Monday, June 30, 2008
Found type from Ben
Ben Weeks sent me this little collection of found type. Ben is a fantastic illustrator working from Toronto and I really like his illustrated hand lettering.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
poker (type) face
ok, a little bit 'off topic' this one,
but i thought it might be fun to show
a typeface i made last weekend with a
pack of cards and a sharp scalpel
done very quickly by hand...
just for fun... i might use it on a
project in the near future maybe a poster)
and i will certainly expand it into a full
font anyway
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Type Club Review Part 3: Speakers' Night
Sorry this post is a bit delayed... it's that busy time of year.
On Wednesday, May 21, Rod McDonald and Dominic Ayre (mediated by Donna Braggins) discussed digital typography. I have to admit, if I had to start designing solely for the web, I would change careers. However, the discussion was very captivating. Rod explained the origins of digital type starting with the first typeface designed to be read by a computer. I had Rod as an instructor and I always enjoy listening to him speak. He seems to articulate abstract ideas and thoughts so simply that it just all makes sense — kinda like his typefaces. I've heard Rod say "everyone needs a hero", well, Rod is definitely one of mine.
Dominic went through case studies of recent web work and explained why Arial and Georgia can work so well together in almost any online setting and that they are the only two typefaces you need for online. ever. I paraphrased but it was a very bold statement... and I was convinced, because none of his work looked cookie-cutter or homogenized, he seems to be right, it does work. Actually, Villatype was set up to use both Arial and Georgia.
I think it is a sign of a really great designer when they can create interesting, current and unique work within such boundaries and limitations and these modern ideals are really due to the insane limitations of digital typography, not that Dominic or other designers wouldn't love to use and number of typefaces that could be as easily readable online — which was discussed in length afterwards but I won't go into it at this point.
Overall, both Rod and Dominic were great counterpoints and compliments to each other making it a very interesting discussion.
Slate typeface by Rod McDonald
Dominic worked on Harry magazine along with their online component (below) which uses Georgia and Arial.
On Wednesday, May 21, Rod McDonald and Dominic Ayre (mediated by Donna Braggins) discussed digital typography. I have to admit, if I had to start designing solely for the web, I would change careers. However, the discussion was very captivating. Rod explained the origins of digital type starting with the first typeface designed to be read by a computer. I had Rod as an instructor and I always enjoy listening to him speak. He seems to articulate abstract ideas and thoughts so simply that it just all makes sense — kinda like his typefaces. I've heard Rod say "everyone needs a hero", well, Rod is definitely one of mine.
Dominic went through case studies of recent web work and explained why Arial and Georgia can work so well together in almost any online setting and that they are the only two typefaces you need for online. ever. I paraphrased but it was a very bold statement... and I was convinced, because none of his work looked cookie-cutter or homogenized, he seems to be right, it does work. Actually, Villatype was set up to use both Arial and Georgia.
I think it is a sign of a really great designer when they can create interesting, current and unique work within such boundaries and limitations and these modern ideals are really due to the insane limitations of digital typography, not that Dominic or other designers wouldn't love to use and number of typefaces that could be as easily readable online — which was discussed in length afterwards but I won't go into it at this point.
Overall, both Rod and Dominic were great counterpoints and compliments to each other making it a very interesting discussion.
Slate typeface by Rod McDonald
Dominic worked on Harry magazine along with their online component (below) which uses Georgia and Arial.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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