My iPhone Game “Payload” Goes Live Today! →

It’s been a long road, but our iPhone game “Payload” is finally live! If you like games, Payload is selling for 99¢ on the App Store. And of course, any reviews posted to the App Store go a long way.

New York: Inaugural Exhibition at the Newly Re-located Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography →

On view at Cooper Union’s new gallery, an installation that includes recent posters, publications, and motion graphics by internationally recognized graphic designers that spotlight an emerging trend toward expressive lettering and typography.

WANTED: Graphic Designers + a Ruby or Python Programmer →

I’m searching for talent to fill five positions: (1) a full time graphic designer (web & print), (2) a contract or freelance graphic designer (web & print), (3) a contract or freelance package designer, (4) a free agent graphic designer (web & mobile), and (5) a free agent Ruby or Python programmer.

Design Projections Presents Justine Nagan’s Typeface Documentary in Montréal →

Design Projections will host the Canadian premiere of Justine Nagan’s Typeface documentary in Montréal October 6th 2009.

Unit Editions Makes Books for Designers →

From Adrian Shaughnessy and Tony Brook comes Unit Editions, a south London publishing company producing books on design and visual culture. I talked with Adrian Shaughnessy to get up to speed with what’s in store at Unit Editions.

Here’s your “immersive experience” – Vitsœ Turns 50 →

I still cringe when I hear the term “immersive experience.” But Vitsoe’s site makes masterful use of the medium, and dare I say, delivers an immersive experience in the process.

Rob Janoff on the Design of the Apple Logo →

Ivan Raszl interviews Rob Janoff, the original designer of the Apple logo…

Utrecht City Theatre Identity Presentation →

I picked up this video from FontFeed where they ran a story on Edenspiekermann winning two red dot awards for their work with Hering Berlin and Utrecht City Theatre.

The Faces Behind Typeradio →

Type Radio is a periodic podcast of interviews with typographic experts.

Herb Lubalin Archives at Cooper Union →

See some of Herb Lubalin’s work at Justin Thomas Kay’s photo collection of the Herb Lubalin archives at Cooper Union.

The TDRme Ugly Type Winner is… →

Artem Antoniuk! As you can see, Artem’s picture is so bad, his dog went blind…

Dork Phrenology Helmet →

Hand painted phrenology helmets by DJ Baskin…

Network Solutions Gets a Rebrand →

Here’s a preview of what Network Solutions is up to with a thorough rebrand and improvements to infrastructure.

Ellen Lupton Blogs for Fast Company →

Ellen Lupton now writes an inspiring column at Fast Company on the design of business, and life.

TDRme Deadline Extended to 7/31 [Ugly Typography] →

The TDRme contest to win a signed copy of The Typographic Desk Reference has been extended to Friday July 31st.

Behind Scrabble’s “The Beautiful Word” →

jawbone.tv has published a great article detailing what went into the making of Scrabble’s “The Beautiful Word” campaign.

TDRme Submission Rules [Ugly Typography] →

To win a signed copy of the Typographic Desk Reference, submit a graphic of your finest creation of terrible typography. The most appalling example wins.

Simpsons Postal Stamps →

The Simpsons get their own postal stamps.

The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies →

Lou Brooks presents The Museum of Forgotten Art Supplies

Graphic Design, Referenced →

This looks like a good book: Graphic Design, Referenced

Webponce’s Visual Dictionary →

Launched in February 2006, The Visual Dictionary is a massive collection of searchable user submitted typographic photographs with over 7,500 images of over 4,000 words.

The Work of Fiodor Sumkin →

Russian born illustrator Fiodor Sumkin makes great satirical drawings incorporating some nice hand lettering.

US Ration Coupons 1942–1945 →

Duke University’s Ration Coupons on the Home Front shows how the US government controlled and conserved vehicles, typewriters, sugar, shoes, fuel, and food from 1942–1945.

Come on Microsoft… fixoutlook.org →

Microsoft plans to ignore web standards by using the crippled Word rendering engine to display HTML emails in Outlook 2010…

TDR Site Listed at Moluv →

Moluv.com lists The Typographic Desk Reference website as one of the world’s best looking websites…

Live from the App Store →

Apps bob and ripple in a sea of 20,000 icons as they’re downloaded from the App Store in real time.

TDR Makes abduzeedo Site of the Week →

abduzeedo: Abducted by Design chose the Typographic Desk Reference website as one of their sites of the week.

Wanted: Web Design Interns →

I’m searching for graphic designers looking to bolster their experience and amp their CV…

Tare Lugnt’s Latest Issue – Tattooed →

The latest issue of Marc Strömberg’s magazine Tare Lugnt has been tattooed on his leg. Large-scale prints will go on display in Göteborg and Stockholm this month. More info at the Wall Street Journal and the Tare Lugnt site.

TDR at The TDC in NYC →

I’ll be signing copies of The Typographic Desk Reference at the inaugural Type Directors Club Book Fair May 29th – 30th…

Scrabble the Beautiful Word →

Scrabble celebrates its 60th birthday. For the occasion, Ogilvy & Mather runs a YouTube campaign in a bid to recruit younger fans.
Two more commercials here and here.

Type Geek Space Craft →

I’ll be speaking about setting type and some finer points of proportion and space next Thursday April 29th at the Atlanta Web Design Group meeting…

Mississippi Meanders →

Beautiful examples of cartographic information design are on display at Radical Cartography. Like the sample above, my favorite are the maps designed by Harold Fisk in 1944 for the Army Corps of Engineers, showing the historical traces of the Mississippi River.
Link via Apartment Therapy

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