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Are you a budding typographer?

09 November 2011

We’re obviously a bit obsessed with type here at VGROUP but are there any budding typographers out there amongst our clients and friends? Why not test your skills with a couple of new typographic challenges and let us know how you get on.

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Typography tips one

02 March 2011

VGroup love typography! It is a vital part of what we do, from choosing typefaces, creating logotypes to typesetting long documents, so I thought I’d share some of the basic rules we follow. Professional typography is complex and hard to master, but getting a few simple things right will make all the difference.

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New brand inspires business

08 February 2011

It all started with a mouse mat.

Since CNC, our lovely new client, was first established they have been sending out mouse mat calendars annually to their customers and suppliers. A simple bit of merchandise, but apt for an IT company and one that stays on their clients’ desks all year round. If their clients don’t receive a mouse mat in January they call to ask for one! See how this inspired a new direction, a new brand…

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Letraset books

09 November 2010

Following on from the Printed Inspiration article posted in August, here’s another couple of books we have kicking about in the studio that we often reference, influencing our output. This month we’ll show you some of the older books that we still keep around; old Letraset catalogues from the early 1980s!

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Facing the future

19 February 2010

Last week the VGroup studio attended BrightType, the first in a series of seminars from the South Coast Design Forum (SCDF). The seminar focused on a typographic discussion with Bruno Maag, co-owner of the excellent font foundry Dalton Maag and supporting speaker, Brighton’s Richard Rutter from Clearleft.

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