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Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:06:45 -0700 Second issue of FS_eZien available from FontShop BeNeLux http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=447 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/DR1XC1IL.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> <a href="http://www.fstopimages.com/collections/showimage.php?id=14804&c=init" target="_blank"># 415.003</a>, from <a href="http://www.fstopimages.com/collections/showcoll.php?id=415" target="_blank">Tokyo Japan</a>. Photographer: <a href="http://www.fstopimages.com/photographers/detail.php?id=2305" target="_blank">Martin Holtkamp</a> This is already the second issue of FS_eZien, the quarterly eZine in PDF format published by FontShop BeNeLux. The content is an overview of FontShop articles from the last three months, culled from FontShop publishing venues including – but not limited to – The FontFeed and Unzipped. It is a highly subjective selection. FS_eZien – a nod to our Dutch customers – can be viewed on screen, but is printable if you’d rather do your reading on paper. Enjoy the read. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:01:17 -0700 The Finer Points of Licensing: MUL http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=446 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/9IZS8VGH.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> Whenever you acquire digital type a legal document is included with the actual fonts. The End User Licence Agreement (EULA) regulates the use of the fonts and defines what you may and may not do with them. Although most of the rules stipulated in these agreements are common sense (at least they seem to me) I sometimes hear from people who are feeling a bit clueless when reading the finer legal details. That’s why we’re taking the opportunity to examine a special kind of font licence: the Multi-User Licence or MUL. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:28:06 -0700 FontDuck http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=445 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/E085BATA.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> Wondrous things happen at FontShop BeNeLux. You may remember from the FontPool project that FontShop has a swimming pool. Well, “had” to be precise, because two years ago it started leaking through a hole in the foil lining the inside of the pool. These days there is barely a large puddle of water left, amassing dead leaves. Somehow a mother duck chose this makeshift sanctuary to lay her eggs. Meet FontDuck and her family. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:29:35 -0700 Dutch designers sweep prizes at ED-Awards 2010 http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=442 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/Y77LH3YY.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> <a href="http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24883&event=1493&source=PromoBlock&medium=referral&campaign=Oslo+2010" target="_blank">Germany</a> may have won the <a href="http://www.eurovision.tv/page/home" target="_blank">Eurovision Song Contest</a> on May 29th, but the <a href="http://www.europeandesign.org/#/ed-awards/winners/" target="_blank">European Design Awards Ceremony</a> in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the next day was very much a Dutch affair. Out of the 165 awards, nearly a fifth were swept by Dutch designers and agencies. Furthermore Amsterdam-based agency <a href="http://www.lava.nl/new/newsitems/view/47/english" target="_blank">Lava</a> was named <a href="http://www.europeandesign.org/#/ed-awards/winners/special-prizes/agency-of-the-year/" target="_blank">Agency of the Year</a>, Dutch/American design duo <a href="http://www.vide.strangeattractors.com/" target="_blank">Strange Attractors</a> won the coveted <a href="http://www.europeandesign.org/#/ed-awards/winners/special-prizes/jury-prize/" target="_blank">Jury Prize</a> for their <a href="http://www.letterlab.com/" target="_blank">Letterlab</a> project for <a href="http://www.graphicdesignmuseum.nl/nl/tentoonstellingen/nu/letterlab-kids-/258" target="_blank">Graphic Design Museum Breda</a>, and Dutch design icon <a href="http://www.studiodumbar.com/" target="_blank">Gert Dumbar</a> was inducted in the <a href="http://www.europeandesign.org/#/ed-awards/hall-of-fame/nominees/gert-dumbar/" target="_blank">ED Hall of Fame</a>. Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:07:01 -0700 Magelaan obtains Investors In People label http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=444 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/2FX79F8Q.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> FontShop BeneLux allows me to occasionally use Unzipped to publicise topics that I hold dear but are unrelated to type or design. This is one of these times. A while ago I was very proud to learn that communication agency Magelaan – my former employer for 13 years – obtained the prestigious “Investors In People” label. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:06:40 -0700 The typography of politics - 2010 Dutch edition http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=443 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/XEJQOIQX.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> Election posters in the Netherlands. Photo by Sander Baumann In Belgium we have until this weekend to make up our minds, but yesterday the Dutch already had national elections for the <a href="http://www.tweedekamer.nl/" target="_blank">“Tweede Kamer”</a>, their House of Representatives. Just like I did <a href="http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=384" target="_blank">last year</a> with the Belgian European and regional elections, I thought it’d be fun to take a look at the typography of the election posters. Regardless of who won the actual polls, here’s an overview of the best (and worst) typographic choices in Dutch politics. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:02:55 -0700 The TYPO Berlin 2010 bag swag http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=440 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/PDRW0211.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> I have to apologise for the lack of updates on Unzipped for the past week and a half. Not only did I attend <a href="http://fontfeed.com/archives/tag/typo-2010-passion/" target="_blank">TYPO Berlin 2010 “Passion”</a> last week; I also had a Type Board meeting at <a href="http://www.fontshop.com/" target="_blank">FSI - FontShop International</a> the day before the conference, and on Thursday I presented my talk <a href="http://www.typoberlin.de/2010/index.php/21.32/2" target="_blank">Fonts, a Passionate Love Story, or an Abusive Relationship?</a> at TYPO. Now that I am fully recovered from the very satisfying but exhausting experience, I can go back to my duties. One of my favourite things at type and design conferences is going through the goodies in the goody bag. I thought for this first post-conference post we’d do it together and share the fun of the discovery. Wed, 26 May 2010 16:22:47 -0700 Exljbris offers one font per family for free http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=439 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/OWHJ1P39.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> The new foundries keep rolling in at FontShop. Jos Buivenga is a self-taught type designer based in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and the founder of the exljbris font foundry. Just like <a href="http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=431" target="_blank">Flat-It Type Foundry</a> his popular typefaces offer very good value for money, and what’s more – he offers one weight per family absolutely free. And it works, because after having tried this one weight users usually come back for more. Tue, 11 May 2010 22:56:24 -0700 Today Design win 2010 Rebrand Global Award for Primus http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=438 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/DNBT424C.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> A while ago Belgian branding company Today Design and Haacht Brewery won the prestigious the ‘2010 Rebrand Global Award’. Primus was named one of the world’s most effective rebrands in the sixth edition of these annual awards. Rebrand 100 is the highest recognition for excellence in brand repositioning, and is the first and only global, juried program of its kind. Today Design’s rebrand of Primus encompasses the creation of a new brand identity in order to increase the dynamism of the brand. Tue, 4 May 2010 14:03:34 -0700 Don't Believe The Type - For The Love of Typography http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=437 <img src="http://www.fontshop.be/upload/3YT2OOEF.jpg" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="440" height="165" /> <a href="http://www.dontbelievethetype.nl/" target="_blank">Don’t Believe the Type</a> is a one day typographic festival, initiated by Dutch design agency <a href="http://www.trappedinsuburbia.nl/" target="_blank">Trapped in Suburbia</a>. The second edition will be held in Shanghai on the 18th of May during the <a href="http://en.expo2010.cn/" target="_blank">World Expo 2010</a>, and will focus on the typographic excellence from The Hague. The day will be packed with workshops, lectures, and visual excitement provided by Underware, Yomar Augusto, Rogier Wieland, and Trapped in Suburbia. All these designers attended the renowned Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Their education has taught them respect for the tradition, and also instilled enthusiasm to make new, fresh and exciting typography. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:29:46 -0700