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.

Dan Reynolds’ Malabar Typeface Wins German Design Prize Gold →

Alongside the likes of Audi, bulthaup, and BMW, Dan Reynolds’ Malabar typeface wins gold for the 2010 German Design Prize.

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.

Monocle Magazine Picks The Typographic Desk Reference as a Vital Life Improvement →

The Typographic Desk Reference is one of Monocle Magazine’s Autumn picks of vital life improvements.

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…

Times New… Mompen? →

The history books will tell you that Times New Roman was designed by Stanley Morison. Mike Parker aims to rewrite that history…

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…

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.

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.

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

TDR Giveaway →

Win a signed copy of the Typographic Desk Reference by following me on Twitter and Tweeting #TDRme

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.

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.

CHAIR/CHAIR by Eric Ku →

From Eric Ku comes a chair made of a C, H, A, I, and R…

The ever popular “Jockstrap-font” →

From calligrapher Pier Gustafson comes a display font formed from a jockstrap…

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…

Paul Mijksenaar’s Wayfinding Design →

Short video interview with Paul Mijksenaar on wayfinding design…

Obama’s Art with Dumb-Quote →

The Obama’s are redecorating the White House walls. Ed Ruscha’s “I Think I’ll…” (1983) (shown above) was one of the pieces selected for placement. It was borrowed from the National Gallery. Typographers and graphic designers can spot this work’s shortcoming with a deep rooted embarrassment. There’s an error with the apostrophe in “I’ll…” This malformed […]

Practical Instructions of The Iliad →

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

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.

Recycled Sign Type →

Dismantled, cleaned, and rewired sign type is available from Character.

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…

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…

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