Dan Alan is a Canadian graphic designer specializing in brand identity design. Passionate about all things design and typography, Dan's studio practice combines a deep knowledge of visual design principles, outside the box thinking, and mathematical precision to produce work that is long-lasting. He’s also the host of the aptly named podcast, Graphic Design is Fun. Dan and I connected via social media and we were both on board for a crossover of sorts; our two worlds coming t

Name: Geometos Neue Release Date: 2017 Designers: Depak Dogra Classification: Sans Serif Owned By: Graphite Claim to Fame: Futuristic design About Our Guest Host: My name is Andres O'Brien Ramirez, I am a forth year student at TMU studying graphic communications management, I moved 6 years ago from Venezuela and I love design, videography, photography and marketing, currently doing my third year internship and I can’t wait to start my professional career. Music (public domain

Name: Proxima Nova Release Date: 2005 Designer: Mark Simonson Classification: Geometric Sans Serif Owned By: Mark Simonson Studio Claim to Fame: Replacing Helvetica as the world’s most popular typeface. My name is Zoe Soeiro and today I will be your host on An Incomplete History of Type. The typeface that we are going to be dissecting today is called Proxima Nova and it has quite the history. I’m going to start off with the technical aspects of Proxima nova. It is a geometric

Name: ITC Benguiat Release Date: 1977 Designers: Ed Benguiat Classification: Serif Display Owned By: International Typeface Corporation Claim to Fame: The typeface used in Stranger Things About Our Guest Host: Ian Ugale is a passionate and eager graphic designer who loves ideating, creating, and designing... and Stranger Things. My name is Ian Ugale and I am a freshly-graduated Graphic Communications Management student from Toronto Metropolitan University. Since high school I

Name: Times New Roman Release Date: 1932 Designers: Stanley Morison and Victor Lardent Classification: Mixed Transitional Old-Style (Serif) Owned By: Monotype Claim to Fame: The typeface commissioned by The Times and the most widely installed serif typeface Times New Roman may remind you of the good old days in high school, with countless MLA style papers or even “professional” yet boring looking resumes. It might even remind you of the long instruction manuals you most defin