MuirMcNeil on making fonts out of systems

Paul McNeil (left) and Hamish Muir founded their typography and visual communications studio in 2010

Paul McNeil (left) and Hamish Muir founded their typography and visual communications studio in 2010

One thing that's striking about Paul McNeil and Hamish Muir is how precisely they use words. Not just on the gorgeous typographic posters they design, but when they speak. Every utterance seems to be measured and chosen with care and attention. It may also strike you that they create typefaces in a very similar manner to how they express themselves – with the utmost precision and a very clear set of parameters.

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