What's Your Type Spring 2011

Final Type Specimen Presentations

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:53:00 -0400

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?

Final Typeface Presentations Part 3 of 3

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:08:35 -0400

Final Typeface Presentations Part 3 of 3

Final Typeface Presentations Part 2 of 3

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:07:00 -0400

Final Typeface Presentations Part 2 of 3

Final Typeface Presentations Part 1 of 3

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:00:00 -0400

Final Typeface Presentations Part 1 of 3

quigleydownunder: this is such a great video! Thought this...

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:33:00 -0400

quigleydownunder:

this is such a great video!

Thought this was a really really cool video. It makes me want to finish my letterpress (oh by the way Im making one)

Submitted by Michael Q.

10 awesome examples of arabic and persian graffitis

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:00:50 -0400

10 awesome examples of arabic and persian graffitis:

Found some interesting Arabic graffiti.

Submitted by Az C.

Urban Cross-Stitch Thanks to all for the amazing work at our...

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:55:43 -0400

Urban Cross-Stitch

Thanks to all for the amazing work at our urban cross stitch workshop! The two teams tackled the basketball court wire fencing at Tompkins Square Park on a BEAUTIFUL spring day. In an epic battle of boys (“I Believe) vs. girls (“Your Magic is Real”), the girls kicked ass!!! Not only did the girls have the more difficult typeface (blackletter), but they also had more characters and detailing (highlighting!) to complete.

After spending a beautiful afternoon cross-stitching the fence with typography, this workshop makes me want to do more large scale and hands-on typography!

What did you think of the experience of crating large scale public typography?

Bite off more than you can chew

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:39:35 -0400

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.

Anatomy of Type

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:17:00 -0400

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

ABC Superheroes

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:14:00 -0400

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.

"A typeface’s name should reflect its best characters."

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:00:06 -0400

“A typeface’s name should reflect its best characters.”

- Ed Benguiat, legendary typeface designer, on choosing name for a typeface

Hamburgefonts Debunked

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:20:00 -0400

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 strokes found in a typeface (alternate is Hamburgefonstiv). By concentrating on designing and finetuning these characters first, the bits and pieces can then be applied to most of the other characters in the font.

When submitting new designs or design ideas to a type foundry for consideration, designers often submit (or are asked to submit) the test word Hamburgefonts set in both mixed case and all caps either as a printout, PDF, or as a digital font.

Object Typography Inspiration

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:17:00 -0400

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?

Sewing Typefaces

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:13:33 -0400

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!

Typography Related Illustrations

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:27:58 -0400

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.

Hand-drawn Type

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:00:06 -0400

The Great Gatsby

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:45:00 -0400

THE GREAT GATSBY (ADC CUT) from V Tzaj on Vimeo.

Hey All!

This is an opening title sequence I finished for my motion graphics class. I hand rendered the type and thought it would be an something everyone would enjoy. (Hopefully) Enjoy!

Submitted by Virgilio V.

Wow. That’s all I can say…is just WOW.

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:00:07 -0400

Wow. That’s all I can say…is just WOW.

Hey, You've Got Some Font on Your Face

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:00:00 -0400

What would Helvetica look like if it were a person? Maybe like one of the models on this Spanish design studio’s posters.

Spanish design company Atipo created this series of posters as an homage to four typefaces: Helvetica Bold, Carousel Medium, Caslon Italic, and Clarendon Bold. Inspired by Erwin Orlaf’s Paradise Portraits—a haunting series of clownish painted faces—designers Raul Garcia Del Pomar and Ismael Gonzalez smeared black and white makeup on models’ faces. The models not only wear the font as a mask but also attempt to express the typeface’s sentiment. Check out the rest of the series below.

Typographical Map of the World

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:00:06 -0400