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14 May, 2008
Taxonomy Meets Typography
Tina at Swissmiss turned me on to this lovely poster by Decoylab, which wouldn’t you know it makes lovely use of Gotham Extra Light. I’m amazed that designer Maiko Kuzunishi came up with so many recognizable silhouettes, more so that she found so many that are sympathetic with the shape of their initials. (The B is almost a butterfly already, but who’d have seen the J in jellyfish?) Maiko imagines her poster as a fine addition to a child’s room, and I agree: it’s cheerful, engaging, and subliminally inculcates in tomorrow’s animal lovers a taste for fine typography. —JH
Three-color Animal Alphabet Poster by Decoylab. 18" x 24" (46cm x 61cm), $40.
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21 February, 2008
Fontogenic
Typeface: Gotham Medium
Veteran campaigners know that the best way to gain someone's vote is to be photographed holding their baby. It seems that the same goes for fonts: it's hard to take a non-partisan stance when one of the candidates looks so good standing in front of your typeface. Helvetica director Gary Hustwit shared this image with us, along with a hopeful observation about both the candidate and the typeface behind him:
"I think it’s interesting that the design of Gotham was influenced by early Modernism, another movement that was about change and social idealism. And I like that the design aesthetic that may help move Obama into the White House was inspired by the humble NY Port Authority Bus Terminal sign."
A Font We Can Believe In, from the Helvetica Film Blog. —JH
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7 February, 2008
Indy Boys Fly The Biggest Heds
Now that's what I call a banner headline. Yesterday's Indy Star had a nice enough 180pt Gotham Condensed on page one, but it took a win for the Colts in Superbowl XLI to produce this whopper: a 9,800pt headline emblazoned on the outside of the newspaper's offices. Biggest Gotham ever?
Eli Manning's got to be wondering why, after quarterbacking the Giants to a victory in Superbowl XLII, he hasn't gotten the same reception as his brother Peyton here. Every single one of the New York dailies uses an H&FJ font, and our office buildings are considerably taller: couldn't 620 Eighth Avenue or 220 West 42nd Street manage a Gotham Condensed headline in 50,000pt? (Where's that Christo guy when you need him?) —JH
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6 February, 2008
A Banner Day
Typeface: Gotham Condensed Bold and Black
Primary season means banner headlines, and banner headlines mean condensed fonts. Above, some of our favorite Gothamophiles working hard to cement Gotham's connection to politics; here's Gotham Condensed being put through its paces at a range of sizes. Scott Goldman wins the size prize at The Indianapolis Star — and his state wasn't even voting yesterday!
We'll post some political front pages from the New York papers, provided they ever stop talking about the Superbowl. —JH
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