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January 12, 2008
Urban typography & more
- Years ago, the design group at AGENCY.COM (of which I was part) was treated to a fun and informative talk from typographer Jonathan Hoefler. He showed & discussed snapshots of type found just in our area around NYU, and in 2000 his partner Tobias Frere-Jones undertook a study of building lettering in New York (see samples). Now their company (Hoefler & Frere-Jones) offers Gotham, a typeface inspired by the city's visual vernacular. The site offers a cool way to test drive typefaces, Gotham included.
- Post Typography makes all kinds of visual goodness, typographic & otherwise. Dig their Daydream Nation in particular, plus the subtlety of Home. And though it's not type per se, I like the look on this little dude's face.
- OCD yeah you know me: Non-profit Broadcloth fills in letters like there's no tomorrow. [Via]
- Mark Simonson's Mostra offers Art Deco tastiness. [Via]
- Oded Ezer's Typosperma project, designed "to create some sort of new transgenic creatures," is... well, it's real different.
- The Atlantic features a video interview with Michael Bierut about typography and design. [Via]
- Want to bump up the grade on your term paper? Use a serif font like Georgia & leave the sans serif strugglaz in the dust. (Hmm--I wonder how this applies to what people think of the blog.) [Via]
Comments
John
Thought you might be interested in this article from the Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/01/27/what_font_says_change/
[Good stuff, Tim--thanks. I'll work this one into a future entry. --J.]
You missed a huge site where the design for Obama was changed to a better font, from it Obama gained like 20% in the polls just from it existing. http://www.ilovecopperplategothicbold.com has the redesigned exclusive Obama logo.