Jon Contino
“Type maestro Jon Contino knows exactly where he wants to go and isn’t at all afraid of putting the hours in to get there. He’s the kind of boy your mum wished you would hang out with, in the hope that his admirable work ethic would rub off on to you. Claiming that “as many...
Moshun
Moshun is the first animated typeface brought to you buy the good people at Animography.net, fo Adobe After Effects CS3 and up. It’s a display typeface with simple but elegant animations. You can also purchase the static version exclusively on HypeForType.com.
ISType 2012 Transmit
“The upcoming ISType 2012 (Istanbul Type Seminars) will be held between June 15–18 under the theme Transmit. The quintessential trait of any life on Earth is to inevitably transmit, spread, disseminate a part of their very own existence. This applies not only to living beings but also to certain cultural substances as well. Here, we...
Animography : Spirograph Promo
Spirograph is an animated typeface by Calango. The typeface is inspired by the well-known drawing toy by Denys Fisher. For more information visit Animography.net.
TYPEFACE
“In rural Wisconsin, a lone employee waits in a cavernous old museum for visitors to come. A few individuals straggle in every few days and then, come Friday, the museum fills with life. Machines hum, presses print, artists buzz about. One weekend each month, the quiet of Two Rivers is interrupted as carloads of artisans...
Neue Haas Grotesk
“Once Lost in Translation, A Classic Properly Revived The digital version of Helvetica that everyone knows and uses today is quite different from the typeface’s pre-digital design from 1957. Originally released as Neue Haas Grotesk, many of the features that made it a Modernist favorite have been lost in translation over the years from one...
Alphabetic
Chunk Five is alive (in a Short Circuit robot voice). Ariel Costa’s animation piece, Alphabetic, brings type to life and has this serif font interact in its on lovely environment. Beautiful color palette along with great choices make this a very likeable motion graphic.
Typecast Beta Overview
Typecast will be my new best friend. A browser-based app for creating beautiful, realistic and consistent designs based on typography. Learn more here >>>
Commercial Type : Marian Collection
Commercial Type is pleased to announce the release of Marian, a new typeface family in 19 styles designed by Paul Barnes. arian imagines the classics of the typographic canon reinvented for the contemporary world: Garamond, Granjon...
Coffee Made Me Do It
Beautiful typography from Simon Ålander, a Swedish Digital Media student. Check out more of his work here. >>>
Friends of Type
“Friends of Type features original typographic design and lettering – fresh visual content – practically every day, by the four primary contributors. Posts are meant to log ideas, express themselves, and inspire each other and their readers. The last week of every month they feature a guest designer, someone they admire and think will elevate...
The Phraseology Project
“The idea is simple — You submit a letter, word or phrase and we’ll make it look beautiful with type.” The Phraseology Project is a super cool site that let’s people submit phrases where then founder/designer, Drew Melton, comps a typographic piece or has a guest contributor come up with the design. The project is meant...
Studio8 Design : Wired Magazine Typeface
Studio8 Design is an independent graphic design studio with a reputation for delivering intelligent and engaging creative solutions. Located in London, England, the studio was set up in 2005 by Matt Willey and Zoë Bather and have attained a great portfolio of clients and work. Displayed is a typeface designed for Wired Magazine. Used throughout...
Erik Spiekermann on Gestalten TV
I really enjoy learning about the creative process from people who are way more talented than me. Here is the design legend Erik Spiekermann talking about his craft on Gestalten TV. “Typographer, graphic designer and businessman Erik Spiekermann has created timeless, influential and, yes, Meta-physical work over the past three decades. Next to founding MetaDesign...
Fonts In Use
Trying to choose proper and correct fonts for one’s designs can be very tasking. You look at references, find something interesting, but can’t name the font from the thousands of typefaces in your suitcase. What is a poor-designer to do? Turn to Fonts In Use. A very cool, didactic site that uses popular designs /...
Hype For Type : Exclusive Faces Volume 4
The latest installment in a growing volume of 4, Hype For Type recently released exclusive typefaces for their online store from design studios of Plenty, helloMuller, Negro™, Calango and Sawdust. Check out the full collection here. >>>
Street Fonts: Graffiti Alphabets from Around the World
“Claudia Walde has spent over two years collecting alphabets by 154 artists from 30 countries. All of the artists in the book have roots in graffiti. Some are world renowned such as 123 Klan (Canada), Faith47 (South Africa) and Hera (Germany); others are lesser known or starting to get reputations. Each artist received the same...
The 3D Type Book
Typography is more than fonts, it’s more than shapes created by bitmaps or vectors. It can jump the realm of dimensions. The 3D Type “Book is the most comprehensive showcase of three-dimensional letterforms ever written, featuring over 1,300 images of more than 300 projects by more than 160 emerging talents and established individuals and studios...
The Art Of The Title Sequence
The melding of typogrpahy, film and design can all be scene in a well crafted title sequence of a movie. My personal favorite is the opening to Catch Me If You Can. The Saul Bass homage section organically sets up the time and era of the film, and immediately draws you into the story. Today...
Playtype™ : Concept Typography Store
The good people at e-Types developed and opened up a pop up store in Copenhagen, Denmark that offers typographic related products from shirts, mugs, blocks and even fonts on USB drives. This is a cool and quirky idea that looks to be executed very beautifully. The store will only be open for exactly one year...
Type Specimen
There’s an all new App for the iPad that let’s you search through fonts. All in that Apple iPad way. “Type Specimen is the first font viewer for iPad, revolutionizing the way digital fonts are presented today. It’s an ideal tool for people who need to select fonts for projects – be it magazine design,...
Barcelona
This is a commercial for EF Language Schools. It’s beautifully shot and the graphics are gorgeously designed. What I like most is that the well-crafted graphics elegantly support the visuals and the story line. I also like the chick in it, but I’m sure you would have guessed that anyway. It was produced by Camp...
Hype For Type
The innovative font foundry Hype For Type has re-launched their website with new and beautifully crafted products. I have frequented the site in search of a cool and fresh font, and they haven’t let me down yet. Check out the list of typefaces here. >>>
Linotype : The Film
Surfing through my design blogs, looking typographical inspiration, I came across this little diddy and instantly had to check it out. It was a trailer to a movie about the Linotype machine. “The Linotype typesetting machine is a ‘line casting’ machine used in printing. The name of the machine comes from the fact that it...
Vandal Jackpot
I may be lost in translation as I was reading up on this project I couldn’t understand what was going on. However beautiful things rarely need translation. From what I understand, João Castro is a Portuguese graffiti artist slash graphic designer. I think he had the opportunity to showcase his talents in a fine arts...
