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New weights of an existing typeface
For cosmetic giant, Shiseido, CastleType was commissioned to create extra light and extra bold weights as well as clean up the digital versions of existing light and bold weights of their proprietary font designed by the world-famous Swiss/French type designer, Adrian Frutiger. As Mr. Frutiger is now retired, he gave his permission for me to create the new weights. Under the exacting supervision of Shiseido's creative director, Kazuo Yasuhara, two new weights were created that complement the Frutiger originals. Examples of the new, extreme weights are shown below. One evening, while shopping at Macys, I was pleased to notice a cosmetics box cover (see above right) elegantly using these fonts in white on shiny red.
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For the cosmetic giant, [Shiseido], CastleType was commissioned to create two new weights of their proprietary font designed by the world-famous type designer, Adrian Frutiger. Under the exacting supervision of Shiseido's creative director, two new weights were created that complement the Frutiger originals. (Click example at left to enlarge.)
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CastleType was commisioned by Publish magazine to digitize several typefaces for their redesign in 1991: Agency Gothic Condensed, Agency Gothic Open, Metropolis Bold, and Trio Light (right). Other magazines that have commissioned fonts from CastleType include: Outside, San Francisco Focus, House & Garden, and Forbes. (Click on example at right to enlarge.)
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Whether reproduced in ink, stone, or metal, CastleType fonts look gorgeous! At left is a 4-inch tall, stainless steel 'cake topper' custom designed for [White Crush Wedding]. You might recognize this as Palace Script, but it has been angled far to the left to keep the letters from tipping over on the wedding cake! This job had exacting specs, but the results are stunning!
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