Aug
13
2022
Okay I gave a hard time for Elitch Gardens and Water Park a hard time a little while ago for a confusing sign. But to be fair they had some lovely ride signs that I enjoyed. Here's a small...
Jul
28
2022
Spotted this sign on an apartment the other day. Just have to say I loved the font. It is interesting one side of the v's are sharp and the others are curved. Fun choice.
Not 100% sure what it is,...
Oct
15
2021
The great designer Paul Scher is famously not a fan of the font Helvetica. Perhaps she'd love the irony that it's the font that adorns the signs admonishing campers from throwing trash in the pit toilets at Federal...
Jan
31
2012
If you've been reading this blog for any length of time you'll notice I am a big fan of the stock photo/illustration/font site Veer. They have great resources for all designers. They also have produced some outstanding videos. For...
Jan
04
2012
I found this great book the other day, Scripts: Elegant Lettering from Design's Golden Age by Steven Heller and Louise Fili. This is a must have for anyone with an interest in calligraphy, script writing or fonts. It is...
Dec
13
2011
This week's Typography Tuesday: Know You Type Designers: William Caslon I.
William Caslon I
Born 1692 in Worcestershire, England
Died: 1766
Typefaces: Caslon, Pica Roman, Small Pica No. 1, Long Primer No. 2, Great Primer Roman
It's an old printer's maxim that "when in...
Nov
15
2011
Ah, it’s Tuesday and that means it is typography time! This week ten frightfully fun font and typography challenges. Think you know your type? Time to find out!
Cheese or Font?
Which is it, can you tell?
Kern Me
Can you guess what...
Nov
08
2011
Ah, it’s Tuesday and that means it is typography time! This Tuesday I wanted to pass along 10 great sites dedicated to Typography. Not just places to download fonts, but actual typography.
Typophile
The best site for all hard core font...
Oct
25
2011
Ah, it’s Tuesday and that means it is typography time! This week, here are 15 fonts that can come in handy when you need that faux-handmade quality. If your penmanship is less than artful or you are running out...
Oct
07
2011
If you love typography or the mid-century modern esthetic, you will love: "Our Fonts, Our Friends." It is a fantastically done, faux retro educational film about fonts from the stock image and font seller Veer. Naturally, it's an ad,...
