2009 Pentagram Typographical SUPER SIZE Wall Calendar (23”x33”) - Shipped Via FedEx Ground Only
For the 2009 edition of the Classic Typographic Calendar, Kit Hinrichs asked Pentagram’s twelve graphic design partners to each nominate a favorite typeface, one for each month. Their reasons are practical, opinionated and sometime passionate. Here’s a sneak preview:
Harry Pearce on his choice for the month of March, Enigma:
“I have only used Enigma once and at a very small size. I tend to be very faithful to a relatively limited number of fonts — Akzidenz Grotesk, Gothic 13 and Franklin Gothic. Occasionally I’ll stray, but it has to be something special that draws me away. Enigma hovers between sans and serif. Described that way, it sounds impossibly ugly, yet visually, Enigma is beautiful.”
Michael Bierut on Avenir for September:
“I’ve looked all my life for the perfect sans serif and at one point I thought I found it in Avenir. Plain and forthright, sober yet vaguely cheerful, it strikes the perfect balance between neutrality and distinctiveness. As often happens, infatuation led to overindulgence, and I swore off it for years. Now, in the sober light of day, it’s looking good to me again.”
