Design Flashback: 10 Iconic 1950's Fonts
Design Flashback is a new series that takes a break from web and mobile projects to dig up some amazing retro/vintage inspiration. Looking beyond the web brings entirely new ideas to the table, and…
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7 Gorgeous Films That Capture the Magic of Letterpress
Traditional letterpress printing is a beautiful, time-honored tradition that has survived over 500 years. But within the past few decades, modern computers have led these classic machines to their graves….
Start Designing Type on Your Mac with Glyphs Mini
Glyphs Mini, the little brother of the full-fledged Glyphs App, is one of the most affordable ways to do some serious type design on the Mac. Traditionally, the only real route…
Pictos is Like Typekit for Your UI
At first it may sound strange for a designer to keep their icons in a font file, let alone use them Online. CSS3 and @font-face are just now emerging as a…
11 Sexy Script Typefaces with Voluptuous Curves
The art of type design is for a special breed of designer. The insane attention to detail required to create typefaces is enough to drive the average person crazy, as…
COMMON and Threadless Typography Competition
COMMON, a creative community for accelerating social change, has just recently announced a “Typography Off.” The competition surrounds the phrase “Do shit that matters,” and asks designers to create their own…
Interface Designers Now Have Their Own Typeface
Modern Pictograms is new typeface created for interface designers and programmers. It was designed to work on-screen at sizes down to 18 pixels, and is remarkably pixel-perfect and useful as…
Now you can have your typography and eat it too
Everyone has their passion. For some it’s typography and for others, it’s food. Obviously, some strange combination of the two sounds like a good idea, creating letters that are both…
This New Font Breathes Life Into Art Deco Typography
Atipo, a multi-disciplinary studio from Spain, has just recently released an entire typeface dedicated to the charming work of A.M. Cassandre, a French poster artist and typographer. The font is completely…
9 Free Display Typefaces for Designers
The art of type design is for a special breed of designer. The insane attention to detail required to create typefaces is enough to drive the average person crazy, as…
Getting Started With Web Fonts
Typography is one of the most important aspects of any design. It’s a topic you can spend your life studying, and luckily computers make it easy to have hundreds of…
Giant Ice Typography On The Shores Of Lake Ontario
Nicole Dextras, an environmental artist working in a multitude of media including sculpture, interactive public installation and photography, has created the most beautiful typographic ice sculptures. Each letter is formed by…
Lost Type: The Finest Pay-What-You-Want Type Foundry
Every designer knows that typography is one of the most important tools in his or her arsenal, but quality type can be horribly pricy. Don’t believe me? Check out Hoefler…
Adobe acquires Typekit
According to a MarketWatch report, Adobe has acquired Typekit. Typekit, formerly known as Small Batch, is an easy use service that facilitates linking to high-quality Open Type fonts to make…
