July 30, 2017

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Our Favorite Typefaces of 2016

Typographica delighted in publishing their annual of favorite type of 2016 in July. As per Stephen Coles: Typographic trends have a lifespan that doesn’t correspond to the calendar year, and many popular typefaces remain in style long after they hit the market. This time around Sibylle Hagmann reviewed the beautiful Rosart designed by Katharina Köhler. We hope that her serif family will be a big hit, gaining exposure long after 2017.

May 9, 2016

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Our Favorite Type of the Year 2015

Typographica is in its tenth annual year of contributors reviewing fresh new type. Sibylle Hagmann took a closer look at the beautiful, standard-defeating Buendia typeface family by César Puertas.

February 1, 2015

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Idea Document

The World of Type Design — On the Shoulders of Giants reproduces the 20 articles on typography in IDEA magazine into a 530-page volume. Since late 1980s when postscript and Macintosh revolutionized all the typography design and its creative process, a lot of articles on digital fonts, new typefaces, historical studies, internet and other new technologies have appeared on IDEA. This book provides a perspective on what happened in typography in the past quarter century. Dwiggins Revisited, an article published by IDEA magazine in March 2008, issue No. 327 is included in Idea Document.

February 1, 2009

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EYE magazine, 71/spring issue

Sibylle Hagmann was invited to contribute to an article titled “Golden Age?” edited by Deborah Littlejohn in EYE magazine, 71. Littlejohn collected opinions from designers about whether we are in a golden age of type design. Used metaphorically, Littlejohn was interested in the type designer’s position, familiarity with recent technological innovations, as well as type education.

March 1, 2008

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IDEA magazine, Issue No. 327

The March issue of IDEA magazine includes a reprint of the article “Dwiggins Revisited Revisité” by Sibylle Hagmann. This essay was originally published in Typographische Monatsblätter—Revue Suisse de l’Imprimerie—Swiss Typographic Magazine. The Japanese IDEAmagazine republished the essay in a series of articles that focus on typeface and type design from past to present.

September 1, 2007

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Slanted #5

“What do you think? Interviews about OpenType and Unicode”, an interview published by Slanted #5 includes voices from typographers and type designers alike expressing their thoughts concerning OpenType and Unicode.

January 1, 2007

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TM RSI STM

The Typographische Monatsblätter—Revue Suisse de l’Imprimerie—Swiss Typographic Magazine published an essay by Sibylle Hagmann titled “Dwiggins Revisited Revisité” (English and French). It includes a historical survey of Charter, a William A. Dwiggins’ design, and a comprehensive review of the design and development of the typeface family Odile.