Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Web Design: Type & Layout

Peter Bil'ak
   - as of late I have come to realise that he 
      is extremely amazing.

Born in Czechoslovakia, lives in the Netherlands; 
worked at Studio Dumbar, before started a design 
studio in The Hague, Netherlands, where he works 
in the field of editorial, graphic and type design, 
combined with part time teaching at the Royal Academy 
of Arts in the Hague; in 1999 started Typotheque type 
foundry, in 2000 founded, edited and designed art & 
design journal DOT DOT DOT; in 2009 co-founded Indian 
Type Foundry, now writing for various design related 
magazines; and collaborating on creation of modern 
dance performances.





As a typographer, it is important for Bil'ak to effectively 
promote his own work.  At the top right of the web page 
You are given an option to change the type set to different 
typefaces that Bil'ak himself has designed.  The type on the 
whole page changes to the one the viewer has chosen- not
forgetting the obvious like the change in leading and 
pointsize in relation to x-height.  This is a truly beautiful 
interface, and a graphic designers self- promotion at its
best.  Well Bluddy done Peter!

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