Sang Bleu III/IV
04/01/2009
After 8 months of non-stop work, Sang Bleu III/IV is finally available with its 550 pages pure sangbleu-ness.
This double issue is co-curated by Lotta Volkova-Adam & Alban Adam and Jeanne-Salomé Rochat and features, among others, special project by & interviews with François Rappo, Chad Koeplinger, Thomas Hooper, Luca Mamone, Kris Van Assche, Ellen Von Unwerth, BillyBoy* & Lala, Diane Pernet, Mai Thu Perret, Minimetal, Christophe Brunnquell, Estelle Hanania, Betony Vernon, Elisabeth Lebovici, Olivier Borde, Jason Farrer, Boudicca, and many more.
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Neutral & ROMAIN & Harvard Art Gallery
23/10/2008
In 2007 it was announced that Harvard Art Museum would be undergoing a major architectural transformation This physical shift would provide an opportunity to enact a conceptual shift; to clarify and create a new institutional name and graphic identity system.
The new identity portrays a unified but dynamic institution with constituent partners. The slash is a typographic device that signifies the connection between the core and the component, the system is flexible for other centers, functions, programs and purposes.
The visual aspect of the identity aims to...READ
Sang Bleu, Le pavillon & Emmanuelle Antille présentent
30/06/2008
The experimental publication Sang Bleu, teaming with swiss artist Emmanuell Antille and Le Pavillon du Palais de Tokyo expands its field of intervention with the publication of the book "Sang Bleu, Le pavillon & Emmanuelle Antille présentent". The book which could be considerate as a kind of portable exhibition features, among others the Romain BP used in many different styles alongside the Grotesk MT and the CG Folio.
See also:
sangbleu.com...READ
Ludovic Balland confronts LaPolice BP & Romain BP
15/05/2008
Famous swiss graphic designer Ludovic Balland, also known for Art-Directing the Berlin Art Biennale recently designed the book "(j'ai pas le nom ici)" using both the LaPolice BP & the Romain BP alongside some woodtype-ish condensed black sans. The book is an amazing typographical experimentation in itself and showcases all the maestria of the Basel-based designer who managed to make work what most will consider absolute typographic heresy.
see: www.ludovic-balland.ch...READ
Font family for l'Hebdo
01/04/2008
The swiss french-speaking news magazine l'Hebdo recently released its new formula. The revamped version features an improved and clarified editorial structure and design. The visual form was conceived and directed by the parisian agency Rampazzo while B&P Typefoudry developed a complete font family to emphasize and match the general style and emphasize both legibility and personality of the publication. Previews of the font can be found in the "font section".
see all the family here
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Sang Bleu II is out!
17/01/2008
Sang Bleu II features the exclusively designed "SangBleuDisplay BP" style by Ian Party! Sang Bleu can be purchased from the IdPure website's online shop (book section): www.idpure.com
All additional informations available on: www.sangbleu.com...READ
IdPure's annual special type issue
16/01/2008
IdPure's annual Type Issue is out. This year, IdPure asked B&P to conceive and direct it! It features interviews with the cream of the crop of contemporary typedesign. Nikola Djurek, Kai Bernau, Anton Koovit, Pascal Zoghbi, Christian Schwartz, Frederik Berlaen, Xavier Dupré.
It also features special reports on the teaching of contemporary typedesign in switzerland (ECAL, HGKZ), all this punctuated by stunning photographs of the swiss mountains by Tonatuh Abrosetti.
It is available from the B&P Typefoundry online shop for 16€ ...READ
B&P Type Specimen for Adam BP
10/01/2008
The beautiful Adam BP specimen is designed by, printed in Estonia.
Exclusively available from the B&P Typefoundry online shop. (The specimen is free, except for some little shipping costs…)...READ
LaPolice BP Italics & Small Caps coming soon!
09/01/2008
A sneak preview of the official LaPolice BP's small caps and italic styles, designed by François Rappo. To be released (finally!)on the B&P typefoundry website in February!...READ
EINDRÜCKE VON DER BUCHMESSE 2007
18/10/2007
Slanted anti boom issue featuring LaPolice BP
more info on http://www.slanted.de/node/1486...READ
Neutral BP meet Romain BP Headline
18/09/2007
Luc Andrié's monography designed by Maxime Buechi with Neutral BP and Romain BP Headline
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NEW TITLING TYPEFACE FOR ESQUIRE MAGAZINE, DESIGNED BY B&P
18/09/2007
Text by Angharad Lewis, published in Grafik magazine, October issue.
