Diego Maldonado is a Brazilian type designer at the foundry he created—Notdef Type—and a researcher of graphic design. Maldonado studied theory and history at the University of São Paulo with a focus on typography and editorial design.
Some of São Paulo’s street signage from 1915 to 1973 still exists in the city. The project presented will review the history of those signs and creating a variable font inspired by them.
Folha de S.Paulo was founded in São Paulo 1921 under the name Folha de Noite, meaning “evening edition.” In 1925, the editors launched another newspaper named Folha da Manhã or “morning edition.” In 1960, both newspapers merged to form Folha de S.Paulo, the largest newspaper in Brazil. Over the last 100 years, Folha has used… Continue reading Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo logos from 1921 to 2020