(photo by Jon Tan)
This ‘Nice to see you’ Poster is a one-color screen print inspired by well-known quotes from comedians of the last 30 years. Guaranteed to bring a smile to any Brit’s face.
It’s a limited edition of 500, screen printed by Ink Posters. A collaboration between Joff Casciani, Ollie Wood and Haydn Evans.
(via Jon Tan)
A shame this letterpress print by Joe Newton is sold out.
The above quote caught my eye and made me smile. The poster hangs at the Mild Bunch HQ and features their studiomate’s @robeam’s tweet, immortalised as a poster by Erskine Design for New Adventures. Too bad it’s not for sale anywhere. Or is it?
Update: A commenter below states that this is a quote by Fernando Sabino.
I need this No Whining Pillow for my daughter.
As if Valentine’s day wasn’t enough to be giddy, we are also celebrating swissmisster’s 1st birthday over here at casa swissmiss! I feel like it was just yesterday when I wrote this post. And yes this means it took me an entire year to finally post about Tilo’s birth announcement cards which were printed by the wonderful Kyle Van Horn. The drawing in the front of the card is by Tilo’s sister Ella. It was her first stab at stick figures. I was 7months pregnant at the time. So she drew me with Tilo in my tummy. Adorable? YES!
What does a Norwegian Typography lover do when there is too much snow? They go outside and make type from snow. Of course!
Typology wallpaper from Wall & Decò. Made me look. Made me want to order.
The folks of gestalten.tv just pointed me to their most recent video with Erik Spiekermann. Listen to the German King of Typefaces talk about new visual languages, design processes, the analogies of music and typography.
Watch their complete line up of video interviews on gestalten.tv.
I love clear messages like this one by Gail Bryson: Make Do and Mend. Or take this “Completely perfect” one. Ha!
I completely agree with BBlinks, this apron from Merriam Webster is totally ‘adorkable’.
Typefaces of the World is a poster Shelby White created to show the typefaces that are most commonly used in a lot of today’s design. The poster includes information for each typefaces such as the year it was made, the location and the typographer. These 50 typefaces were chosen based on popularity and usefulness in present design. It was by mere coincidence that the typefaces were nearly split 50/50 between Europe and the United States. But it does show that the most prominent locations for typographers were in these areas.
What a beauty! I would love to hang one of these in my studio. Shelby says he is toying with the idea of adding a store to his site. Let’s hope he does soon! Typefaces of the World! Wishlisted!
poster by Louise Fili Ltd
Now this makes me swoon, who wouldn’t want to study design & typography in Venice and Rome? The SVA Masters Workshop, now in its third season, is a unique way to learn about type, book and lettering design, as well as architecture, art, archeology and even Italian cuisine. Study with some of the best typographers in Italy. Visit the Trajan Column and the Pantheon, and partake in exclusive visits to the Roman and Imperial Forums. Examine the inscriptions on Roman structures that have long been accepted as a typographic ideal.
This intensive hands-on workshop in design history, theory and practice allows participants to research and analyze the roots of typography, draw type and letters from the classic models while practicing contemporary design along with a faculty of Italian and American designers, historians and publishers. Taught by leading design professionals, this workshop emphasizes the multidisciplinary and entrepreneurial nature of contemporary design. In addition, collaborations with noted Italian design organizations and media businesses result in unique (and potentially publishable) print and Web projects.
Check out the prestigious faculty and photos from previous years.
Matthew Carter’s Walker
The Museum of Modern Art has just acquired 23 digital typefaces for its Architecture and Design Collection. Some are of everyday use, like Verdana; others are familiar characters in our world, like Gotham, which was used in President Obama’s election campaign, or OCR-A, which we can find at the bottom of any product’s bar code; and others are still less common, but exquisitely resonant, like Walker or Template Gothic.
The fonts will be on view starting March 2 in MoMA’s Architecture and Design galleries, as part of a collection show entitled Standard Deviations; Prototypes, Archetypes, and Families in Contemporary Design.
Read more here.
(Thank you Paola)
This typographic print is third in a series of three, each of which explores the effects of erosion and weathering on the printed word.
The text itself is taken from a 1971 essay on experimental typography by the German designer and typographer Wolfgang Weingart, and is set in the Univers typeface. Univers was designed from 1954-57 by Adrian Frutiger.
Stunning. #wishlisted
A to Z Magnatab helps your little one write his first letters via easy-to-follow arrows. A magnetic stylus pulls beads up to create solid lines. Erases with the tip of a finger.
I’ve had the honor to be a judge in the Type Directors Club Competition in the past and am excited to see what this year’s competition will bring forward. If you’re a type snob and have created beautiful typography driven designs or even a typeface then don’t miss the Type Directors Club Competition Entry Deadline on January 12th!
Long Live Typography!
#matteomademedothis
Here’s a post for my Swiss readers:
Are you into Typography and live near Basel? Then don’t miss the first installment of Typo Stammtisch Basel – a recurring, informal event to bring together makers, users, and lovers of type. This first Typo Stammtisch will take place January 22, 7pm, at Stellwerk Basel, Vogesenplatz 1 (directly at Bahnhof St. Johann).
Yes, I wish I could go.
ps: Stammtisch is one of my alltime favorite German expressions.
(via Roland Stieger)
A typographic wall decor with a clear message: Shut the front door.
This Giant Fortune Cookie Scarf made me chuckle. I found it via the brand new TasteEtsy.
Finding a good Typekit font for long blocks of text is hard, but Sleepover has sifted through the Typekit library and pared it down to the following list according to two simple rules: first, the font had to have lower case, upper case, bold, italic, and bold italic; second, the font couldn’t be handwriting, script, or monospace. If you think they’ve missed something, or made any mistakes, send a note to contact@sleepoversf.com.
(via unmatchedstyle)
House Industrie’s Alphabet tape gets my thumbs up. Take an ordinary object, put type on it and magically a smile appears on my face.
