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

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: 2009-2016

Design Matters from the Archive: Tobias Frere-Jones

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Full-length LP "Direction" Now available on all major streaming platforms
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New EP, "Cherish", available now for digital download!
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Bandcamp: https://navigateurmusic.bandcamp.com/album/cherish
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cherish-ep/id1160406141
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/album/5bpw2NzeqfnN9LsCd79Brg?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

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INFINITY (Vol.1) available now for free on FORMALOGIC_Records:
http://formallogic.bandcamp.com/album/infinity-vol-1

"What makes this a strong release is its maximalist use of electronics, every spare second crammed to bursting with ascendent sci-fi sounds, analog synth ambience, and 80's R&B percussion. The mix's found classic sounds so loved by future funk artists and fans alike are almost indiscernible from the original arrangements, blending the past and future seamlessly non-stop for a whole hour. There is literally something here for every fan of net-based retro electronic music: witchy pitch-shifted vocals, deliberately peaking 16-bit samples, and smeared glitch-hop time signatures. "
-TSQ Dance / INFINITY VOL.1 Review

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Full-length SURFACE also available via @formalogic.

"Album highlight “Breathe,” a propulsive pop track that imbues a colorful new age mystique, glides through imaginative canyon floors and careens over waves of exotic ocean water. “Breathe” starts small and manages to stack layer upon layer of beautiful synth and synthetic percussion until an effortless liftoff is reached."
- Portals / "Breathe" Review

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"Navigateur’s rework first builds up a hushed intensity that recalls New Age pioneers Jean Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream, then erupts into a smoldering cosmic R&B jam with a cathartic rolling bassline finale. Space age synths and glitchy breaks abound in this inspired reimagining of an already great track."
- Discobelle / "Mirror Kisses - Runaways (Navigateur Remix)" Review

Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

In 2011, Design Matters received the People’s Design Award from the prestigious Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards.

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