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Eames the Designed by Erik van Blokland & House Industries in 2002. It is a typographic tribute to Charles and Ray Eames.
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Eames Century Modern is a typographic workhorse that honors the Eames aesthetic while offering unprecedented functionality. An eighteen-style serif typeface family strikes an unprecedented balance between distinctive idiosyncrasies, readability and space economy. Its 18 styles include gracefully complementary italics and a virtually endless supply of deep text handling features. (Light, 11pt)
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[...] Although the Eameses didn’t design a typeface themselves, in their dossier of work the couple left more than enough hints for House Industries to absorb. “Ray designed lots of Art & Architecture covers.” Roat says: “Look at any of their exhibitions or displays or simply photos of their office. The clues are ubiquitous.” [...] Still, Roat doesn’t consider an encyclopedic grasp of design a prerequisite for a project like Eames Century Modern. “I just think we have to have a genuine love for the subject matter,” he says. As for the precision of their particular interpretation, “I wouldn’t want to get into an intellectual or philosophical battle with another type designer or art historian. Obviously House Industries were under no delusions of inventive grandeur when it came to creating their Eames typeface. They rolled up their sleeves and set to work translating the particularities of the duo into their lettering. “The execution is from scratch. You can’t scan and autotrace something that doesn’t exist,” Roat says of the finished typefaces. “The curves in the 16 styles of Eames Century Modern are original. We drew them with a pencil, then with a pen, then with a Bézier tool.” (Regular, 11pt)
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Thin Italic
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“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Light
* Light Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Regular
* Regular Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Book
* Book Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Medium
* Medium Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Bold
* Bold Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Extra Bold
* Extra Bold Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
* Black
* Black Italic
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
“Who ever said that pleasure wasn’t functional?”
Charles Eames
Charles Eames
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9 pt
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 18 pt
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Numerals Numerals
Exhibits
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Medium
Stencil
curved pipes
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Outlined numerals
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The Eames Exhibits Ornaments contains a range of left and right facing arrows and pointers that are drawn to fit the proportions of Eames Century Modern.
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Features
Rr gb ball terminal
thin spur
thick and bracketed serif
vertical axis
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the serif becomes the doth
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o o o w w w y y y
The bowl becomes more little and tight.
When the weight increases the contrast increases too.
The arm increases in width more than the leg.
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Utilitarian, mirthful, beautiful.
Joyfu Practical, uncommon. Regular * 30 pt
Thin Italic * 36 pt
SculpturalJoyfu Joyf contours. Black Italic * 60 pt
Dignified, directional, stability. Medium * 48 pt
Joyfu
Joyfu Joyf
Playfulness
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choose your corner, pick away at it carefully, intensely and to the best of your ability. That way, you might change the world.â&#x20AC;? (Charles Eames)
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