I saw this a while back, but I stumpled on it again. It’s a great way to examine type design and the variations in each cut and for each reason.
The Many Cuts of Garamond
Heinz Klinkon: Man, Myth, Legend
The man who’s constantly referred to for his great stories that he tells or creates has passed. He pushed more than anyone else to generate new ideas and to think about the work you do and to “GO! Go out and do it!”. He taught us more than we know. He will truly be missed, but never forgotten.
I think I’m in love with Stephanie DeArmond
Stephanie DeArmond creates delicious ceramic typography matching culturally-mainstream statements, seemed to be pulled from tabloids or MTV, and with kitschy imagery reminiscent of a time when these decors would cover country kitchens.
Staples Annual Report
Robert Holmkvist design Staples’ 2007 Annual Report with some great experiental goodies including a metal binding holding the pages together, tabs for sections, and a letter from the president in an envelope. This must have cost a pretty penny and it doesn’t seem to represent the Staples brand very accurately. I found this at this new blog: TypeNeu
Fashionably Sustainable
I was reading this poem that Dawn Maxey wrote for the Compostmodern conference and it got me thinking. The consequences of making environmentally conscious a fashionable thing is just that fashionable. The problem at hand needs to be consistently addressed or the efforts that have been made are hardly worthwhile. It seems realistic that my generation will have to deal with this problem for the entirity of their lifetime.
Experimental Jetset
Experimental Jetset have made a great contribution to design. They make the importance on creatively addressing what you do with your typography over the importance of which typeface you choose.
Also… check out their site Experimental Jetset
New Free Font
“Anzianoâ„¢ SC (Fountain)Stefan Hattenbach’s Anzianoâ„¢ deserves a spot on the Best of ’07 list as one of the few new designs that hearkens back to classic book typography. Thanks to our friends at Fountain, you can try the Small Caps for free, and when you fall in love with the typeface, come back for the rest.” –Font Shop
Anzianoâ„¢ SC provides a great alternative to the infamous Trajan for a typeface has a roman feel to it. With its tuscan serifs and beautiful positive/negative space relationships, this typeface is a great addition to my library.