I just stumbled across this beautiful infographic on typography recently and had to share. I wish I could properly credit the designer but all I can find out is that it was created by someone who only calls themselves "Noodlor". I would have loved to refer to this when I started out studying design -
Do you know your ears from your shoulders? Your necks from your tails? Look closely and learn all about the anatomy of letterform.
The world of typography often seems like it has its very own language, full of serifs, strokes, and swashes.
Every design project is unique and requires a typeface that matches the visual aesthetics and compliments the content. However, there are some typefaces
A different form of 'sexting', if you will, is this fabulous project between Wallpaper magazine, St. Bride Library and Type in the "Sex Issue" of wallpaper magazine. They asked over 400 designers to create their version of Tart Cards (the biz cards that London prostitutes use to advertise their wares) by finding the 'sex' in typefaces. The 450 cards designed vary in cleverness, style and of course, fonts. Some use the font as a graphic or a sexual image, others use the name of the font as a double entendre or a pun. In any case, they are fun to look at, but will be NSFW in some industries and definitely not for those under 18 years of age. Here are a few of my personal favorites: and although I'm not a fan of the design, I had to include this one for obvious reasons: Along with a selection in Wallpaper Magazine's Sex Issue, all 450 cards can be viewed on their site here. Wallpaper Magazine's Sex Issue: Type Tart Cards About the project: Tart cards are the means by which many London prostitutes advertise their services. Step into almost any central London phone box and you can contemplate up to 80 cards inviting you to be tied, teased, spanked or massaged. Even if a police crackdown, the internet and the increasing use of mobile phones suggest their days are numbered, tart cards are still so pervasive they are now regarded as items of accidental art and have something of a cult following. Once on the periphery of design, tart cards have influenced the work of many mainstream artists such as Royal Academician Tom Phillips and Sex Pistols designer Ray and Nils Stevenson. In conjunction with St Bride Library and Type, Wallpaper asked designers – from students to superstars – to find the tart hiding in every type and create their own graphic numbers. The cards will also be on show at KK Outlet*, London, from 22 June. The over 400 cards will include designs by Erik Kessels, Anthony Burrill, Neville Brody, NB:Studio, Spin, Value and Service, Fernando Gutiérrez, Ian Wright and Noma Bar. Below is the invite to the show: In among this plethora of brilliant, witty graphic designs we would like to highlight the serious issue that lies at the heart of the world of tart cards – the plight of trafficked women in the sex industry. It is a subject touched eloquently on by Mike Dempsey of Studio Dempsey, who is a volunteer at the Helen Bamber Foundation which helps rebuild lives broken by human rights violations. While our exhibition is an ode to the graphic qualities of the tart card phenomena, Dempsey's design is a pertinent reminder of the sinister world that lies beneath every card. --Wallpaper Magazine *KKOutlet is a shop, gallery and communications agency. It specializes in making, presenting and selling innovative communication solutions. It is the London office of Amsterdam communications agency, KesselsKramer. The exhibition runs from 22- 29 June 2009 See all 450 cards here.
Letters A – E of the Wanderlust Alphabet, an ongoing illustration project by Jack Daly. Jack Daly is a graphic designer, illustrator, and art director who
Welcome to Typins #4! This is where I share my recent favorite general typography (phrases, quotes, words), just letters + just numbers pins from pinterest.
Sans the plot itself, possibly the most rousing effect of Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons is its mark in the world of ambigrams. The “Illuminati” ambigram in the book (and movie) launched thousands of online searches about the nature of…
A Day in the Life of a Graphic Designer", a wonderful new print by The Design Bureau of Amerika. via this isn't happiness
Explore David Bongard's 65 photos on Flickr!
Authored by Jens Müller, the Logo Moderism book from Taschen brings together roughly 6,000 trademarks, focused on the period 1940–1980.
Fin on Friends of Type. Friends of Type is a type & lettering sketchblog by Erik Marinovich, Aaron Carambula, Jason Wong, and Dennis Payongayong, and their guests.
Designer Ben Terrett of Noisy Decent Graphics asked his readers what typographic advice they’d give a third year design student.
The Internet world is drowning in information–literally. In 2012, there were 2 million search queries per minute. Today, that number has doubled to more than 4 million. Every second of the day, a mind-boggling amount of data is created by common users. DOMO, for example, found that every minute: Twitter users create 300,000 tweets. Facebook […]
