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The Swiss Connection

The Swiss Connection

Typeface designer is in love with letters

The Swiss Connection · Sep 14, 2021 · 15:06

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Swiss designers gave us the big-name Helvetica and Frutiger typefaces in the 20th century. Now a modern-day designer from Basel is collaborating on a new font that we might soon be seeing a lot more of.  Nina Stoessinger of Frere-Jones Type in Brooklyn talks about inspiration and challenges.

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