NEWS
November, 2012
How my brain stopped reading
New article by Sofie Beier in the journal Visible Language.
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October 2012 – April 2013
Visiting researcher
Sofie Beier is a visiting researcher at the University of Reading, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication.
July, 2012
Interview with Sofie Beier by Ralf Hermann
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March, 2012
Ovink in Shaping Text
The typeface Ovink is featured in Jan Middendorp's latest book 'Shaping Text'.
February, 2012
New book by Sofie Beier
The book "Reading Letters: designing for legibility", written and designed by Sofie Beie, is finally available through BIS Publishers.
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September 16, 2011
Talk at ATypI Reykjavík: The Danish Letters
Steen Ejlers and Sofie Beier will be presenting the Danish type design history through a look at how designers have been working with the letters Æ, Ø, Å.
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September 2011
Pyke on MyFonts News
Pyke is featured as text family of the month in MyFonts' Rising Stars.
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8 June 2011
The typographic society of austria (tga)
Sofie Beier will give a lecture at the Design Forum in Vienna discussing the design of typefaces based on scientific findings. For details >>
April 2011
Ovink on MyFonts News
Ovink is featured as text family of the month in MyFonts' Rising Stars.
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February 2011
New release: Ovink
Ovink is the last of the three typefaces that was part of the legibility investigation on design improvements of frequently misrecognized letters.
November 2010
typoPAGE
In the typo edition of the German magazine Page, Sofie Beier discusses the essential role of the understated typography. In the same publication, a reprint of an earlier article presenting the Engel typeface can be found.
9. September 2010
Typeface familiarity
In a talk at the AtypI conference in Dublin, Sofie Beier will present an experimental investigation into typeface familiarity that involved versions of the typefaces Spencer and Pyke. >>
September 2010
The most legible letters
Written in collaboration with Kevin Larson, and published in the Information Design Journal, volume 18:2, the paper ‘Design Improvements for Frequently Misrecognized Letters’, concerns an experimental investigations involving early versions of the typefaces Pyke, Spencer, and Ovink. The graph above shows that a one-storey 'a' produces significanlty more errors than a two-storey 'a'. >>
2. July 2010
Weekendavisen
Talking about the influence typefaces have on the reader, Sofie Beier is featured in the article ‘Skriften: Forfængelige typer’ in the Danish newspaper, Weekenavisen.
19. June 2010
Enhanced typeface legibility
At the 4th international conference on typography and visual communication (ICTVC) in Cyprus, Sofie Beier will be giving a presentation on how to enhance the legibility of the individual letter. >>
June 2010
Type design as a research topic
An interview with Sofie Beier in the design research webzine 'Mind Design', on her legibility research and on the seminar held at the Danish Design School. >>
June 2010
New typeface: EngelNewSans
As an updated version of the typeface Engel, EngelNewSans is tighter in the shapes, has a larger character set, and is optimized for a broader usaged. The typeface can be purchase through the foundry Gestalten. >>
