Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

APRIL 23, 2009

The Hamilton Manufacturing Co. traces its roots back to the very first wood types made in the United States. Darius Wells produced the first American wood type in 1828; his business was reorganized into Wells & Webb, then acquired by William Page, later passing back to the Wells family, and finally sold to Hamilton sometime before 1880. The product of this consolidation was a type specimen book issued in 1900, Hamilton’s Catalogue No. 14, which offers a good survey of American display

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Illustration Art

APRIL 20, 2009

Gilbert Bundy (1911-1955) painted with a light and elegant brush. Look at the graceful way he handles the bouquet of flowers on the table: or the foliage and chandelier in the background: Bundy gained fame as a cartoonist in the pages of Esquire magazine in the 1930s. He painted delightful watercolors of the leisure class at play, specializing in millionaire sportsmen and glamorous show girls.

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Illustration Art

APRIL 4, 2009

What is it? A slashing tempest? A rugged granite cliff? A rolling river? The tail plumage from a firebird? Nah, it's just the way Robert Fawcett draws the face of his friend Al Dorne: This intense little portrait (approximately 4 inches tall) is a virtuoso performance by a master draftsman. Look at the speed and facility with which Fawcett employs a dazzling array of marks on paper to channel the designs of nature.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

APRIL 30, 2009

An official White House project created to increase national awareness of the role of design, the National Design Awards are given annually by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in recognition of excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement in design. A highlight of the award has traditionally been a reception for honorees at the White House, hosted by the first lady.

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

APRIL 30, 2009

An official White House project created to increase national awareness of the role of design, the National Design Awards are given annually by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in recognition of excellence, innovation, and lasting achievement in design. A highlight of the award has traditionally been a reception for honorees at the White House, hosted by the first lady.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

APRIL 9, 2009

We’ve received our share of intriguing questions over the years, but this one takes the cake. On Monday, a correspondent called from National Public Radio to discuss the implications of typesetting a number with twelve million digits. The number in question is 2 43112609 -1, which holds the title for World’s Largest Known Prime Number. Mathematicians have known since at least the third century BC that for many values of n, the formula 2 n -1 produces a prime number.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

APRIL 1, 2009

We’re resisting the temptation to go against last year’s declaration that April Fools’ Day website goofs are inherently unfunny , so it pleases me to instead have an genuine update regarding someone else’s typographic silliness. Eighteen months ago, we reported on a mysterious typographic gift that materialized outside the H&Co offices.

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Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

APRIL 27, 2009

More than a thousand people have tuned in to our 140-character quips on Twitter. Won’t you join us? —JH.

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