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Re: Sweden Sans

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Post by whatgoodisaroad »

satysin wrote: post #70
arjvik wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does Cloudflare DNS block it? Or are you proposing Cloudflare DNS as a solution?

It's a long story! https://jarv.is/notes/cloudflare-dns-archive-is-blocked/ In short if you use Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 DNS then some archive.is domains won't load so you should perhaps use another DNS server. Edit: Not because 1.1.1.1 is in the wrong it is just what the person behind archive.is recommends as he will not be changing his position and neither will Cloudflare so it's a bit of a stalemate.

this story does more to persuade me to switch to 1.1.1.1

Re: Sweden Sans

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Post by The_Double »

etiennemarcel wrote: post #59

France also has its own design system and font (Marianne): https://www.systeme-de-design.gouv.fr/elements-d-interface/f...

To add to the list: The Netherlands has "rijksoverheid" (government) in sans and serif. https://www.rijkshuisstijl.nl/publiek/modules/product/Digita...

Re: Sweden Sans

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Post by mongol »

jffry wrote: post #79
mongol wrote: post #76

> Inspired by the old signages system in Sweden I am interested in this part. Which signage system does it refer to? It does not immediately ring a bell for me.

I found a Guardian article [1] which quotes one of the people involved: "We started to think about how it would work with different typefaces, then started mood boards with different fonts and pictures – especially of old Swedish signs we'd seen from the 1940s and 50s," said Jesper Robinell, Söderhavet’s head of design. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/14/sweden-sans-de...

I was originally thinking of the old Stockholm subway signage typeface. But it does not look similar

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esseltub

https://fontsgeek.com/fonts/Esseltub-Regular

Re: Sweden Sans

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Post by MAGZine »

mlsu wrote: post #25
Kon5ole wrote: post #22

I am fascinated by typography and page design and enjoy reading about it, but I have to admit I don't understand how this level of pedantry is able to survive. The amount of documentation and attention to detail spent on typefaces and when to use them is often off the charts compared to the time spent on stuff like keeping the website running, documenting the API or even the basic functionality of the app. It's like…

It is actually amazing how much effort is seemingly expended on things like this. I think it's pretty simple: - there are a lot of people out there who love obsessing over typography - they want to obsess over typography - so they invent a purpose for obsessing over typography I love it, I'm here for it, and I think we should give people money for obsessing over typography.

It is actually amazing how much effort is seemingly expended on things like this.

I think it's pretty simple:

- there are a lot of people out there who love obsessing over software

- they want to obsess over software

- so they invent a purpose for obsessing over software

I love it, I'm here for it, and I think we should give people money for obsessing over software.

Just because it's simple on the surface does not mean that there's a lot that goes into it, or that the details don't matter. I feel like what you've written is a little reductionist to the hard work people put into designing frameworks for communications like this, and how much it can help to give voice and unify messaging in intra- and inter-institution communication. How do you keep two government agencies on the same page wrt to design language? or is it ok that one agency likes to produce communications in comic sans while the other uses sans and the third uses helvetica?

It's one of those 99% invisible things.

Re: Sweden Sans

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Post by omoikane »

I find it funny that they used 能登さん (Noto-san) in the example text for Noto Sans. I wonder if that's a reference to 能登麻美子 (Noto Mamiko)?
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