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The Cranky Professor (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Ampersand, a weblog. via Daring Fireball...
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Typography/Topography: Ork Posters Tackles Los Angeles
Losanjealous (Free subscription) | yesterday
Those Thomas Guides work well when you’re trying to wend your way through LA, but they sure aren’t as pretty as the Los Angeles typographical map designed by Jenny Beorkrem, founder of Ork Posters. “It is a poster, and less so a map,” Beorkrem says. What began as a small-scale project of turning her [...]
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Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth
dooce (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
I think these guys have done at bit of a packaging redesign recently, and I'm loving it. Loving the simplicity and elegance and especially the typography, loving the Manhattans Jon makes with this in the evening. Our liquor cabinet by extension is looking quite sophisticated. On a related note, when we were in Amsterdam over two years ago I ordered a martini at a bar and even after I had to explain...
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Kerry Roper hearts Snickers
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
London-based illustrator Kerry Roper is fortunate enough to work mainly in the music and fashion industry. His art combines traditional illustration, photography and typography. He scored the lucrative Snickers campaign in America and has been featured in many books and magazines. time savedtime saved
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no caps for vanity fair
kottke (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Influenced by Modern design trends in Europe, Vanity Fair in 1929 got rid of all capital letters in their headlines. A few months later, the capital letters were reinstated and the design change was accompanied by a letter from the editor called "A Note on Typography", reprinted in full on Design Observer. The eye and the mind can adapt themselves to new forms with surprising ease. An innovation stands...
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My 10 favorite typefaces
Veerle's blog: full articles (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
As someone who has a soft spot for typography in general, it is a rather difficult taks to choose my top 10 favorite typefaces. It feels a bit like shifting through all those nice (600 and more) entries I received for the ‘What is Graphic Design’ poster competition from a while ago. What a tough job that was selecting the winners. So here we go…
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#12499 - Here's an example of Yehrin Tong's mind bending...
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Here's an example of Yehrin Tong's mind bending typography skills...
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Anatomical Typography - Fonts Made of Bones (GALLERY)
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
(TrendHunter.com) This font comes from Bjorn Johansson, a student at Konstfack in Stockholm, Sweden. He based the series on the term anatomy - anatomy in the context of talking about fonts where it refers to different type…
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Sharp Teeth, By Toby Barlow
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
A novel in verse – about werewolves. Hmm. It's a great elevator pitch, but would anyone actually want to read it? Well, they ought to. The verse is free verse of the loosest kind, often recognisable as verse only by the typography, but the compression of language, the absence of all those little prose discourse markers such as "because" and "so" and "nevertheless", and the vividness of the imagery...
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Si Scott
Die Gestalten (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Event in New York Graphic designer Si Scott is going to make his first ever New York appearance, revealing his obsession with pen and ink and the passion for illustrated typography. Established in early 2006 in Manchester, UK, the stusio's mix of modern and traditional typography has gained a large following. Their design, illustration and art direction has won over a wide range of clients including...
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parking garage typography goodness
swissmiss (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Check out this amazing way-finding-system for the Eureka Tower Carpark in Melbourne. The distored letters on the wall can be read perfectly when standing at the right position. This project won several international design awards and is the brainchild of...
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Are you a Typography Expert?
Manage This (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Have a go at this typography related quiz and see if you are a typography expert.
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#12431 - The importance of point of view. A fantastic...
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
The importance of point of view. A fantastic and clever use of typography by Axel Peemoeller
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How to innovate a album cover using typography
Blog of Ronnestam (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
That’s exactly what Funki Porcini’s has done when they have designed the cover for their new album Fast Asleep ILoveTypography served and I recieved.
