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Daily Archives: 27 December 2011

Erik Spiekermann: Putting Back the Face into Typeface

Posted on 27 December 2011 by Geoff

(via gestalten.tv)

Erik Spiekermann explains how he does what he does, and why.

Posted in Typography

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