Claus Eggers Sørensen delineates the emerging tropes of screen-based design, and how they differ from print design. A grand transition is taking place in publishing. The electronic distribution to – and the media consumption on – tablets, smartphones, e-readers, and desktop computers are replacing traditional printed matters. This fledgling screen-based publishing could be characterised as… Continue reading Post-paper
Mark Barratt talks about how the typography of marginalia – footnotes, glosses and asides – evolved. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam. The typography of marginalia – footnotes, glosses and asides – evolved rapidly after the development of printing from movable type. It systemised the business of scholarship and survives although often in a… Continue reading Glossy design then and now
Along with renovation the Rijksmuseum got a new identity designed by Irma Boom Office. Deciding for a predominantly typographical solution, Irma Boom invited Bold Monday (Paul van de Laan) to design a series of typefaces. From the 2013 ATypI conference in Amsterdam The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is the national museum for Dutch art and history,… Continue reading The new Rijksmuseum identity and typeface family