Posted 03 February 2007 | By | Categories: creativity, culture, design, events, typography | No Comments

Small Talk No. 6 Michael Bierut: My Life as a Font Tuesday 13 March 2007 Bumble and bumble, 3rd floor auditorium 415 West 13th Street Between Ninth Avenue & Washington Street 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Wine & hors d’oeuvres reception 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Presentation Small Talks are intimate evenings featuring presentations by speakers who [...]

on the love that dare not print its name in helvetica (or god forbid, arial)

Posted 01 January 2006 | By | Categories: ask emily, consumerism, creativity, culture, design, emily approved, gardening, happiness, health, movies, passions, typography | No Comments

Hilarious little article in the NYT today on type anachronisms in film, “Good Film, Shame About the Helvetica,” featuring link to Mark Simonson’s Typecasting article. (Note also the ongoing notebook of sightings.*) As one who can’t help recognizing and calling out the name of the typefaces in the world around me, I’m not ashamed to [...]