July 2010
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Jul 30th
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Jul 30th
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Jul 22nd
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Light Workshop Photos
For tomorrow, 7/22/2010: If anyone is interested in having their own copies of the light workshop photos, I will bring a disk of all the photos tomorrow. You must bring your own external hard drive (or laptop) if you want copies of the pictures.
Jul 21st
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So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica? →
Take this quick quiz to test your Arial/Helvetica chops!
Jul 21st
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Jul 21st
17 Amazing Inspirational Typography Videos →
Jul 20th
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Type History in 2 Volumes!
Today’s type history lecture was about an overview of typography, typographers, and the development of visual styles from the 15th Century to today. If you are interested in learning more, I recommend Type: A Visual History of Typefaces and Graphic Styles, Volumes 1 & 2. These are great references that provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of type and its development. In order...
Jul 20th
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Jul 19th
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Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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“A typeface’s name should reflect its best characters.”
– Ed Benguiat, legendary typeface designer, on choosing name for a typeface. (via Julia D.)
Jul 11th
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Jul 10th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 8th
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Type Mustaches
By wit and delight
Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Thread Type
Thread type by graphic designer and recent MFA Cranbrook graduate, Elle Kim
Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Graffitiami
Check out this brilliant experimental blending of two art forms: Graffiti + Kirigami (a variation of origami; most people know kirigami as paper snowflakes). This experimental style is called Graffitiami. You can find more at http://designby31216.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/graffiti-kirigami-graffitiami/ What other artforms can you name which can be combined to create experimental typography?
Jul 7th
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Guest Lecture: Masood Ahmed, the History of...
Masood Ahmed, graffiti artist turned graphic designer, gave a lecture on the History of Graffiti, and its influence on his work as a graphic designer. He spoke of the natural progression from graffiti into graphic design, pointing out that graffiti is manipulation of letter-forms, and in graphic design, we call that typography. Here are some of my notes! The beginning of graffiti started in...
Jul 7th
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Anatomy of Type
It’s important to know the proper terms of typography, especially when we critique and review your typeface designs. Take a look at these illustrations and familiarize yourself with typographical elements in the anatomy of type. You can also read an article on the Basics of Typography: http://www.thefloatingfrog.co.uk/tag/typography/#ixzz0sxlHNtJQ
Jul 7th
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Jul 7th
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Daily Drop Cap →
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each day, a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap will be posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere.
Jul 7th