June 26, 2009

Friday Type: Animated excellence, great logos, & more

• In motion:
  • Chris Gavin’s stop-motion TXT ISLAND rocks*.
  • “This summer…,” it’s Big. Red. Text! [Via]
• Bleh:
  • Why can I not resist mentioning this jock strap font?
  • Bibliodyssey features a “Grotesque Alphabet” from the 16th century.
• Logos:
  • myInkBlog rounds up some cool Logo Inspiration With Clever Typography. [Via Bruce Bullis]
  • To that batch, I’d add this Mummy logotype.
• Music:
  • Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” rendered in the Modernist style. [Via Khoi Vinh]
  • Check out the Chopping Block’s billowing treatment for Phish.

* To quote a YouTube commenter: “When I saw all the cranes piling up the buildings, I though ‘OMFG, this guy is nuts! Look at how much time he spent!’” Agreed.