Patterning in historical and digital type

27 September, 2016  |   No comments

In the context of Frank Blokland’s PhD research at Leiden University on the origin of patterning in movable type, the Meermanno Museum will host on 10 of October a serie of short lectures by Frank Blokland, Lukas Schneider and Ramiro Espinoza.
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Introducing Brinkhuis

22 September, 2016  |   No comments

ReType Foundry proudly introduces Brinkhuis. This typeface is a liberal interpretation of the Art-Deco lettering found on several facades of the famous avant-garde Betondorp neighborhood located in Watergraafsmeer, Amsterdam. The original letters were probably designed by the Dutch architect Dick Greiner.
Paula Mastrangelo fixed many inconsistencies in the original model, completely redefined several letters, added punctuation marks, and turned a simple alphabet into a striking t … > Read article