Erik Spiekermann
Person on 3 sites
German type and information designer; founder of MetaDesign and FontShop, designer of typefaces including FF Meta, and a letterpress printer at p98a in Berlin.
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1 channel on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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6 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The motivation for good craftsmanship is the human urge to do something for its own sake and to do it as well as possible. (opens korrents.com)
“Der Ansporn für gutes Handwerk ist der menschliche Drang, etwas um seiner selbst willen zu machen, es so gut wie möglich zu machen.”
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Without our hands, our brain does not function properly. (opens korrents.com)
“Ohne unsere Hände funktioniert auch unser Gehirn nicht richtig.”
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Many old machines and processes are still functional and will likely outlive us all. (opens korrents.com)
“Viele der alten Maschinen und Verfahren gibt es noch, sie sind funktionstüchtig und werden uns wahrscheinlich alle überleben, aber sie für kommerzielle Projekte zu nutzen, ist schwierig.”
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The motivation for good craftsmanship is the human urge to do something for its own sake and to do it as well as possible. (opens korrents.com)
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9 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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InDesign (opens rcmnd.app)
“Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.”
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FontLab (opens rcmnd.app)
“Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.”
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Glyphs (opens rcmnd.app)
“Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.”
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InDesign (opens rcmnd.app)