entries Tagged as [fonts]
TYPEFACE: Font design based on actual faces
‘TYPEFACE is a piece of custom software that translates facial dimensions into generative type design.’
By CIID student Mary Huang. Check out this detailed article at PSFK.
Updated Chank freebies
westsac is back!
Chank has updated his most popular freefonts with extended language support. And they’re only free for a limited time. Grab WestSac, Rapscallion and Saucy Millionaire at Chank.com
Jules Verne lives!
‘A chance to re-design any classic book is always exciting. Classics usually allow for a more personal interpretation, since most people are already vaguely familiar with the premise of the books, and I didn’t have to compete with one well-known cover, as I might have with a more recent book.’
The work of Jim Tierney. More book jacket details here.
Would make Doc Brown proud.
Found via ColourOfAir and Jessica Hische
Desk Ampersand
‘You can’t tempt a font designer with a carrot . . . but a nice red ampersand will do.’ -me
A while back, I was running thru Pottery Barn on my way to the Apple Store. This red one was on mark down. Marked wayyy down.
It called to me.
Coming Together: Ampersands for Haiti
SOTA’s Font Aid IV jumped into action a few weeks ago – to benefit the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The result was released today. A collaborative font that is now available here (thru Ascender). And here (thru Veer). It will be available in other places too, MyFonts later this week.
The font sells for 20 bucks (US) and all proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders to help the people of Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake.
The font consists of just under 400 ampersands from type designers from around the world – including myself (see below).
For more about ampersands, history and use, read Steve Matteson’s article here. For more about Font Aid IV, go here.
That be mine
‘Typography is Sexy’
‘Baby, you’re my Univers. Meeting you was no Akzidenz. I can see that we‘ve got a great Futura. We were Meta be together.’
Handmade by Machine’s Just My Type greeting cards. Details here. Unfortunately, only UK-shipping is available for now.
Found via cebe design
Love Fonts Memo
‘Love Fonts Memo is a classic memory game where it’s all about finding a matching pair of cards. At the end the player with most card pairs wins. The cards represent love stories about different kind of type faces.’
The work of Swedish design student/freelance designer Sara Strand.
Found via The Dieline
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a piano falls in old manhattan
tetro and typography
dichotomy
the art of calligraffiti
the art of setting type
what to expect in my beginning typography course(s)
font primer
letterpress primer
googie primer
the great times new roman controversy
a bit about creativity
'do not fuck with graphic designers'-
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