Tag Archives: History

Adrian Frutiger turns 80 today

May 23, 2008 – 12:51 pm

Adrian Frutiger, my favorite typeface designer, is turning 80 today. You can read about him and leave a message to him on Linotype if you wish. I made the image above and sent him this message:
“I might name one of my children after you. I wanted to name one after a designer that [...]

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Photo of Anne Frank’s “one true love”

February 27, 2008 – 11:50 pm

‘We didn’t know how to say goodbye. We walked from his house to mine and back again, just to be together a little while longer. Boys of twelve don’t promise to write to each other. We made jokes, because we didn’t know what else to do.’
This is the first known image of Peter, the [...]

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