I am very pleased to announce that Design Facts has been selected to appear in Typography Annual 7, the January/February 2017 issue of Communication Arts. The judges evaluated a total of 1,839 entries that were narrowed down to 143 finalists based on, "creative excellence and quality of execution." The 2017 jury included:
Lara McCormick – head of design education, CreativeLive, San Francisco, CA
Neil Summerour – type designer/lettering artist, Positype, Jefferson, GA
Craig Ward – senior vice president, head of design, Deutsch, New York, NY
Design Facts features Playfair Display designed by Claus Eggers Sørensen of For the Hearts and also Crimson Text designed by Sebastian Kosch.
www.designfacts.org
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