As gentlemen’s magazines go, Esquire has always held its own at the classier end of the market—more Cary Grant than Hugh Heffner—and, as its strapline declares, it is for “men who mean business”, which leads us to expect something rather dashing and Savile Row-like in demeanour. Indeed, under the new art directorship of David McKendrick (whose excellent design pedigree includes time at GTF, North and Wallpaper*) Esquire has found a new visual direction that rekindles the simple elegance it had...READ
Romain BP in use
18/09/2007
Romain BP in use (book: design by Kai Bernau, Susana Carvalho and Joost Grootens, invitations: design by Joost Grootens)...READ
B&P Type Specimen Romain BP
17/09/2007
The specimens of Ian Party's Romain BP (designed by Ludovic Balland)...READ
IDPURE uses Celsian
16/09/2007
IDPURE uses Celsian, a typeface design by Ian Party.
IDPURE is a magazine dedicated to professionals working in the graphic arts, images and design, as well as to those working in the areas of creation and visual communication. It is also addressed to people who are sensitive to and interested in their visual environments. IDPURE offers a comprehensive picture of the world of creation in Switzerland and abroad. It also provides a meeting place between professionels and customers in the domain....READ
teaching by bp – ecal students
08/08/2007
Sample of typefaces design by first year student at the ECAL (2007) under the direction of Ian Party. ...READ
teaching by bp – ecal students
08/08/2007
Diploma work of Emmanuel Rey ECAL (2007) under the direction of Ian Party.
This type specimen presents the Tabloid typeface, a contemporary condensed sans serif font family, specifically designed to be used in big size for newspapers headlines.
10 weights, from UltraLight to UltraBlack, fitting all configurations that can occur in newspapers headlines....READ
Romain BP release
26/06/2007
B&P Typefoundry is proud to present and distribute Romain BP, by Ian Party.
Galileo’s invention of the telescope in 1609 revealed an unexpected richness lying, unseen to the naked eye, in the heavens. This one invention radically changed man’s perception of the universe and initiated a phenomenal improvement in many other scientific fields which in turn lead to a number of other important discoveries.
It was at this time that major reform was occurring in the ways that people interpreted the world around them: the traditional forms of looking at the wo...READ
B&P in creative review
21/05/2007
"Type library samplers can be fairly dry affairs, but not those from B&P, a new swiss Typefoundry, set up by Maxime Buechi & Ian Party. B&P's first faces are Neutral BP, a sans-serif text font by Kai Bernau, and François Rappo's LaPolice BP, which is derived from eighteenth century specimens of a font called LaPolice. The sampler for Neutral BP coms in the form od a 32-page, a5 booklet designed by Oliver Knight & Rory McGrath whime that for LaPolice BP comes as a double-sided a1 poster with a landscape shot by Erol Gemma. […]"
(Creative Review, April 2007)...READ
Altitude featuring LaPolice BP
18/12/2006
The new book from die Gestalten Verlag is out. Altitude presents a panorama of Switzerland's contemporary “crème de la crème” designers.
A new wave of intellectually rigorous and iconoclastic Swiss designers are carving their niche in a new graphic language. By combining traditional high quality “Swiss Style” with advanced media, they are giving rise to a progressive style of visual expression. Seven years after publishing “Swiss Graphic Design”, we present “Altitude” – a new generation of flourishing contemporary de...READ
LaPolice BP release
18/12/2006
B&P Typefoundry is proud to present and distribute LaPolice BP, elegant and crafted revival type by François rappo.
LaPolice is the first revival of an exceptional font produced in exceptional circumstances. Forget copyrights, trademarks: LaPolice is he first hacking of importance in the history of typography! It is the immediate copy of one of the largest typography innovations of the celebrated Romain du Roi created in 1705, which was used as the typeface for the court of Louis the XIV. What did the police do? Nothing.
The creator of this type, Mathi...READ