Typography: November 2010 Archives

Type Directors Club: An Evening With Veer Type

Type Directors Club: An Evening With Veer Type

The Type Directors Club will be celebrating Veer Type with a show and presentation on Thursday, December 2, from 6-8p, at 347 W. 36th St., Suite 603.

More Than a Pretty Face features a look at Veer's typography and promotional projects, including merchandise, posters, interactive displays, animations, and type specimens. Veer's Head of Type, Joe Newton will give a presentation at the opening of the show that will look at  the type-focused work from the Veer creative team. There will be lots of background on how they create their cool award-winning promotional work, as well as plenty of typographic details for type geeks.

On the next page we've got some Veer Type promotional samples and merchandise.

(Above): Veer promotional sample using the font Eloquent Pro.


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"How Does It Fit In with the New Technology?"

"It doesn't."
In a world that's all iPad and interaction design and expiration dates, it's always nice to see someone dedicating love and energy to the classics. "Linotype: The Film" looks at the Linotype typecasting machine with just this kind of love. Called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, the Linotype revolutionized printing and society, but very few people today know anything about it. More about the film and the preview after the jump...
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