After 2 successful years 2009 & 2010, over 200 type designers and more than 600 typefaces were presented in Typodarium. One of the greatest type gadgets ever made, Typodarium is a tear-off calendar which was realized by Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit of Magma Brand Design. Each font is prominently displayed on the front calendar sheet while on the back there is a detailed description of how the font originated, from whom and from what the inspiration came as well as where it can be obtained. Every type designer or font label is invited to contribute to this project, but only fonts that has been released in the last two years. Participation is free. You have the opportunity to book a maximum of seven favorite days in advance. The sooner you do so, the more choice you’ll have. Typodarium 2011 will be distributed in design and museum shops and selected bookstores around the world.

For more information: Typodarium call for entries

Following the success of the first issue of tear-off calendar typodarium 2009, the german creative team Magma, headed by Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit, presents the new one for 2010 which has just been published by Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz. This tear-off calendar presents 365 different typefaces by 180 designers from 30 countries. Traditional, functional and inspirational artwork at the front page with background information and details about the typeface on the back. Get your typographic wake-up call now. Last year’s copies were sold out immediately!

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In a recent article we presented Typodarium, a calendar which brings daily typographic inspiration to creative types around the world. This first tear-off calendar presents you a different typeface every day, along with the basic information of the typeface. At this moment it is impossible to find a hard copy since it was sold out within a few weeks, but it now runs in a widget form for your computer dashboard as well as for the iphone. Stay tuned for the 2010 issue. You’ll be the first to know about it!
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Typodarium brings daily typographic inspiration to creative types around the world. This is the first tear-off calendar showcasing 365 different fonts. Discover a new font everyday, learn the background behind its creation and several other interesting details. Fifty foundries and designers from all over the world -including Parachute®- were asked to contribute with their favorite fonts. The result is a surprising insight into the inexhaustible world of letters and numbers. The front page, which is classic and functional, shows the date, while the reverse side diplays the background info, designers and reference sources. Now, every day becomes a typography day and some calendar pages become a font shopping list. Typodarium was planned and designed by Magma -Lars Harmsen’s creative team- in collaboration with Berlin designer Raban Ruddigkeit and the well-known Mainz publishing company Hermann Schmidt. The calendar includes contributions from foundries such as 2Rebels, Canada Type, ds Type, Fontbureau, Fontfarm, Fontfont, Fountain, Magma Brand Design / VolcanoType, Mark Simonson, p22, Parachute, Type Together, Underware, URW++, Xplicit.

Typodarium 2009 (368 pages, size 8.5 x 12 cm, € 16.80)

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