Archive for the ‘Typefaces/Fonts’ Category
Combining Fonts
Great resource from one of my favorite sites.
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Designer: Anton Stankowski
I was reminded today of the work of the late Anton Stankowski. A pioneer of Constructive Graphic Art, his creations were always so simple, yet perfect. He also often utilized the Univers font family which has always been one of my favorites. Images via David the Designer
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Type Finds
Interesting finds on We Love Typography.
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Font: Shand
I love this font created by Sam Shand. Self-described as a “neo-cursive, sans serif font.” I especially like the creative handling of the ligatures. Tip via Share Some Candy.
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Perhaps next year I’ll get my act together and design my own calendar, but for now I’ll recommend this one from Brooklyn based designer, Antonio Carusone/ AisleOne. A lover of minimalism, grid systems and typography, his work is clean, classic—the small details: perfect. As described on his website: The print features a calendar with the year […]
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New Book for the Wish list…
Taschen recently released A Visual History of Typeface & Graphic Styles 1628-1900. The book was edited by the late Jan Tholenaar, a Dutch bibliophile who adored ornamental metal type. Many have criticized the book for numerous historical inaccuracies and overly fluffy descriptions, but the book is still undeniable a beautiful and great visual history of decorative […]
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My latest closet type-nerd obsession is We Love Typography brought to you by the creators of I Love Typeography. Essentially, an image bookmarking site specifically for type-related media. Check it out. Amperspooning from Friends of Type. Helen from Typography Served. ‘taches from Creative Review, UK. Mihail Milhaylov from Type Jungle.
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Beantown Font Scandal…
On Tuesday, NBC was served with a lawsuit from the country’s leading typographic design firm, The Font Bureau, Inc. According to Cityfile, the Boston-based company is asking for “no less than $2 million” in damages for what it argues is the unauthorized use of it’s typefaces for shows such as, The Jay Leno Show, Saturday Night Live […]
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Hello Lover…
Like my secret love of European history, depressing Russian literature, and gossip magazines I have another confession to make: I am a closet type-nerd. My most recent obsession is Tungsten a new font family from Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Definitely adding this to the library soon. image: i love typography.
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Flowers before Fall
So, most of the flowers on the east coast are starting to go into hibernation now, but I still seem to be gravitating towards them… Image courtesy of FPO Image courtesy of Design Work Life
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