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Nina at work in the Gowanus neighborhood office in Brooklyn. © Andrew Lichtenstein

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Swiss designers gave us the big-name Helvetica and Frutiger typefaces in the 20th century. Now a modern-day designer from Basel is collaborating on a new font that we might soon be seeing a lot more of.

In this episode of The Swiss Connection podcast, Nina Stoessinger of Frere-Jones Type in Brooklyn talks about inspiration and challenges. (Photo above by Andrew Lichtenstein)

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Swiss font designer reveals the fashion of words

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