I love using the classics—Helvetica, Frutiger, Gill Sans, Garamond,, etc.—but I need typefaces that are designed for print AND the screen. Many of the classics are not available for web use. I want typefaces optimized for screen readability and legibility. Whenever I am starting a new identity or logo design project, I keep in mind … Continued
Tag: typography
Arcano Type—Beautiful Hand Drawn Typography
After 4 months of work, Giuseppe Salerno of Valencia-based Resistenza has released Arcano Type. Inspired by nature, symbols, icons and jewels, the Arcano typeface was designed completely by hand. I discovered this typographic jem on David Airey’s design blog. I was even lucky enough to win a free version of Arcano by posting in David’s … Continued
Letterpress Wallpaper
Loving this typology wallpaper from Wall & Decò. What designer doesn’t want a wall made of type blocks? I know I do. This beautiful letterpress pattern delivers an optical allusion of tactile and three-dimensional joy. Certainly a wall I want to touch. Via The Style Files
A Fieldguide to Love and Typography
FontShop, the first digital type foundry, features all things typographic on their education web page. Their online library of free PDFs is a great introduction to typography.
ARIAL: A DOCUMENTA-RY
Funny mini-mockumentary, the music is perfect. The Original: Helvetica Film Other Films by Gary Hustwit: Objectified and Urbanized
East German Typography
A very cool sampling of typography from the former German Democratic Republic. Most are not digitized yet, but some of them definitely should be.
Rock that Font
Rock That Font is a new blog that celebrates the union of rock’n’roll and typography. They don’t have a too many posts yet, but it looks promising.
Comic Sans Walks into a bar…
the bartendar says, We don’t serve your type in here.