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Prof. Erik Spiekermann
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Prof. Erik Spiekermann
@espiekermann
Typomaniac. Founder MetaDesign 1979, FontShop 1988, Edenspiekermann 2002, Hacking Gutenberg p98a 2013. mastodon.online/@erikspiekerma…
Berlin, London, San Francisco
hackinggutenberg.berlin
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    May 3, 2018
    Bauhaus logo on the building, designed with the sun’s movement in mind. #Bauhaus
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Jan 23, 2016
    Cannot stand that Trump uses my #FFMeta @FontShop: (only in the background, but still) He only deserves Arial
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Mar 19, 2023
    Replying to @BigBsnaggy45 and @JoJoFromJerz
    Al Capone got arrested for bad bookkeeping
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Mar 8, 2023
    Replying to @DrJimFan
    so those who cannot read properly have to guess the meaning of the word from the initials? I would call that redundant, overdesigned, silly. For the rare cases where that might work, I can design a few letters myself
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Nov 27, 2019
    Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a Designer to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and tell them it’s tracking, not kerning.
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Sep 16, 2023
    It’s not enough to have no concept, you also have to be unable to express it.
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    Chris Creamer | SportsLogos.net
    @sportslogosnet
    Sep 15, 2023
    A new logo for Johnson & Johnson, replacing the old scripted logo which had been in use since *checks notes* 1887!
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Dec 6, 2022
    Replying to @JPHilllllll
    That’s why rich people are rich: they don’t spend money on other people
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Jul 8, 2022
    This is one of the worst pieces of typography I’ve seen in a long time. Bad spacing (that MM is one big spot, parfums is a blob), word spaces too big. Helvetica caps are the most boring choice ever. Sucks.
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Jun 5, 2022
    Replying to @gopricette and @LaurelCoons
    it’s called learning. Happens at schools and in books
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Jan 30, 2016
    Trump 1998: #Trump
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Oct 28, 2021
    The assholes at #Facebook are naming themselves Meta, 42 (the answer is 42!) years after I named our design company #MetaDesign in 1979. Guess it’s not worth fighting over it. Happy to know that gilding a turd won’t change its substance.
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Aug 19, 2017
    Ok, everybody. I wrote a bad tweet with a bad choice of words at the wrong time. Will never do click “send” so quickly again. Sorry, Laura!
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Jan 23, 2019
    Best source for paper sizes ever, and info set in a great typeface: Work Sans papersizes.io via @presentcorrect
    papersizes.io
    Paper Sizes
    A simple, free, comprehensive resource for finding the international standards for paper sizes in metric and imperial.
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    Prof. Erik Spiekermann
    @espiekermann
    Jun 16, 2017
    About to print a new poster @galeriep98a: