Tag Archives: The Straits Times

March 8, 2009

Interpreting Typefaces of Singapore’s Newspaper Nameplates

A few posts ago, I introduced the typefaces of Singapore’s English newspaper nameplates and who else uses them. This time, I’ll interpret them and see if they might mean anything at all! Barnhurst’s Seeing The Newspaper is a great book … Continue reading →

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February 25, 2009

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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February 20, 2009

SND30: No Singapore Winners

The Society of News Design (SND) gave out its 30th edition of awards for the five best designed newspapers in the world and you can see the results here. While I do not think Singapore newspapers have ever won the … Continue reading →

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