In 1989 Erik and Joan Spiekermann signed contracts with leading type foundries, packed their small office with floppy disks full of fonts, and started taking phone orders.     FontShop became the first independent retailer of digital type. Twenty years later we’re still stocking the best fonts (though the number has grown and the medium has changed) and still answering phones.   Its a great clean, clear and bold infographic sectioning off different infographic styles. Really beautiful, I'm always wanting to connect the beauty and functionality of type with information graphics. Reminds me of Nicholas Feltrons work self-mapping.html (update: from armina.thesis blog, it is by N.Feltron)   See also: NB: Studio - london-kerning.html   from: http://www.fontshop.com/20years/   found: http://www.datavisualization.ch/showcases/typography-meets-infographics

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