‘This typeface, titled ‘Meisky,’ was designed for a San Francisco fashion designer. With slim lines, geometrically balanced proportions and high contrast’ -kb
Fashion typeface designed by (a former student of mine) Kile Brekke. More details here.
‘Armed with blase attitudes and killer looks, Jacquelyn Jablonski and Hannah Holman don black and white ensembles for an editorial in the spring issue of Self Service.’ –Fashion Gone Rogue
Photographed by Ezra Petronio, styled by Suzanne Koller. More here.
‘Some of his work is greatly inspired by the works of Terry Richardson, Juergen Teller and Helmut Newton’ –Marius Troy
The fashion/fetish photography of Bangkok-based Jens Ingvarsson.
Okay, so the type does have some kerning problems.
‘comic books that use typography in place of imagery as the primary method of storytelling’
James Pannafino is working on producing a unique type-only comic book and is seeking funding thru Kickstarter. Website/more details here.
Found via James Saturnio
My wife is a Scrabble phenom. And one of her hush-hush strategies is the legal two letter words one can use in play.
For one of my specimens for my Chandler 42 fonts (above), she created a connected word chart listing these and a few others.
Typography is everywhere.
And inspired by sfgirlbybay, here’s a way to have fun with type today.
Just type the word ‘type’ into Flickr’s search engine.
See what pops up. Enjoy the show.
Specimen of type from the a Mano/Dean wood type collection
‘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
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