Notebook Entries on {category_name}
June 9, 2009
Ten Great Free Fonts for @fontface Embedding •
Ten free fonts that support @font-face embedding in CSS3 (via Simplebits).
June 3, 2009
Flipping Typical •
If you’ve ever found yourself making a lists of type set in different fonts, highlight and change no more. Flipping Typical is a simple and seamless Web-based tool for previewing text set in different font faces - using the system fonts installed on your computer.
June 2, 2009
40 Excellent Logos Created with Helvetica •
A collection of heavy-hitter logos, all designed with the ubiquitous Helvetica.
8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your Designs •
Rock-solid primer on Web typography from AisleOne.
May 18, 2009
A Treasury of Wood Type Online •
Great collection of wood type from the Hamilton Manufacturing Co., courtesy of Hoefler & Frere-Jones.
May 6, 2009
Paper-Made Typography •
Intricate paper typography made by hand (via Coudal).
May 5, 2009
Modern Alphabets •
Scanned images of type from the 1864 publication Examples of Modern Alphabets Ornamental and Plain.
April 8, 2009
Capturing Hand Painted Signs in the North •
An otherworldly collection of sign typography from the streets of India, captured by Kayleigh Ryley at the Society of Publication Designers.
I took most of my photos from the back of a bike rickshaw in crowded side streets…It’s kind of like trying to tie your shoe while finding your way through a fun house at a county fair.
March 23, 2009
Deep Font Challenge •
Step on up and test your knowledge of font minutiae in this carnival-style game for typographic sharpshooters.
March 19, 2009
Exploring Cufón •
Cameron Moll reviews the differences between the popular font embedding technique sIFR and relative newcomer Cufón, with a great set of examples.
Cufón’s lack of text selection and a :hover attribute give me pause, but I completely sympathize with Moll’s desire to never have to open Flash again.
January 16, 2009
Elegant Web Typography •
A thorough, well-balanced and dead-on overview of Web typography presented by Jeff Croft (via Subtraction). This is required reading for anyone who designs online.
December 5, 2008
ABC3D •
Marion Bataille’s beautifully crafted alphabet pop-up. A must for the typophile on your gift list.
November 21, 2008
Mark Boulton’s Practical Guide to Designing for the Web •
If you put words on Web pages, this book goes on your wish list, period. Shipping in PDF in February 2009.
November 20, 2008
Spy Type •
Hand-designed type from the latest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace.
November 14, 2008
Postage Stamps by Type Designers •
Frutiger, Spiekermann and other typography legends exhibit their skill on the small canvas of the postage stamp.
October 30, 2008
Finds from the NYPL •
Inspiring typography unearthed from the collections of the New York Public Library by Hoefler & Frere Jones.
Pentagram Designs 100% Design •
Pentagram designs the identity and brand structure for 100% Design, an international series of architecture and design showcases, featuring tightly-executed geometric sans-serif typography.
October 21, 2008
Garamond Powerline •
Elements of the power infrastructure converge in silhouette to form this remake of the 16th century classic typeface.
October 10, 2008
National Theatre Posters •
Vast collection of posters from the National Theatre’s archives (via Coudal). The ebb and flow between illustration and photography is great as well as decoding the sometimes tangential relationship between poster and plot.
October 3, 2008
Thirty Fonts that All Designers Must Own •
Thirty fonts for every designer’s arsenal from Jacob Cass at Just Creative Design.
October 1, 2008
Anatomical Typography •
To start off October, graphic designer Bjorn Johansson‘s artistic-if-not-eerily-macabre play on the typographic anatomy of letterforms.
CNN Returns Historic Poster Maker to Spotlight •
CNN hired legendary letterpress shop Hatch Show Print to design and print promotional materials for the upcoming debate, because you can’t beat the real thing. Awesome.
Facebuster •
Extra-chunky block serif font from Silas Dilworth.
September 15, 2008
Typewriter Ribbon Tin Collection •
Incredible collection of typography found on typewriter ribbon tins.
August 28, 2008
Alphabet Trucks •
Eric Tabuchi brings new meaning to the road-trip-classic alphabet game with his poster of 26 typographic scenes of semi-trailers on the road.
August 1, 2008
Boulton on Signage •
Mark Boulton turns his 20/20 typographic vision to the art of sign design. His advice: don’t screw with conventions.
January 11, 2008
24 Ways: Boulton on Typsetting Tables •
24 ways continues their web design-themed advent celebration with Mark Boulton’s introduction to the proper use of typography for tabular information.
HTML Entities •
Where to find how you make those fancy symbols in HTML, because I never remember
December 30, 2006
How to: Photorealistic Font Perspective •
FontShop demonstrates how to create a photorealistic type illustration with this Adobe Illustrator tutorial.