If you don’t already know about this amazing group of typographic heroes, you will soon be as obsessed with their work as I am. Check out their About FoT page for all their background.
In addition to their amazing plethora of their own work, they’ve visited Type@Cooper and interviewed Jessica Hische (who does some guest posts).
This amazing project created a font that is responsive to about any input imaginable. Test it out here.
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While they aren’t the best presenters, these guys provide an extraordinary amount of information about an extremely interesting font. The font is almost more interesting that the typeface. The contextual automation blows my mind. This has the potential to spark some very interesting discussion about typography within the mainstream user-base.Watch the video here.
[via @typegirl]
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Two typographers ( Pierre & Damien / plmd.me ) and a pro race pilot (Stef van Campenhoudt) collaborated to design a font with a car.
The car movements were tracked using a custom software, designed by interactive artist Zachary Lieberman. ( openframeworks.cc )
Download the font here: nl.toyota.be/iqfont
More pictures here: flickr.com/photos/40243214@N05/sets/72157621047564023/
[via @typeis4lovers]
Type Nerds rejoice. We finally have footage.
Over the past couple days, the have been some major releases in the type industry.
Neutraface Slab
I’m greatly enjoying the trend of creating a serif and sans versions of typefaces. It has been one of the many reasons of why I love Scala so much. It will be interesting to see how this gorgeous face will be used. It is quite classy, elegant and charming, not to mention versatile. It seems to be a more industrial/geometric alternative to Archer while maintaining a wonderful individuality. It almost seems like a direct move to compete with Hoefler & Frere-Jones. The character of the typeface shifts quite a bit from the sans version of this font and can’t wait to see them paired next to each other.
Sentinel
A beautiful and very legible clarendon serif typeface that feels contemporary while classic at the same time.
I would like to introduce to you, Max Kerning. Extensis’ little creation that reminds us to keep everything neat. From taking the time to perfect letterspacing to keeping ourselves lint-free.
They’ve done a great job at getting Max out there into the social realm. You can find him on facebook and twitter and get the occasional tip on how to keep things neat.