‘I walk into a sea full of beauty’ -Brooke Burke, host
Another Jeanne Moderno spotting: Used for titles on TV Land’s third season of She’s Got The Look.
Judge Robert Verdi (above) can be really funny too. Been a fan since he was on that reality show where he used to sneak into people’s houses, redesign their rooms and make them cry at the end.
Click the above image to watch a preview/jump.
Found via Shandi Pierzina
Jeanne Moderno spotted in the logo for Know-It-All Grrl Vintage’s Ebay shop. Though not too surprising. Know-It-All Grrl (Michelle, above) is a friend.
‘Baskerville, a bad asskerville’
This spring, my Digital Typography students set out to make a short film about type history.
And you can watch their final video here.
The class – held at The Art Institute of California Sacramento – was set up like a working design studio – with myself as ‘hands off creative director.’ All students had a role, from art direction to project management, web design, editing and production. The eleven week process was also documented as part of a typography film blog.
At one point, songsmith John Slingerland threw a party at his home – and invited a few unwitting guests – just to record the background vocals for the film’s gets stuck in your head musical number.
And, featured in the credits, a beta version of Jeanne Texte – which I had to prep for them as my homework assignment. The beta font is also featured on their website.
It was a fun quarter; this was a great team to work with, their enthusiasm snagged everyone in their handmade typographic web.
Here’s a sneak peek of some of the PROUNS-inspired dingbats that will be part of my upcoming Jeanne Texte font package.
The basic letterforms are now in technical review at Psy/Ops and I hope to have the new fonts completed and available by end of year. Crossing fingers.
Jeanne Texte is my sequel to Jeanne Moderno, which is available thru Psy/Ops, MyFonts and Ascender. Webfonts via Typekit.
‘I was at a department store here in Basel and this in-store magazine caught my eye. The focus is Barcelona and all the headings are set in what must be Jeanne Moderno!’ -Nina
Nina Stössinger not only snagged me a copy of Globus Savoir Vivre’s Barcelona issue; she also popped it in the mail. It just arrived a couple days ago.
It’s always great to see my fonts in use. Especially when the designer uses my funky accents.
First two photos by Nina Stössinger, the rest by mehallo
‘I tried to make small details count by making them meaningful, fun, playful, full of color, yet useful and sustainable . . . With artwork, we involved Twitter employees and local artists, 3 Fish Studios.’ -Sara
A Jeanne Moderno t graces the Cafe area at Twitter Headquarters in San Francisco.
Am I honored? Of course. Twitter has become one of my favorite screwy things to do.
Interiors designed by Sara Morishige. Fonts were sourced via the supercool Bryan Mason at Typekit.
More details here. Additional photos here.
That be a Jeanne t, at right
‘Amazing fontstaches! I love Mr. Jeanne Moderno myself =D’ -Darren Evans
Hm.
I actually am Mr. Jeanne Moderno – since I did name the font after my wife.
And I did kind of base that bracket on the facial hair of this particular potato chip mascot.
Really.
The randomly-picked winner of my under-the-radar, spur of the moment Jeanne Moderno giveaway contest thing from this past week is Rebecca Spencer, who posted the comment:
rebecca spencer// Apr 10, 2010 at 4:25 pm
I really like the Jeanne Moderno faces… hope I win!!
The winning font has been emailed using YouSendIt. Thanks to everyone for the great comments and entries!
Please keep reading. More to come.
Pick a big letter from my Jeanne Moderno fonts – select any of the shirts available thru Zazzle – order, wait for them to custom print, watch for postal person, open box when it arrives.
Wear it with pride.
Order your own (or a few) here.
This week I’m giving away a free licensed copy of Jeanne Moderno Geometrique ($32 USD value). Cause I feel like it.
To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. To comment, just click the ‘comment’ link below (and please fill out all the fields).
I will randomly select one winner from the comments. The winner will be notified by email and the font will be sent via YouSendIt.
Contest ends 11 p.m. (pacific time) Friday, April 16, 2010.
And
You can also snag a print or greeting card or postcard of the above image. Zazzle does a great job with these – even though their onscreen previews look fuzzy. Been using the greeting cards a lot.
‘Exclamation points are great for things that are exciting and fun, but I’ve always felt they fell a little short when I wanted to express real anger, frustration, or panic.’
Jessica Hische’s proposal for a slight addition to the English Language. Read here.
¡Egads! set in Jeanne Moderno Ultra Italic
I don’t buy a calendar anymore.
Because, like clockwork, a super cool one will arrive in the mail; typically a bit after the New Year has arrived.
For the past 15 years, Thomas Krug has been mailing me an incredible calendar. It often arrives in a large box and it always dazzles. Elaborate printing techniques, special inks, die cuts – a mesmerizing trip of photography and design.
Thomas is the owner of the Traffic design agency in Winnenden, Germany. And his firm’s self-designed calendar is one helluva promotional item. [Read more →]
This week, Jeanne Moderno ended up with the dubious honor of being on the
Merkwürdige Schriften 2009 (Strange Types 2009) list over at Slanted.
Thanks guys! Strange, that would be the best way to put it.
Here’s a link. Here’s the same link translated into dubious English.
Arno Kathollnig/Typoatelier has been making typographic wallpapers. He had featured my Jeanne Moderno fonts as part of an earlier series. He’s back with a sequel (above). Go here.
Found this while browsing around: Make your own custom holiday card, featuring one of my Jeanne fonts. Card design by Emily Potts.
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