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Written by Erik van Blokland on 2025-01-15 at 15:29

Amsterdam University Library lettering. 23 languages, 6 writing systems. Over a thousand meters of lettering. Each line is 46 cm tall, 21 lines from top to bottom. 3D printed and then a metal coating. A lot of people worked on this: MVSA architects did all the buildings and roof, and the concept of this facade. Engineering: Nedcam, Binx Smartility, Fiberneering, JC Straaltechniek and Vero Metal. The lettering design and layout: LettError. With export support from Aleksandra Samulenkova (Greek), Anya Danilova (Cyrillic), Bahman Eslami (Arabic) and Daniel Grumer (Hebrew and Yiddish). All translations and languages by the various faculties. Check out Nieuwe Doelenstraat in Amsterdam. More about this project https://letterror.com/uva

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Written by Nina Kalinina on 2025-01-17 at 18:48

@letterror Russian text is grammatically wonky. I wonder if they asked a native speakers to proof-read, and if yes, did the proofreader just let it happen because that'd be funny?

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