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Telefont
In 1994 I designed Telefont, a typeface that is still being used exclusively for the Dutch telephone book. Simultaneously I was responsible for the inside typography of the telephone book, a rare combination that was ideal for me as a type/book designer. There are two versions of Telefont:
Telefont List,
a real workhorse, to be used in the automatically generated phonebook
listings. It has four versions: Regular, Medium (added in 2004), Bold
and
Italic.
Telefont Text, especially designed for the custom-made introductory pages using many more typographic refinements such as small caps, ligatures and old style figures. It has the versions Regular, Small Caps, Bold and Italic. Telefont is not for sale.
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Four elaborate articles have been written about Telefont. All articles can be found here:> A usefull instrument. Jan Middendorp for Items, 1994
> Criticle spirit of a telephone book. Robin Kinross for Eye Magazine, 1995
> Long Distance Savings. Peter Hall for I.D., The International Design Magazine, 1995
> New faces | Telefont. Emily King, 1999.
