Tobias Frere-Jones

My First Big Screw-Up: Lessons From 8 Top Designers

It happens to the best of us—even the likes of Susan Kare, Sagi Haviv, and Tobias Frere-Jones.

Is The Big Break A Myth? 10 Designers On How One Job Can Shape Your Career

The Design World’s Biggest Scandals Of 2014

Type Stars Jonathan Hoefler And Tobias Frere-Jones Settle Their Bitter Lawsuit

What The Font? Analyzing The New Apple Watch Typeface

Apple showed off more than a wearable yesterday. They introduced a new typeface. But what do we know about it?

What The Font? Analyzing The New Apple Watch Typeface

Apple showed off more than a wearable yesterday. They introduced a new typeface. But what do we know about it?

Why Apple’s New Font Won’t Work On Your Desktop

What’s The Difference Between A Font And A Typeface?

And does the distinction even matter anymore? We ask design experts Gary Hustwit, Eddie Opara, and Tobias Frere-Jones to weigh in.

How Tobias Frere-Jones Discovered NYC’s Lost Neighborhood Of Type

How Tobias Frere-Jones Discovered NYC’s Lost Neighborhood Of Type

How Tobias Frere-Jones Discovered NYC’s Lost Neighborhood Of Type

What Went Wrong Between Type Legends Hoefler And Frere-Jones?

What Went Wrong Between Type Legends Hoefler And Frere-Jones?

What Went Wrong Between Type Legends Hoefler And Frere-Jones?

4 Lessons Designers Could Learn From The Hoefler & Frere-Jones Split

Hoefler & Frere-Jones, The Beatles Of The Type World, Are Breaking Up

Tobias Frere-Jones says “treacherous” Jonathan Hoefler cheated him of his half of one of the world’s most famous type foundries–a company that has worked for everyone from Nike to the New York Times.

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