Reading is something most of us do all the time, more than walking, eating or writing. Text is everywhere, on signs and computer screens, in books and brochures. Consuming and processing all this language happens so quickly and so frequently that you barely even notice. It’s something we do automatically, something you’re doing right now, [...]
There are plenty of books on typography, but few come as highly recommended as Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students. I have a growing interest in the subject, so I thought that that this would give me an grounding in typography and tie all of the bits of information [...]
Here’s an awesome little piece of design; the Word Clock screensaver. All it does is tells the time in beautiful, simple type. It’s a neat idea implemented really well and if you have a Mac, I recommend that you check it out.
Here’s something you don’t see every day; a film about a font. Helvetica is a feature-length documentary by Gary Hustwit about typography, graphic design and more specifically, the font of the same name. As odd as it might sound, the film is extremely interesting and designers of all mediums will enjoy it. It charts the [...]