#brigitte schuster

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A New Book Explores the Wide Range of Charming Homemade Cat Ladders in Switzerland

Switzerland-based graphic designer and writer Brigitte Schuster chronicles the unique phenomenon of outdoor cat ladders in her forthcoming book, Swiss Cat Ladders. Focusing on examples in the city of Bern, Switzerland, Schuster shows how humans facilitate the comings and goings of their feline frien

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Cat ladders: a creative solution for felines in flats – in pictures

Strategically placed ramps and ladders for urban cats are all the rage in Bern. Brigitte Schuster’s photo book Swiss Cat Ladders documents the phenomenon

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Brigitte Schuster

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Book Designers from the Netherlands, by Brigitte Schuster, Brigitte Schuster Éditeur, Bern, Switzerland, 2014

(on the way of @drawdownbooks)

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Brigitte Schuster (Switzerland)

Cardamon typeface, 2015

What was the inspiration behind Cardamon? “The roman weights are old-style designs from the basic shapes and proportions of 16th-century punch-cutters Hendrik van den Keere and Robert Granjon. The proportions of those typefaces are notable for their large x-height, which helps Cardamon ensure good readability in small sizes.

The italics were inspired by 16th-century writing masters Giovan Francesco Cresci and Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi, and by the italics of Robert Granjon. I aimed for an italic that was noticeably distinct from the roman, yet inspired by the same time period. What’s also characteristic for Cardamon are the sharp edges and corners. For this rather contemporary feel, Antiqua and Cursive by Vojtěch Preissig and Menhart by Oldřich Menhart inspired me.” (AIGA interview, 2015)