October 16, 2009

(rt) Type: German chronographs, Photorealistic 3D type, & more

• Looks like a cool tutorial on “extreme typography” in Illustrator (full reading requires site membership).
• Gollum-flavored license plate spotted at lunch: PRSHSSS. We likes it…
• “IT IS TEN PAST NINE…” Cool German timepiece. Even comes as an iPhone app! [Via]
• Nerd-tastic Cmd-Z necklace.
• Quiz: So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?
• Motion
  • Kinetic typography (photorealistic 3D text as metalwork). Here’s the background info.
  • The “Bored to Death” titles feature fun typography in motion.