Behind the scenes of typography gurus H+FJ

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This fascinating documentary unlocks the secrets of the type design studio - and you can watch it for free.

Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones have recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons, falling out publicly in the form of an epic legal battle. So this short documentary is a welcome antidote to all that bitterness, reminding us how the pair collectively ran the world's most well respected type design studio and created an incredible range of fonts used by everyone from the Wall Street Journal to the US President.

Taking in their personal career paths and what brought them together, as well as detailed and revealing insights into their type-making process, this is a must-watch for anyone interested in typography. In fact it's only six minutes long, so why not watch it now?

Tom May
Tom May
Freelance journalist and editor

Tom May is an award-winning journalist specialising in art, design, photography and technology. His latest book, The 50 Greatest Designers (Arcturus Publishing), was published this June. He's also author of Great TED Talks: Creativity (Pavilion Books). Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.