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Tag: Typography

Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps

Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps

Garth • May 30, 2014May 29, 2014
For her senior thesis, Tyler School of Art graduate Rebecca Mah created Culture Caps, a drop cap alphabet influenced by different regions correspondi...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Zoos & Zzz’s

Alliteration Inspiration: Zoos & Zzz’s

Garth • May 29, 2014May 28, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water

Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water

Garth • May 22, 2014May 21, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Jon Newman: Daydreams & Nightschemes Studio Launch

Jon Newman: Daydreams & Nightschemes Studio Launch

Garth • May 15, 2014May 14, 2014
Designer Jon Newman took the leap from the comfort of his day job at MTV to start Daydreams & Nightschemes, his own new studio. Among Jon’s ...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Veggies & Vacation

Alliteration Inspiration: Veggies & Vacation

Garth • May 15, 2014Mar 25, 2015
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Grey, Singapore: Multinational Typeface

Grey, Singapore: Multinational Typeface

Garth • May 5, 2014May 4, 2014
The team at Grey Advertising‘s Singapore office designed a fascinating modular Multinational Typeface, using colors and composition representati...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Quotes & Quickness

Alliteration Inspiration: Quotes & Quickness

Garth • Apr 24, 2014Apr 23, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Jelly & Journeying

Garth • Apr 17, 2014Apr 17, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

Garth • Apr 8, 2014Mar 31, 2014
If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography wo...
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Shawna X: It’s Warm Inside Typographic Illustrations

Courtney • Mar 31, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Shawna X created this impressive series of typographic illustrations, It’s Warm Inside, as a response to her long, cold winter in Chicago. The p...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Music & Minimalism

Alliteration Inspiration: Music & Minimalism

Garth • Mar 27, 2014Mar 27, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Reading & Royalty

Alliteration Inspiration: Reading & Royalty

Garth • Mar 20, 2014Mar 20, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Coffee & Currency

Alliteration Inspiration: Coffee & Currency

Garth • Mar 13, 2014Mar 13, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Gold & Grains

Alliteration Inspiration: Gold & Grains

Garth • Mar 6, 2014Mar 7, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Isabel Urbina Book Covers

Isabel Urbina Book Covers

Garth • Feb 28, 2014Feb 27, 2014
The book cover designs of Isabel Urbina for Random House, New York are absolutely delightful examples of lettering, textures and illustrations combi...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Knowledge & Knives

Alliteration Inspiration: Knowledge & Knives

Garth • Feb 27, 2014Feb 27, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Plants & Pizza

Alliteration Inspiration: Plants & Pizza

Garth • Feb 20, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Hearts & Horns

Alliteration Inspiration: Hearts & Horns

Garth • Feb 13, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Script & Skateboards

Garth • Feb 6, 2014Jan 30, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Fruit & Feathers

Alliteration Inspiration: Fruit & Feathers

Garth • Jan 30, 2014Jan 27, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alex Westgate Illustration

Alex Westgate Illustration

Garth • Jan 24, 2014Jan 20, 2014
Alex Westgate is a freelance illustrator and designer out of Toronto, ON. Though he’s only recently graduated from the Ontario College of Art &...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Dairy & Drop Caps

Garth • Jan 16, 2014Jan 15, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Aviation & Avocados

Alliteration Inspiration: Aviation & Avocados

Garth • Jan 9, 2014Jan 9, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Paul Soulellis: Queens Typeface

Courtney • Jan 6, 2014Jan 6, 2014
Though I don’t live there any longer, being a Queens resident for almost ten years means it will always hold a special place in my memory, which...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Noodles & Numbers

Alliteration Inspiration: Noodles & Numbers

Garth • Jan 2, 2014Jan 2, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Jeff Rogers: New Site

Courtney • Dec 26, 2013Dec 26, 2013
I’m late to the game on this one, but last month Jeff Rogers launched a beautiful new site. In addition to huge, crisp images of his work, he&#8...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Texas & Togetherness

Alliteration Inspiration: Texas & Togetherness

Garth • Dec 26, 2013Dec 25, 2013
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Lights & Lions

Alliteration Inspiration: Lights & Lions

Garth • Dec 19, 2013Dec 18, 2013
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week&#...
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40 Days of Dating Shop

40 Days of Dating Shop

Garth • Dec 16, 2013Dec 16, 2013
Designers. Friends. Lovers? If you haven’t heard of 40 Days of Dating, it’s one of the most fascinating side projects the design world has...
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Alliteration Inspiration: Beards & Bees

Alliteration Inspiration: Beards & Bees

Garth • Dec 12, 2013Jan 1, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Fonts.com Fontacular

Courtney • Dec 5, 2013Dec 5, 2013
Unfortunately I am extremely late to the game in announcing this, but Fonts.com is holding it’s first ever Fontactular, with awesome deals on ...
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Ethan Park: Unconventional Lettering

Courtney • Oct 18, 2013Oct 14, 2013
I’m loving these pieces of unconventional lettering and typography by UK-based designer Ethan Park....
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Lobulo Design: Atype

Courtney • Oct 8, 2013Oct 7, 2013
Lobulo Design created a series of sculptural experiments that turn a flat letterform into a three-dimensional object using paper. Get a closer look ri...
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F is for Fonts

Courtney • Sep 24, 2013Sep 23, 2013
F is for Fonts is a collection of hand-painted typefaces that have been digitized into downloadable, vector alphabets. I’ve included a few style...
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Nina Hunter: C’est la vie Typography

