There is also a gold and black version available to buy. More details from seblester.co.uk. Production at Bob Eight Pop (bobeightpop.com) in East London.

Typographer, graphic designer and businessman Erik Spiekermann has created timeless, influential and, yes, Meta-physical work over the past three decades.

Next to founding MetaDesign and FontShop, the latter being the first ever digital distributor of fonts, and designing more instant classic typefaces than any other, he has been recognized as an outstanding expert internationally as a lecturer and professor.

Listen to the design genius talk about new visual languages, design processes, the analogies of music and typography, and why we need better client culture in our latest Gestalten.tv video and you will easily realize why. Before heading to new visionary pastures, the bike enthusiast will make a short stop to receive the German Design Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 in February.

Watch our complete line up of video interviews on gestalten.tv

English version of a lecture on letterforms in public space and distinct visual cultures in France and Germany. Presentation held at Face-to-Face conference “La France meets Deutschland” in Ludwigsburg on November 13, 2009.

This conceptual video is a corporate collaborative research project initiated by Bonnier R&D into the experience of reading magazines on handheld digital devices. It illustrates one possible vision for digital magazines in the near future, presented by our design partners at BERG.

The concept aims to capture the essence of magazine reading, which people have been enjoying for decades: an engaging and unique reading experience in which high-quality writing and stunning imagery build up
immersive stories.

The concept uses the power of digital media to create a rich and meaningful experience, while maintaining the relaxed and curated features of printed magazines. It has been designed for a world in which interactivity, abundant information and unlimited options could be perceived as intrusive and overwhelming.

The purpose of publishing this concept video is first and foremost to spark a discussion around the digital reading experience in general, and digital reading platforms in particular. Thus, we would be more than happy to hear what you have to say regarding the concept and ideas expressed in the video: the magazine reading experience, digital browsing, text versus images, as well as hear about your own digital reading experiences and thoughts. We are all ears.

Follow the discussion in the Bonnier R&D Beta Lab:
bonnier.com/en/content/digital-magazines-bonnier-mag-prototype

For additional information, please contact Sara Öhrvall at sara [dot] ohrvall [at] bonnier [dot] se (+46 (0) 8 736 4009) or Pontus Schultz at pontus [dot] schultz [at] bonnier [dot] se

Photos and screenshots are available on Flickr at:

flickr.com/photos/bonnier_rd/sets/72157622918954909/

or downloadable in a zip-file here (23MB):

dl.dropbox.com/u/302248/Bonnier_MagPlus_HiRes_Photos.zip

All videos and photos from the Mag+ project are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike licence. This means you may use all the material, as long as you follow certain conditions.

Read more about the licence here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en

Mr. Spiekermann runs through the early history of FontShop. Describing the business climate of the time, initial idea for FontShop, and the first few months of the business. He also showcases a number of the early FontShop business artifacts and promotional materials, while going through the FontShop International archives.

fontcast.com