Memoriam

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on March 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Canada Type has released Memoriam, originally designed for the New York Times in a tribute issue and now it can be all yours over at myfonts.com. The Memoriam typeface contains a lot of alternates for most characters, so it was divided into three separate fonts for the Postscript and True Type formats. The OpenType version, Memoriam Pro, combines all three fonts in one OT-programmed file, and even contains a few more extras that are not in the legacy... Read More

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A Designer’s Path

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on February 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

I love when an article, book, blog post, podcast focuses on a designer and what they have gone through to get to where they are now. I especially like this article, Drawing Board to Desktop: A Designer’s Path on the New York Times where Michael Bierut remembers the days where his career began. Like a chef, I brought my knives with me. I didn’t begin my career in the way that Mr. Bierut did, but that is how my study in the field of design... Read More

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