Switzerland
TagECAL Typefaces, new Swiss type foundry
ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne is probably the first university in the world to have launched an online type foundry.
New font: Brezel Grotesk
Brezel Grotesk, originally designed by Stefanie Preis in 2010, was recently refined and further developed by Milieu Grotesque. The revisited family comes in eight styles in total (four weights with corresponding italics), each style comprises an extended Latin character set and a number of basic OpenType features. (more…)
Weingart: The Man and the Machine
Karo Grafik published a book about Professor of Typography Wolfgang Weingart. It is a collection of 77 statements, boldly illustrated with photos of Mr. Weingart, portraits of the individual students and work from his teaching. (more…)
100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design
The book 100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design takes a fresh look at Swiss typography and photo-graphics, posters, corporate image design, book design, journalism and typefaces over the past hundred years with illuminating essays and captivating illust..