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

Typographic Keyboard Layout →

Typing ×, or any other special character, takes a fraction of the time it used to with Ilya Birman’s Typography Keyboard Layout. Beware it will adjust some keyboard shortcuts, but switching back to your old layout will fix it. Link via multiple sources

Antique iPhone Gun →

Here’s a comical take on the stockpile of firearm apps available at the App Store. It’s called Gun. It’s an antique iPhone gun, and the only gun app that’s built to scale—the real thing would actually fit on the iPhone screen. As an added plus, you’re bound to laugh at the cartoonish sound it makes. […]

How to Host an Event →

The Typographic Desk Reference release party was a success. Thanks to everyone who was able to make it and to those who sent emails, texts, tweets, and voicemails in lieu…

Helvetica Moleskine →

If only Swiss bank accounts were what they used to be, I’d go old school and keep record in one of these Helvetica Moleskines. Link via i love typography → nubbytwiglet.com

Grid-Based-Clock-Screensaver →

From Build comes “hours of grid-–based-pleasure” with the Grid-Based-Clock-Screensaver. Link from The Grid System ←Candy for Gridnicks

TDR Book Release Party →

Join us to celebrate the release of The Typographic Desk Reference, Friday March 20th, 5:30 – 9:00 pm at Atlanta’s (context)…

Died Young, Stayed Pretty →

A documentary on the North American underground poster culture, Died Young, Stayed Pretty is Produced, Directed, shot, and Edited by Eileen Yaghoobian. Looks good.

Slide Projectors & Intuition →

David Carson might drive the gridnicks mad, but you can’t deny his ability to provoke a visceral response. Carson’s work in the early 90s tore a hole in graphic design. His typography, piled in broken heaps, managed to breath life into stodgy corporate communications. His work may look haphazard at times, but that doesn’t mean […]

A Musician’s Visual Grid →

With his new book, Grid Index, German musician and artist Carsten Nicolai claims to have “discovered and unlocked the visual code for visual systems into a systematic equation of grids and patterns.” This is certainly worth a look. It also comes with a CD containing all of the grids presented in the book as editable […]

The Office of Brion Gysin →

Boing Boing’s David Pescovitz makes a great point with “Gysin was also a pioneer of sound poetry and multimedia collage that, in my mind, underpins remix culture, quick-cut video editing, and nonlinear Web experiences.” He’s absolutely right. In fact, the concept of hypertext may have taken longer to appear had it not been for Gysin […]

Tilt-shift in Moscow →

A promotional video for maptype.com. Great conceptual use of tilt-shift photography and motion graphics. LInk from Farbwolke.

Sol Sender on Obama Logo Design →

Creative director Sol Sender talks about the design and development of the Obama 08 logo.

e-books vs paper, what’s your take? →

Are you an old school bibliophile? Do you care what font a text is set in? Is resolution an issue? Is print dead?

TDR Site Makes 2009 Web Trends List →

The Typographic Desk Reference website makes Smashing Magazine’s list of Web Design Trends For 2009…

Typenuts →

John from I Love Typography has put together Typenuts: a site where you can download and submit typographic desktop and iPhone wallpapers.

Surprise + Clarity = Delight →

I couldn’t agree more with Shane Bzdok (Thinking for a Living) about the integration of structure and emotion in graphic design. Surprise + Clarity. Link via BBDK

Hot for Pencils →

Intriguing pictures and good writing, Pencil Talk is a first rate blog for pencil freaks.

End Notes →

A nice end titles image set on Flickr: The End Link via Pinch Design

Type Trumps →

Rick Banks makes a typographic card game called Type Trumps. Link via Matt Carey

Paul Rand on Aesthetics →

Calling All Gridniks →

Antonio Carusone (AisleOne) along with Duane King (Thinking for a Living) offer an excellent resource on the typographic grid. Rid your postmodern habits at The Grid System.

Gepostet von Stani’s €5 Font →

The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an architecture competition for which a selected group of architectural offices and artists were invited to design a 5 euro coin around the concept of “Netherlands and Architecture.” Gepostet von Stani’s winning design renders the traditional portrait of the queen with a list of famous Dutch architects using a […]

Preview: The Typographic Desk Reference →

The Typographic Desk Reference (TDR) is now available for pre-order through Oak Knoll…

Moleskine Icons →

German web designer ~pica-ae caters to the Moleskine fetishist with a fine set of desktop icons.

Wim Crouwel Interview →

Designer Wim Crouwel at Galerie Anatome, Paris, February 2007.

Thèse Sur La Typographie →

Montreal’s Julien Vallee does Dada all over an Exacto mat.

Lucky Numer 13 →

Superstitious passengers force Brussels Airlines to add a 14th dot to their logo.

Obama’s Logo →

Presidential candidate’s logos are typically substandard and weak. But Obama’s campaign logo, created by Chicago’s Sol Sender of Sender LLC, is on par with an effective propaganda machine. Rudy’s is only okay…

World Cup Design, Just Embarrassing →

Erik Spiekermann criticizes the design concept for the 2006 World Cup. I had the pleasure of hanging around Erik Spiekermann at the ATypi conference in Lisbon this past October. Erik is one of the most entertaining presenters I’ve seen. Very inspiring. And funny as hell.

Backspace’s Float →

Backspace’s Float. Link from Stephan Thomas.

Helvetica, The Movie →

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. The film was shot in high-definition on location in the United States, England, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France and Belgium. It is currently in post-production and is slated to begin screening at film festivals worldwide starting in early 2007.

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