April 2011
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Final Type Specimen Presentations
Wow, what a great set of unique and beautiful type specimens! Thanks all for the hard work and wonderful personal typefaces. What did you take away from this experience? Which typeface do you think is ready for a type foundry?
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 25th
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10 awesome examples of arabic and persian... →
Found some interesting Arabic graffiti. Submitted by Az C.
Apr 19th
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Apr 17th
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Bite off more than you can chew
Experimental type by Anna Garforth, here she creates a poster using biscuits, spelling out ”Bite off more than you can chew” Experimenting is about jumping in the deep end, exploring a side of things that may or may not work, it is a process of discovering and learning.
Apr 17th
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Anatomy of Type
It’s important to know the proper terms of typography, especially when we critique and review your typeface designs. Take a look and study these anatomy of type basics. You can also read an article on the Basics of Typography: http://www.thefloatingfrog.co.uk/tag/typography/#ixzz0sxlHNtJQ
Apr 11th
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ABC Superheroes
Fabian Gonzalez must love superheros more than the average man! His newest illustration shows us our ABCs in true superhero style. I got Batman, Superman and Zorro but can someone please name the rest? Submitted by Brett P.
Apr 11th
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“A typeface’s name should reflect its best characters.”
– Ed Benguiat, legendary typeface designer, on choosing name for a typeface
Apr 9th
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Hamburgefonts Debunked
Question: What is the Significance of Hamburgefonts? No, it’s not a typo. It’s Hamburgefonts not Hamburger Fonts. Hamburgefonts is a technique used in type design. Answer: When designing your own typeface it is often recommended that you begin your work by creating the characters that spell out Hamburgefonts. Hamburgerfonts is a test word contains most of the various shapes and...
Apr 5th
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Object Typography Inspiration
Some more inspiration for your project: Sewing Thread This thread type is by designer and Cranbrook MFA graduate Elle Kim. Found objects Water Food Wire What other artforms can you name which can be combined to create experimental typography?
Apr 5th
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Sewing Typefaces
SEWING INSPIRATION For anyone doing stitching/sewing for your typeface, check out this work-in-progress of a stitched typeface. via kanella Tools used: Couple of needles, yellow thread, thick carton, Black & Decker drill, a Mac, hours of designing and sewing!
Apr 5th
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Typography Related Illustrations →
Came across this fantastic artist doing typography related illustrations, thought it might be good for the Tumblr: http://www.fmagnotta.com/portfolio.html Submitted by Az C.
Apr 4th