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‘You are what you type’

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'LOL'

LOL

Written by Ian Dexter

March 28th, 2007 at 2:41 pm

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Typography stars in own film

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Helvetica film

Love it or hate it, Helvetica looms large in visual culture. Helvetica is a feature-length film exploring the proliferation of one typeface as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.

Written by Ian Dexter

March 20th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

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‘Chatspeak’ as type

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Here’s an interesting exercise: what if ‘chatspeak’ has become part of mainstream English? How will we treat ‘chatspeak’ characters? See how these typography people did it.

WTF ligature
WTF ligature, originally uploaded by ian.dexter.

LOL ligature
LOL ligature, originally uploaded by ian.dexter.

[via Monkeybites]

Written by Ian Dexter

November 23rd, 2005 at 10:26 am

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