Sep 30 2008
Galaxian Hearts
This is a politically neutral post, but I thought it was so well done, that I just had to share it:
Village has also released several additions to Chester Jenkins’ Galaxie Polaris family:
Version 3 of Galaxie Polaris features some minor improvements and—owing to popular demand—now comes with small caps, and Cyrillic script support.
Love the cap […]
Sep 29 2008
Type & Lettering
I will begin with a recently launched web site, LetterCult. Thanks to regular link contributor Peter van Impelen, I’ve had the pleasure to read this fine blog. There are already interviews with Mark Simonson and the wonderful Gemma O’Brien of Write Here Right Now fame.
Sep 27 2008
Gutbustingly Good
Invariably, these kinds of post are couched in grandiloquence, “The World’s Best, most stunningly awesome typographically awe-inspiring found type.” And although, the search engines might love it, I just can’t do it. So here’s some stuff I found that I rather like—and I hope it inspires you.
Aaron Martin:
Sep 21 2008
Final Registration
What a hectic couple of weeks. Well, time to forget all your worries, sit back and enjoy some type and lettering. The winner of the Designing Books competition is mentioned at the close of today’s article. Thanks to all those who have sent in links and suggestions.
The other week I mentioned Typoretum. I mention them […]
Sep 18 2008
A new face from exljbris
Apologies for the lack of a Sunday Type last week. I’ll be back on track from this Sunday, when I’ll also announce the winner of Designing Books.
Just one brief announcement today. Hot on the heels of an extended Anivers, Jos Buivenga releases Museo Sans, the other half of his incredibly popular […]
Sep 12 2008
MA Typeface Design
A new web site to showcase the work of this year’s students of the MA in Typeface Design at the univeristy of Reading.
Sep 10 2008
A Brief Review
A book that carries the names Jost Hochuli and Robin Kinross on the cover is enough to get just about anyone’s synapses salivating.* Designing books: practice and theory, published by Hyphen Press is the best single volume on the subject of designing books. Why save it for the concluding remarks. Hold this book […]
Sep 9 2008
Words as Pictures
Thanks for your feedback to my questions about posting frequency and the length of these Sunday Type posts. I’ve decided to shorten Sunday Type just a little (though I will sometimes supersize it), and also post relevant newsworthy items throughout the week—if there are any, that is. I’m also considering ‘mashable’ posts […]