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A love affair with a typeface? For these famous directors, type is part of their art

Fast Company Tech

But last week, as we reported on Sean Bakers extensive use of Aguafina Script across his past four movies, we wondered: How many other directors have firmly embraced a single, singular typefaceand what does that typeface say about their films? It is rare, says title designer and Art of the Title editor-in-chief Lola Landekic.

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The Pacific Rim prequel series has reportedly found a home at Amazon

Engadget

His Arrival script converted an experimental second-person short story into a (relatively) thoughtful blockbuster, and his work on Netflix's Shadow and Bone found a clever way to interweave the first book in Leigh Bardugo's series with characters from a later duology. Heisserer has plenty of experience adapting existing material.

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The most influential design book you’ve never heard of

Fast Company Tech

Walter Kch was a calligrapher and educator at the Zrich School of Arts and Crafts in the late 30s and 40s. If you look through the manual, it’s not just sans serifs; it’s also about serifs, its also about script typefaces. Youve probably never heard of either.

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How to Use AI for the Right Ask (Without Being Creepy)

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The Art of Timing Because AI can analyze vast amounts of data very quickly, it excels at identifying patterns that people might miss. Two examples: you could use AI to create a word-for-word script of what to say on your next call with a major donor, or you could use AI to create a one-page brief.

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The Netflix film adaptation of Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR now has its director

Engadget

According to The Hollywood Reporter , Terminator Zero showrunner Mattson Tomlin is writing the script for the movie and the anime. By the time he accepts a job killing for the US government, hes very much over his immortality and looking for a way out. This article originally appeared on Engadget at [link]

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What exactly is the Jodorowsky’s Dune crypto collective trying to make, anyway?

The Verge

Their plans included an animated series inspired by Jodorowsky’s Dune , and as any good collector likely knows, buying a commemorative copy of a script or storyboard doesn’t give you the right to shoot your own version. Buying Dune’s script doesn’t give you the copyright — but it earns you lots of publicity.

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The Matrix Awakens didn’t blow my mind, but it convinced me next-gen gaming is nigh

The Verge

You can’t land on buildings, there’s no car chases except for the scripted one, no bullets to dodge. If there’s a good script, it sure sounds like Keanu and Carrie-Anne might be up for it! Image: Epic Games. But from a “is it time for photorealistic video game cities?” perspective, The Matrix Awakens is seriously convincing.

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