‘These pieces of typography are all unique design objects, why should they be demolished?’ – Aleksi Hautamäki, Character
In Finland, the Character company is salvaging dismantled signage and repurposing the individual letters. Find out more here.
Found via Yatzer
Köln-based graphic designer Tobias Battenberg projects Akzidenz Grotesk (the forerunner of Helvetica) onto industrial surfaces.
Found via Flores en el Atico
Building design by Giulio Cittato
From Basic Typography: Design With Letters (1974) by Ruedi Ruegg
In order for the Swiss International Style to actually work, it needs a sense of drama. Imagine how interesting our industrial zones could have been with this sort of design thinking.
Gore Vidal’s style quote, found via vi.sualize.us
I include a discussion about ‘style’ and ‘taste’ as applied to design in my classes. Far as I’m concerned, Gore Vidal always had whole thing nailed.
Via design*sponge
Words and Eggs has posted a bunch of cool type images, linking to some really cool design blogs. (Yes, I’ve been in quite the type mood this week – with a little bit more on the way)
Via Typoretum
Behind every well-made font is, typically, an obsessive individual who is out to make the world a beautiful place. And individuals, human beings, can be rather screwy. And here’s a book (now in paperback) about all the screwiness.
Simon Loxley’s Type: The Secret History of Letters blows the lid off of William Caslon’s wicked right cross; Stanley Morison and the Wardes; Frederic Goudy’s tarnished shining star, M.F.Benton’s ulcers and what really happened with John Baskerville’s dead body. And Eric Gill, religious sex junkie. Don’t even know where to start with that.
If you don’t think type is anything more than what’s on the font menu, stay away from this book. Because it’ll drag you into a world of intrigue, ego and dalliances with God and dog.
(Okay, that was a good sentence, but truth be told, the dog stuff isn’t in this book. You’ll need other sources for that)
Writer Ian Peacock looks at the ‘hidden power of typography’
Via the Times of London
Plus, here’s that wonderful Typographics video that’s been bouncing around, produced by Boca and Ryan Uhrich . . .
Photo composition by mehallo for Agfa Monotype, 2000
seeds
Mike Parker’s been in the news lately, mostly about the origins of Times New Roman. [Read more →]
Typography on the web is about to change dramatically. Several entities are involved. I have a bunch of my fonts about to launch with Typekit.
And here’s a really good rundown by Elliot Jay Stocks, posted on the i love typography blog.
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