Tag Archives: Typography
Typographic inspiration
For the past six years or so I've been pretty obsessed with typography, among other things. I'm generally obsessed with my interests so it's nice to find people to share the obsession with. Here is a list of my current favourite sources for all things typography related.
July type
Mmm, pretty type for my collection.. also this typey skateboard would make a nice b’day gift for me later this month — even though I haven’t skated since I was about 10. It would look nice sitting in the corner of my room though..
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Ban Comic Sans
The designer of the typeface Comic Sans, Vincent Connare, was interviewed on the Australian radio show ByDesign a few days ago — you can listen to the interview here. The ban Comic Sans movement seems to have surfaced again, reminiscent of the death to Helvetica movement initiated by Letterbox (been there, got the tshirt). It’s [...]
Glitchy fashionable effects
An interesting observation came up a number of years ago in one of my typography tutorials at the National Institute of Design while I was presenting some work. The T-shirt I was wearing featured deteriorated type on the sleeve. The print was worn, faded and some of the letters were even beginning to fall off, [...]
Current exhibitions and inspiration