This is Enheduanna, who lived 4,300 years ago.
She is the first named writer in history.
So here is the story of humanity's first poet — and how her work influences us even in the 21st century...
People make choices about not only what languages they use when they write rulers' titles, but in the base of inscriptions written in two or more languages, whether the inscriptions are the same.
@ANRT_type is part of the task force of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, the aim of which is to preserve the diversity of the world’s languages and scripts.
We're delighted to announce the first VIEWS conference, Writing as Visual Experience, will take place in Cambridge on 20-22 September 2024. If you'd like to present a paper, please do get in touch! Read the Call for Papers here:
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Jill Savini (art director), No. / Yes. Apple Logo Standards, Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, 1987.
Many thanks to early Apple designer Clement Mok, who generously donated material from the company’s formative years.
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New typeface ⭐️ Koch Lichte Grotesk by Rudolf Koch, Edvinas Žukauskas & Jérôme Knebusch
The newest revival of Lichte Neuland, published by Poem for Neuland’s centenary in 2023. Lichte Neuland appeared five years after Neuland in 1928.
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RIP Jan Middendorp.
Jan was a theatre critic, writer, translator, designer, and curator. He is the author of Dutch Type (2004), Shaping Text (2012), Type Navigator (2011). A colleague and a friend. He will be missed.
I'm getting FOMO from looking over the photographs of Face/Interface this past weekend... and I was *there*!
Complete photo album to share be in January
For now: 12 hours left to Sponsor Face/Interface 2024 for 20% off 🚨🚨🚨
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