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B for Berlin
Berlin – what a place for signage. Yesterday we went to the Museum of Letters – a unique facility for letter-lovers. Full review to come soon.
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Types of Shopping
One of the most interesting things about designing type is seeing what people make of it once it is in the hands of graphic designers. The results range from the wonderfully pleasing to the downright disturbing. At the recent opening of ‘Til You Drop; Shopping a Melbourne History at the State Library of Victoria one is greeted by huge expanses of Berber and Kevlar. This free exhibition celebrates Melbourne’s passion for shopping, from the Paris end of Collins Street to the local corner store. The exhibition runs from 11 December 2009 through to 31 October 2010. See it for the shopping, the fonts or both.
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ISTD in Melbourne
Sunday 29th of November saw the award judging of the International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) at Swinburne University. Melbourne. Representing the United Kingdom was English type designer Freda Sack (The Foundry) who oversaw the proceedings. Although there was a relatively small number of entries (this is the first year of ISTD in Australia) this is sure to change as the ISTD event builds a bigger profile within the design profession here in the Southern hemisphere. Thanks for ISTD and Swinburne for hosting the event.