Appearances and Press30 OCTOBER 2010Lecture and Workshop by Christian Schwartz at BITS MMX in Bangkok, ThailandLecture on the morning of Saturday, 30 Oct 2010. Workshop on the afternoon of Sunday, 31 Oct 2010.
Christian Schwartz will be speaking and giving a workshop at BITS MMX (Bangkok International Typographic Symposium 2010), the first ever typographic conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Schwartz's lecture, "Plays will with others", will discuss his collaborations with Paul Barnes, Erik Spiekermann, and others. Other speakers at the conference include Jean-François Porchez, Masayoshi Kodiara, Hubert Jocham, and Ekaluck Peanpanawate. The event will be hosted by L'Alliance Française de Bangkok, along with Goethe and Japan Foundation, and has been organized by Cadson Demak. More information on the conference (mostly in Thai) can be found here. 19 APRIL 2010Lecture by Paul Barnes at L'École Supérieure d'Art et de Design (ESAD) in Amiens, FranceLecture on the morning of 19 April 2010.
Paul Barnes and Lyon’s designer Kai Bernau (with partner in Atelier Carvalho Bernau, Susana Carvalho) will be speaking at the International Typographic Conference in Amiens, which is taking place between 19-21 April. Both will be appearing on the morning of Monday the 19th. 08 MARCH 2010Workshop and lecture by Christian Schwartz at CalArtsWorkshop on 8-9 March 2010. Presentation on 8 March 2010.
Christian Schwartz will be teaching a 2-day workshop in Jeffrey Keedy's "Digital Type Design" class at California Institute of the Arts, and will also give an evening presentation on a few recent projects. |
New Releases22 JUNE 2010
Commercial Type are pleased to announce the release of Lyon Display, a new serif display typeface in 5 weights, designed by Kai Bernau as a headline companion for his Lyon Text family. Lyon is a contemporary interpretation of French Renaissance type forms, particularly the work of punchcutter Robert Granjon, who was active in the 16th century and whose work still remains a touchstone for serif type to this day. Lyon Display debuted simultaneously in Michael Stanaland's redesign of Roll Call, a daily newspaper published for the US Congress and Capitol Hill staffers, and Middle East-centric arts quarterly Bidoun, redesigned by Andy Pressman of Brooklyn-based design studio Rumors. Please click here to see more. 11 FEBRUARY 2010
Commercial Type has released Publico, a serif typeface for publications with variations for use at Headline and Text sizes. Designed by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz, assisted by Kai Bernau and Ross Milne, this family now includes small caps and olstyle figures, expanding its usefulness beyond news. Although this family debuted in Mark Porter and Simon Esterson's 2006 redesign of Portuguese daily Público, it originated in the design process that resulted in the Guardian collection, and the two families share certain similarities, making for effective combinations between the two. 01 JANUARY 2010
Commercial Type's first release of 2010 is an expansion of the Austin family. Light and Ultra weights, drawn by Berton Hasebe for Alex Grossman's new design of WSJ magazine, extend the original into dramatic new territory, and are available now. At the same time, a magazine in Russia commissioned Cyrillic support for the original family, giving us an opportunity to work with Ilya Ruderman in Moscow. These are also available now, and include localized alternates for Bulgarian and Serbian. |
Custom Typefaces01 SEPTEMBER 2010
Caponi was designed by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz for a subtle tweak of Entertainment Weekly on the occasion of the magazine's 20th anniversary. Commissioned by (and named for) design director Amid Capeci, Caponi is based very loosely on some of Giambattista Bodoni's earliest types, which were in turn influenced by Pierre Simon Fournier's work. Drawn primarily for headlines and display use, Caponi transforms from a medium-contrast Modern in the lighter weights to a chunky slab in the heaviest weights, providing the magazine with a wide range of possibilities for mood and tone – helpful when an article about the latest action blockbuster is followed by the latest news from the world of Miley Cyrus. 22 AUGUST 2010
Pialat is the latest display face designed by Commercial Type for T, the New York Times Style Magazine. Senior Art Director Chris Martinez was very taken with lettering in the titles for À nos amours, a 1983 film by French director Maurcie Pialat, and asked us to use these forms as the starting point for a new typeface. Berton Hasebe drew the face in two variations, one with conventional hairlines and an Open version, where the thin parts of the letters all appear to have worn away. 16 AUGUST 2010
The September 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine debuted with an all new look thanks to publication design specialists Robert Priest and Grace Lee of Priest + Grace, with whom we first worked on Condé Nast Portfolio. Commercial Type partner Paul Barnes created Wyatt, a serif headine typeface in five weights, specially for the redesign. Wyatt draws inspiration – particularly for its unique italic – from the elegant forms found on 19th century monuments and gravestones across England. While it has some similarities to British Moderns, this style at the time was strictly relegated to lettering and was not commonly seen in cast type. |
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