Calcula is an experimental display typeface inspired by the idea of exploring the grey area between typeface design and lettering.
Typeface stories ·
12 June 2017
· English
· 2060 words
Designer and programmer Jürg Lehni analyses the evolution of typographic technology and the nature of digital fonts, and introduces Donald E. Knuth’s groundbreaking TeX and Metafont systems. An essay complemented by interviews with Peter Biľak, Erik Spiekermann and Dimitri Bruni (NORM).
Essays ·
14 April 2011
· English
· 4373 words
Dimitri Bruni of NORM talks to Jürg Lehni about designing with systematic procedures and limitations, the influence of tools and their projects Replica and Sign Generator.
Interviews ·
14 April 2011
· English
· 1691 words
The fifth chapter of Emily King’s doctoral thesis which focuses on typeface design in the United States, England and the Netherlands between 1987 and 1997.
Essays ·
23 January 2005
· English
· 16066 words
A discussion from the late 1990s with Erik van Blokland and Just van Rossum about their work as type designers and programmers.
Interviews ·
29 November 2004
· English
· 2326 words