Courtney • Sep 23, 2013Sep 23, 2013
Beautiful floral typography by Nina Hunter....
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Wynn Burton

Jason • Aug 26, 2013Aug 26, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer Jason J...
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Ellie’s Table

Jason • Aug 26, 2013Aug 26, 2013
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer Jason J...
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T. Koppel Design Posters

Courtney • Jun 21, 2013Jun 20, 2013
Brooklyn-based T. Koppel Design recently launched a brand new website and shop. The shop features a pretty large selection of posters that span topics...
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Burgess Studio: Planting Poetry

Courtney • Jun 20, 2013Jun 19, 2013
Planting Poetry is a series of colorful, typographic sculptures that were created by Burgess Studio for the Ministry of Stories, a charity that a...
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Student Work: Michelle Wang: The Art of Scent

Courtney • Jun 17, 2013Jun 17, 2013
I’ve featured the work of Pratt student Michelle Wang a couple of times before, so it’s no surprise that I’m equally impressed with ...
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My Name is Wendy: Freaks Alphabet

Courtney • May 31, 2013May 27, 2013
The Freaks Alphabet, by My Name is Wendy, is a series of letterforms created from a catalog of vector shapes and design sketches. Get a closer look ri...
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Tatalab: Yorokobu Numbers

Tatalab: Yorokobu Numbers

Courtney • May 30, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving this playful series of numbers that Tatalab created for Yorokobu Magazine. via Present & Correct...
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The Mood Series on Behance

Courtney • May 3, 2013May 2, 2013
The Mood Series, by Riccardo Casinelli, combines cheerful colors with not-so-cheerful messages in this dimensional typography. Love the contrast....
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Animography

Animography

Courtney • May 1, 2013Dec 3, 2013
Animography is a side project by Netherlands-based designer Jeroen Krielaars. The site is essentially a type foundry that produces and distributes e...
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Merge Typography

Courtney • Apr 16, 2013Apr 15, 2013
Loving this typography by Wun Ping Christopher Wong: Merge is a san-serif type face designed with the combination of vector, pencil sketch, fine line...
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Kelli Anderson: Paper Type Experiments

Courtney • Apr 15, 2013Apr 14, 2013
For her Typo San Francisco talk, Kelli Anderson created these incredible paper type experiments. Each one features intricate letters—mostly white on...
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Patrick Seymour: Shiny Diamond Type

Courtney • Apr 10, 2013Apr 9, 2013
I’m loving this geometric typographic exploration by Patrick Seymour....
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Designer Resource: FontShop’s Using Type

Courtney • Apr 2, 2013Apr 1, 2013
FontShop’s Using Type series is a great resource for beginners and seasoned designers alike. In case you’re not familiar, Using Type is an...
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Erik Marinovich: Cincinnati Magazine Lettering

Courtney • Mar 7, 2013Mar 6, 2013
Erik Marinovich recently created this gorgeous lettering and set of numerals for Cincinnati Magazine‘s annual ‘Where to Eat’ issue....
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A Brand New Site for Mark Simonson

Courtney • Mar 6, 2013Mar 5, 2013
Yesterday Paravel launched a brand new site for type designer Mark Simonson, that puts his many typefaces front and center. It features a fully respon...
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Typejockeys: Freude Album Packaging

Courtney • Feb 22, 2013Feb 21, 2013
The folks at Typejockeys recently had the pleasure of designing the album packaging for Freude, the second album from Tombeck. Their work included des...
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Allan Peters: ESPN Music Issue Typography

Courtney • Feb 20, 2013Feb 19, 2013
Allan Peters recently had the pleasure of designing a typeface for ESPN’s Music Issue, which is currently on newsstands. The resulting typeface,...
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Grilli Type Giveaway Winners!

Courtney • Feb 11, 2013Feb 10, 2013
Without further ado… The winner of the GT Pressura Monospaced package is:   And the winner of the GT Pressura Proportional package is: C...
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Grilli Type + Giveaway

Courtney • Feb 4, 2013Feb 9, 2013
This giveaway is now closed. Readers, I have an awesome giveaway for you today! Independent Swiss type foundry Grilli Type has offered up a fantast...
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SkyFonts Service Launches

Courtney • Jan 10, 2013
Yesterday Monotype’s new font rental service, SkyFonts, officially came out of beta and released publicly. The service gives users access to ov...
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Hamilton Wood Type Needs Your Help

Courtney • Nov 21, 2012Nov 20, 2012
Calling all designers and typography afficionados: The incredible Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Wisconsin, needs your help. The owners o...
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We Don’t Work – We Play

Courtney • Nov 5, 2012Nov 5, 2012
We Don’t Work – We Play was an exhibition held in Germany that featured various typographic interpretations of the phrase. Check out more examples...
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Anne Lee: Floral Typography

Courtney • Oct 1, 2012
This gorgeous floral alphabet was hand-crafted and photographed by Anne Lee, a junior Graphic Design major a MICA....
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Playtype: I Love Typography Poster Collection

Courtney • Sep 28, 2012
Playtype just launced their new series of I Love Typography posters. They will soon be available in the online shop....
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Uppercase Magazine: Beautiful Bitmaps

Courtney • Sep 27, 2012Sep 27, 2012
Beautiful Bitmaps is a recent project from Uppercase Magazine: For issue 15, we invited 26 typographers, designers and illustrators to make beautiful...
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