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Eight

I was on ilovetyporgraphy.com and came across a pretty neat experiment typeface:EIGHT.

Check it out:

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ARENA HOMME +

So this is a cool cover except for some of the typography. "MEN IN POWER" I think it's creative to play around with the words, but it does'nt really convey a sense of "POWER". The word itself looks out of order...not very organized or prepared. The P and the O are resting on the ground. I do however think is cool that you can still make out the word regardless of the perspective or direction of the letters. Unfortunately, It doesn't seem manly or powerful to me. As far as good typography, I think the "Marc" above Mr. Jacobs' head suits his designs and ideas well. I also think that the use of "Chair Man" are both good and bad. When I first saw the cover i read "Chair Man", but looking at it a few more times from top to bottom it reads "Man Chair"...lol. I think it's cool how it's a bit misleading, however this is something that has to be done carefully because it does not state the message clearly. Just stare at it for a bit and draw your own conclusions. Let me know what you think.

NEATO

I saw this on ilovetypography.com and thought it was pretty neat.

Just some trivia...

So, i decide to post a bit of history about the origin of sans. The interesting thing about the following is not the creator, but the innovator.

the origin of the sans.
Officially, the very first sans serif typeface to be used for printing was published around 1816 by the William Caslon iv English typefoundry.


This display face only contained capitals and it is not clear where the rather clumsy forms came from. As a design this sans serif typeface has little value.
Much more interesting is Akzidenz Grotesk, published in 1898 by the German Berthold type foundry in Berlin.
This sans serif immediately became a great success and was soon imitated by several typefounders.