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Emrah Gonulkirmaz Forges Iron Man's Direction

Emrah Gonulkirmaz Forges Iron Man's Direction

Turkish/Canadian-designer Emrah Gonulkirmaz studied classical animation and figure drawing and eventually found himself working in graphic and motion design. His fascination with generative forms extended into this pitch for the Iron Man III movie for motion design studio yU+co in Los Angeles.

Type Pairing: Parallel-Play

Type Pairing: Parallel-Play

When asked about their favorite type pairing, Shannon admits "anything paired with Gotham is a great start," and Jay mentions he likes "Akzidenz-Grotesk blended with the delicious scotch-style serif Chronicle." Apparently, there is a couple different design sensibilities working beautifully together here. Parallel-Play, the husband and wife design team of Jay Doronio and Shannon Losorelli-Doronio that focuses on social conscious design.

Alright Sans: This One's More Than Alright

Alright Sans: This One's More Than Alright

Okay Type's Alright Sans, designed by Jackson Cavanaugh, offers a family suitable for a multitude of hierarchy needs with 16 font weights from Extra Thin to Ultra Black. The typeface is as light on your wallet as it is on your magazine spread. I’ll admit that at first I wasn't sold on the idea of this face for use as a true workhorse, I mean, can a solidly-performing typeface cost only $300?