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BACK IN STOCK! Middle Case, MiXeR Typeface Specimen www.draw-down.com

In MiXeR, the fusion of uppercase and lowercase letters makes for an alphabet alien yet highly readable.

Designer #Zengqi Guo states, "All letter cases should have the same right of speaking in the same volume without losing the characteristic of each individual because differences are allowed to exist."

The intertwined structure that is produced from this concept speaks with a newly harmonious form, as simultaneously its formal qualities become a visual manifesto of a #post-human future.

This elegant type specimen includes a text about MiXeR's origins, as well as the full text of Guo's "MiddleCase Manifesto" (a work that was exhibited at the 2021 #RISD Graphic Design Triennial).

Designed and published by Zengqi Guo, 2022

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New at Draw Down! Rhymes Typeface Specimen from Switzerland's Maxitype https://draw-down.com/products/rhymes-typeface-specimen

Rhymes is a contemporary synthesis of the original, undigitized Times New Roman and another undigitized derivation, Times Book. Rather than a strict redesign, it’s a rhyme, drawing on the untapped potential of the early Times typeface. Rhymes was drawn between 2017 and 2021 by the Czech designer Jakub Samek.

This typeface specimen, which features texts by Persis Bekkering and Jakub Samek, was published on the occasion of the Jan van Eyck Academy Open Studios 2021.

Designed by Martin Groch & Jakub Samek

Published by Maxitype, 2021 Printed in a limited edition of 150 copies

Softcover, 24 pages, offset b&w, 8.25 × 11.75 inches

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