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Lord Montagu of Beaulieu was one of Britain’s motoring pioneers. As founder and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine, he employed an illustrator, Charles Sykes, and a private secretary, Eleanor Velasco Thornton. In 1909, Lord Montagu commissioned Sykes (who was also a sculptor) to make a mascot for his Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Sykes produced a ..

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August 26, 2021Steven Heller A typeface that strikes a chord is akin to the sound of an arresting musical notation. You not only can see each letterform working in concert, you can virtually hear the harmonic precision and tonal perfection. Whether or not the result is melodious, synchronistic or atonal the experience brings pleasure to ..

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This interview was conducted live on Twitter, July 29, 2021. It was my pleasure to interview the brilliantly talented folk at Fontfabric. Their clients include high-profile brands like Nike, Lipton, Hyundai, CNET, and the US national football team. We talked about how they got started, what makes them tick, and about their new release, Audela. ..

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July 28, 2021John Boardley Among my favorite kinds of typefaces are those that don’t fit neatly into predefined or existing categories; those that dip their toes into more than one genre, or take their cues from disparate historical periods. These twilight zone hybrids aren’t always easy to pull off. Today, I’m featuring an in-between typeface ..

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This interview was originally conducted live on Twitter, July 2, 2021. Today, I’m honored to interview Ulrike Rausch. Ulrike is an author and award-winning type designer based in Berlin. She’s also the designer of one of my all-time favorite handwriting typefaces, LiebeHeide. ILT: Hi Ulrike. Thanks for agreeing to this interview! My first question for ..

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This interview was originally conducted live on Twitter, July 20, 2021. John Hudson, co-founder of Tiro Typeworks, world-class type designer and expert in font technology. Today it’s my honor to interview him and talk a little about the award-winning superfamily, Brill. ILT: Thanks again for joining us, John. My first question for you is: Brill ..

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In episode one the new Ask ILT series, I answered, What’s the difference between Grotesque and Neo-Grotesque? In episode two we ask, Why do fashion brands and magazines use so much Bodoni & Didot? Collectively these typefaces are known as Didones, a mashup of Didot and Bodoni, the type designing early proponents of the style. ..

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