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.

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.

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.

Typography is Fashion on the Street at Selectism →

If you’re in the neighborhood, check out my new column at Selectism.

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.

The Faces Behind Typeradio →

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

The TDRme Ugly Type Winner is… →

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

I’m Combining Subscription Lists for my Book (The Typographic Desk Reference) and Type Desk →

Due to the growing complexity of managing multiple subscription lists, I’ve decided to combine the lists for my book (The Typographic Desk Reference) and Type Desk…

Network Solutions Gets a Rebrand →

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

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.

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 Disposable Memory Project →

The Disposable Memory Project is leaving disposable cameras around the world. People are picking them up, taking a few photos and passing them on. Eventually the cameras returning home The Disposable Memory Project to tell their stories.

Typekit Gets A Round →

San Francisco, Calif. — June 24, 2009 — Small Batch Inc. announced today that they have secured a round of equity funding from a group of investors led by San Francisco-based True Ventures. Small Batch is developing Typekit, a service enabling designers to build sites with web-native typography.

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…

Practical Instructions of The Iliad →

While your classic literature reads like stereo instructions, keep in mind e-books won’t always be like this…

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

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. […]

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

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 and […]

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.

End Notes →

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

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.

Moleskine Icons →

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

Hiker’s Point Identity →

The identity I designed for Hiker’s Point. Hiker’s Point is an online retailer offering items you’d typically find in an army surplus store…

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