By Leon Poole on Apr 10, 2008
Palatino Arabic is the result of collaboration between Nadine Chahine and Prof. Hermann Zapf. Palatino Arabic is also a winner, as awarded by the annual Type Directors Club (TDC2) contest.
Ok, I don’t know one word of Arabic, so I have no idea what the Palatino Arabic type poster says – (Anyone know the translation for ‘Quick brown fox..’ ?) – but … Read more »
By Leon Poole on Aug 01, 2007
“You’re going to see a film about a font??!” This was the reaction I received from friends and colleagues when I told them I was going to be attending the Australian premier of Helvetica, the first feature length film on a typeface ever made.
However there was more then just a film to be viewed. Special keynote speakers Gary Hustwit (New York based director of … Read more »