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Typefaces of Singapore Newspaper Nameplates
Here’s a list of the nameplates of Singapore’s english newspapers and what typefaces they use. I’ve also included popular contemporary references that also use the same typeface, maybe the choice of usage says something about the paper? Typeface: Big Caslon … Continue reading
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Redesigning newspapers and why it matters
One point, or approximately 0.04 cm, was all it took for readers to find the recently redesigned Sunday Times a comfortable read again. After its redesign in April 2008, several readers complained that it was hard to read the paper’s … Continue reading
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What Type Of Newspaper Are You?
A day before ST’s latest redesign launch, the typeface for its masthead was changed from Popular (only shred of it left is in ‘THE’) to Big Caslon, said Peter Thomas Williams who was part of the redesign team. While Popular … Continue reading
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Explaining the Budget 2009
Lots of of numbers and something for everyone, the Budget 2009 announcement yesterday was a great opportunity for the use of information graphics — so which local English paper did it best? Most engaging concept: The New Paper You have … Continue reading
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Vote for your fave My Paper Cover
my paper, a free paper that touts itself as Singapore’s first and only billingual paper, is celebrating its first anniversary and is holding a contest for readers to pick their favourite covers. This cover (right), in particular, struck me as … Continue reading
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