c-a-s-tinCASTSwiss graphic design — A communication toolThis is the story of how Swiss graphic design, throughout the 20th century, branched out into the world, became a recognised standard and…Mar 21, 20231Mar 21, 20231
c-a-s-tinCASTTupigrafia: the Brazilian type catalystSince 2000 this somewhat irregular publication based in São Paulo has been hitting its readers with a storm of letterforms. Here’s an…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
c-a-s-tinCASTLussu file #5: Other river, lake and rich champaignIn which the Author quotes Ariosto and talks about Galileo and his depictions of the Moon and the Medicean planetsJun 20, 20191Jun 20, 20191
c-a-s-tinCASTEwan Clayton, a calligrapher at PARC (2/2)The interview turns on writing and the digital: ‘We have missed an opportunity so far. But I remain hopeful.’Mar 25, 20191Mar 25, 20191
c-a-s-tinCASTEwan Clayton, a calligrapher at PARC (1/2)An interview with the author of ‘The golden thread’ on this mythological research centre in the 1990sFeb 26, 2019Feb 26, 2019
c-a-s-tinCASTLussu file #4: The form of languageThose who are concerned with the form of letters should be conscious that writing is not a simple transcription of speechDec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
c-a-s-tinCASTLussu file #3: Morison and Tschichold in gaolTheir lives and work stimulate reflection on the designer’s role in today’s worldJun 18, 20181Jun 18, 20181
c-a-s-tinCASTLussu file #2: Wines and gobletsShould Beatrice Warde’s ‘Crystal goblet’ be seen, at best, as a harmless promotion of Monotype?Mar 6, 2018Mar 6, 2018
c-a-s-tinCASTPrint readability and dyslexiaIs there a typeface that helps dyslexics to read?Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
c-a-s-tinCASTLussu file #1: And what about Gutenberg?Giovanni Lussu questions whether movable types were strictly necessary for the spread of booksNov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017