James Edmondson
Awesome collection of digital and hand rendered typography from San Francisco based James T. Edmondson.
Dan Cassaro
Designer, Animator and Illustrator Dan Cassaro has a mean collection of astounding type and logos. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
Lisa Hedge
A few weeks ago I posted a short film on Warby Parker’s Auteur campaign and was curious as to who was behind the film credit. Now I’ve recently found out it was the work of Illustrator and Designer Lisa Hedge. I believe she used a typeface similar to that of the one used in...
Tyler Finck
One of my favorite typographer Tyler Finck based in Ithaca, has a new font called Lickety Split. The type and other curiously delightful typefaces are available in The League of Moveable Type.
London Typographica
With the ever changing urban London, old signs and typography are being replaced by pictographs, so with an effort to document these vintage signage and well rendered typography, design studio OPX created London Typographica, an app for Londoners and typophiles to take shots of obscured signs which is then automatically plotted on the map. The app is free....
Ryan Atkinson
Ryan Atkinson produced a poster everyday for the last year to convey his adulation in typography on his Behance site.
Dana Tanamachi
Dana Tanamachi brings back the art of chalk lettering, a medium that’s been replaced with digital prints and signage. These crafty and beautiful typography custom chalk design has found its way back in store fronts, garnering Tanamachi an impressive client list.
Live the Language
A couple of days ago, I received an email from the EF team informing me of a new set of short films from the series produced by the same creatives, and they’re just as stunning as the first set. Also somewhat partial to the Los Angeles short since it is home. ...
F37 Bella
Freelance designer Rick Banks, aka Face37, has recently released a gorgeous new typeface called F37 Bella available in his shop and from Hype for Type. Typographer Rick Banks Source: FormFiftyFive
Let’s Make Some Great Art
Let’s Make Some Great Art is an excellent book for kids (and for grown adults as well). A great way to expose children to their creative abilities whilst introducing them to the history of art, letting them explore the book and engage with different ways of creating artwork. The author and illustrator, Marion Deuchars, is...
Baron Grande
Some excellent typographic student work by designer Alpkan Kirayoglu based in Istanbul. Baron is a modern display family inspired by superellipse typefaces by Hermann Zapf such as Melior and Zapf Elliptical. Intended to be used in large sizes, Baron tries to differ from early pointed pen models with its terminals and symmetric counters. My main goal...
Typography Insight
Typography Insight is an iPad app for designers and those who want to learn and brush up on typography. Since its an interactive program, one can always pick up on new things one was not able to learn from reading those old textbooks. Park also put up TypeClock app for both iPad, iPod, and iPhone. ...
Anna Garforth
Artist Anna Garforth produces experimental installations involving spores, paper, and dough; also with a flair of typography. Artist Anna Garforth
Spencerian Script Poster
This beautiful script poster was designed by Jeff Harrison for the Bladeworks Fencing Society. The type was produced by Tony DiSpigna. Read the rest of the process involved in making the poster. Typographer Tony DiSpigna Studio ReThink Canada Client Bladeworks Fencing Society
A Grotesk Love Affair
Here’s a brilliant idea, why not let designers and typophiles vote on which Grotesk font they are infatuated with. A Behance Network project came up with just that asking folks to bid their votes then collected all info and produced infographic posters. They’re rather attractive prints as well.
Live The Language
Here are four short films directed by Gustav Johansson for EF International Centers to promote education abroad. I find these films most engaging than your usual adverts, apart from the lovely photography and music, they’ve incorporated foreign words with the use of typography. Ingenius. My favorite is the Paris short. Enjoy.
The Font Shop
The folks over at Playtype opened an actual font shop at Copenhagen in conjunction with their new company site. Such a fun concept to be able to have a concrete outlet for purchasing your favorite typeface and be able to ask a staff who can answer all your typography queries. This may also bring...
