My work is play, and I play when I design. – Paula Scher
The BonFX Letter
One good pairing.
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This week — no. 14
Quiet authority
Merriweather sets the tone in one line. Lato stays out of the way and lets it.
MERRIWEATHER 700 + LATO 400
A font specimen, a pairing that works, and one line on why it works. That is the whole email.
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Paula Scher, designer of the Citibank logo, takes us on a journey of her career pointing out that her greatest successes came when she was having fun and taking risks. She noticed her work became “solemn” after gaining notoriety and consequently being obliged to keep up certain expectations. She shares the secrets to her greatest design, and encourages designers to gamble, play, and enjoy the ride.