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13:32An ingenious Swedish design classic
318K viewsExplains a classic of Swedish graphic design and what makes it work.
14:57Design Crit: Business cards from American Psycho
2.63M viewsExplains the typography of the business-card scene in American Psycho.
12:42King Charles III's new cypher is a design classic
1.6M viewsExplains the design of King Charles III's royal cypher.
14:11Olympic Pictograms: Miniature Masterpieces
588K viewsExplains the design history of Olympic pictograms.
25:36Papyrus: The World's 2nd Most Hated Font
495K viewsExplains the history and design of the Papyrus typeface.
19:56The American origins of the Chinese takeout font
781K viewsExplains the American origins of the 'chop suey' Chinese-takeout lettering style.
9:53The Rise and Fall of the Swoosh Logo
362K viewsExplains the rise and fall of the 'swoosh' logo trend.
48:29The Typographic Legacy of Microsoft
474K viewsExplains Microsoft's typographic legacy, from core web fonts to ClearType.
21:26The secret history of font piracy
306K viewsExplains the history of font piracy and how type licensing works.
28:00Why Clip Art Was Everywhere... Until It Wasn't
805K viewsExplains why clip art became ubiquitous and then vanished.
20:12A History of Comedy Club Typography (ATypI 2020)
20.3K viewsA conference talk on the history of comedy-club typography.
14:25Good Flag, Bad Flag: The Limits of Simple Design
128K viewsFlag design principles and where 'keep it simple' advice reaches its limits.
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10:14Hyperlegible: an approach to accessible type design
176K viewsHyperlegible typefaces and how type design improves accessibility for low-vision readers.
13:36Why your driver's license is badly designed
188K viewsWhy driver's licences are so badly designed, and what good ID design would look like.
22:28Comic Sans* just got a serious upgrade
A 22-minute video from Linus Boman: “Comic Sans* just got a serious upgrade”.
3:11Font Piracy: Addendum
A 3-minute video from Linus Boman: “Font Piracy: Addendum”.
13:47Futura & Wes Anderson: a love story
A 14-minute video from Linus Boman: “Futura & Wes Anderson: a love story”.
2:54How The Pandemic Broke Google Maps (Early 2020)
A 3-minute video from Linus Boman: “How The Pandemic Broke Google Maps (Early 2020)”.
12:19Logos from the past: London's Borough Councils
A 12-minute video from Linus Boman: “Logos from the past: London's Borough Councils”.
9:03One X-Cellent Scene: Krakoan, X-Men's mutant language
A 9-minute video from Linus Boman: “One X-Cellent Scene: Krakoan, X-Men's mutant language”.
10:26Ryanair's airline safety card is a hot mess.
A 10-minute video from Linus Boman: “Ryanair's airline safety card is a hot mess.”.
15:28The Genius Design of Cowboy Bebop's Titles
A 15-minute video from Linus Boman: “The Genius Design of Cowboy Bebop's Titles”.
10:43The real typographic inspiration for Red Dead's bounty posters
A 11-minute video from Linus Boman: “The real typographic inspiration for Red Dead's bounty posters”.
5:28paris 2024 olympic pictograms - what happened?
A 5-minute video from Linus Boman: “paris 2024 olympic pictograms - what happened?”.