Tobias Frere-Jones

9 Podcast Episodes

Tobias Frere-Jones

Tobias Frere-Jones

The designer of widely-used typefaces, including Surveyor, Tungsten, and Retina, he draws on the history of his native B... Read more

16 Nov 2019

27mins

Episode 28 - Tobias Frere-Jones on the Retina Typeface

Episode 28 - Tobias Frere-Jones on the Retina Typeface

Over 25 years, Tobias Frere-Jones has established himself as one of the world’s leading typeface designers, creating som... Read more

11 Jan 2017

43mins

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Design Matters from the Archive: Tobias Frere-Jones

Design Matters from the Archive: Tobias Frere-Jones

Debbie talks to type designer Tobias Frere-Jones about his career and why typefaces are like the air we breathe.

12 Sep 2016

43mins

2 Sphinx of Black Quartz with Tobias Frere-Jones

2 Sphinx of Black Quartz with Tobias Frere-Jones

In our second episode of Well Made, Stephan Ango talks to designer and typography legend, Tobias Frere-Jones. Tobias tel... Read more

19 May 2016

36mins

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85: Lettering Liaison (feat. Tobias Frere-Jones)

85: Lettering Liaison (feat. Tobias Frere-Jones)

This is the last of our New York recordings with none-other than legendary type designer, Tobias Frere-Jones! Tobias rec... Read more

9 Dec 2015

50mins

Jonathan Hoefler + Tobias Frere-Jones

Jonathan Hoefler + Tobias Frere-Jones

Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones are partners in their own eponymous type foundry where they developing and digit... Read more

27 Jan 2006

58mins

Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler 3/3

Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler 3/3

Becoming a type designer because of color blindness? Listen to the story of Jonathan Hoefler. Is this all live? Online a... Read more

16 Nov 2005

23mins

Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler 2/3

Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler 2/3

Listen to Tobias and Jonathan talking about their unique and amazing collection of type specimens. The quest, fight, dis... Read more

16 Nov 2005

14mins

Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler 1/3

Tobias Frere-Jones and Jonathan Hoefler 1/3

After a recording mistake Jonathan and Tobias get confronted once more with the 30 questions. Meanwhile they had some ti... Read more

16 Nov 2005

10mins

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