24.Sep.2011 Which one of my Arabic fonts would you like to get for free?
For reasons that I will explain in a couple of weeks — nothing sinister so no worries! — I would like to give some of my fonts for free, though only for a limited time. So, let me know which one of my fonts you’d like to get for free, and I will ask Linotype [...]
22.Jul.2011 Typefaces have a body and a soul…
For those of you who have missed it, khtt.net is hosting Multiple Baselines which is a series of interviews “with people who play a role in the development of technology and design for the Arabic script.” I was the first designer interviewed (thank you Huda!), and the whole series seems to be very interesting. I [...]
03.Feb.2011 Google art and tweets that speak
Google has launched its own art project that lets you explore some of the world’s most interesting museums and collections. It’s really amazing, and already has 17 galleries taking part “including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Tate Britain and The National Gallery in [...]
09.May.2007 I’m on the BBC news!
So today was not like any other day at work. The 50th birthday for Helvetica has spurred lots of interest in type and typography and it seems that we have finally migrated ino mainstream news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6638423.stm The article talks about Helvetica and today it made headline news on the BBC News website which is a [...]