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Jonathan Hill graduated from Newcastle College of Art & Design in 1994.
He initially worked in print producing event graphics for the Leadmill in Sheffield. Jonathan joined Mainartery in 1999; a progressive design studio based in London working solely for the music industry. Over a 3-year period he produced a range of unique music packaging that crossed boundaries between 2D and 3D media. Clients include R02, Universal Music, EMI and Azuli Records.
On January 3, 2006 Jonathan founded 'The Northern Block' with the goal to design & develop new and original typefaces. The foundry has soon established a reputation for producing contemporary typefaces with a high technical value that work in the commercial market place.
He initially worked in print producing event graphics for the Leadmill in Sheffield. Jonathan joined Mainartery in 1999; a progressive design studio based in London working solely for the music industry. Over a 3-year period he produced a range of unique music packaging that crossed boundaries between 2D and 3D media. Clients include R02, Universal Music, EMI and Azuli Records.
On January 3, 2006 Jonathan founded 'The Northern Block' with the goal to design & develop new and original typefaces. The foundry has soon established a reputation for producing contemporary typefaces with a high technical value that work in the commercial market place.
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Metral - Typeface
A geometric sans serif with a precise fabricated appearance. Smooth corners are mixed with subtle angles to form a strong, legible typeface ideally suited for a wide range of applications. Details include 6 weights with italics, an extended European character set, manually edited kerning, stylistic alternatives and Opentype features.
The complete family is available from The Northern Block at an introductory 75% OFF until the end of June. Please enter the following discount code into the shopping cart: TNB7576
