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Tag: Typography

Type Love: Gigalypse

Courtney • Sep 24, 2012
I’m currently loving Gigalypse, a new chunky square sans serif from Dunwich Type Founders....
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Type Love: Steinweiss Script

Courtney • Sep 19, 2012
I’ve had my eye on Steinweiss Script for awhile, a typeface that was originally developed as cover lettering for a Taschen edition on the work o...
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Frost* Design: Stanmore School Interior Graphics

Courtney • Sep 20, 2012
Frost* Design recently put their stamp on the new library at Stanmore Public School, located in Sydney, Australia, through the use of bright, colorfu...
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Type Love: Luella

Courtney • Sep 19, 2012
Luella is a whimsical, vintage-inspired, hand-drawn font by Cultivated Mind. Pick it up at You Work for Them....
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Type Together Workhorses

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Type Together makes so many great workhorse typefaces, both serif and sans serif, that can work for an incredibly wide range of applications. I would ...
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Kris Sowersby’s Dribbble Account

Brad • Aug 28, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Brad Surcey of Zeus Jon...
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David Smith

Jason • Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Fonts by Pablo Moreno

Jason • Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Wynwood Walls

Jason • Sep 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Sailor Danny

Diane • Sep 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Diane Faye Zerr of  Fay...
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Jing Zhang

Dylan • Dec 14, 2012
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 Dylan Haigh, of H...
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iamalwayshungry: New Work

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
iamalwayshungry (IAHH) is a New Orleans-based studio founded by Nessim Higson in 2005. I first discovered (and became a fan of) the studio’s wo...
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Type and Media 2012

Type and Media 2012

Courtney • Jan 16, 2014
I’m really impressed with the work of the 2012 graduates of the Type and Media program at The Royal Academy of Art in The Netherlands. Here ar...
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Andrei Robu: Lettering & Type

Courtney • Jul 09, 2012
I’m super inspired by Andrei Robu‘s lettering and typography work, examples of which you can see below. For more from Andrei, be sure to...
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Jesse Ragan: V Magazine Typeface

Jesse Ragan: V Magazine Typeface

Courtney • Jan 16, 2014
You may not know the name Jesse Ragan, but you certainly know his typefaces. Since his graduation from RISD in 2001 he’s contributed to many HF&...
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Two Times Elliott: Knockout Specimen

Courtney • Jun 07, 2012
As a self-initiated project, London-based studio Two Times Elliott developed a series of printed type specimens. This one in particular, features one ...
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Archie McLeish: Long Story Short Typography

Courtney • Apr 23, 2012
I’m loving Long Story Short, a project by Archie McLeish which typographically renders common digital speak acronyms in a decidedly non-digita...
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Jordan Metcalf: Nike Create the Future Pitch Typography

Courtney • Mar 20, 2012
Here is some gorgeous dimensional tpographic work by Jordan Metcalf for Nike Create the Future:  At the end of 2011 I was asked to pitch on the ident...
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Steven Bonner Typography

Courtney • Mar 06, 2012
Steven Bonner (whose blog features some great typographic and designy finds) has some really impressive typography and lettering in his portfolio. Be...
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Laudon Type Design

Courtney • Jan 31, 2012
Laudon is the Swedish type design studio of Carolina Laudon, focused on typography, type design and type education. Here’s a small sampling ...
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Iglika Kodjakova: Illustrative Numbers

Courtney • Jan 31, 2012
These illustrative numbers by Iglika Kodjakova are super fun. via Typography Served...
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Tom Davie: 2011 Typographic Posters

Courtney • Jan 19, 2012
Below you will see a selection of Tom Davie‘s stellar typographic posters from 2011. Yesterday Tom actually kicked off a giveaway via his Face...
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Jan Avendano: 1985 Typography

Courtney • Jan 16, 2012
1985 is a new typographic experiment by Jan Avendano. Prints are available right here—would make a great gift for someone born that year.  ...
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Simon Frouws: Jamaica Blue Premium Coffee Packaging

Courtney • Jan 14, 2012
This gorgeous packaging was conceptualized, designed and illustrated by Simon Frous for Jamaica Blue Premium Coffee. Based on the island’s close...
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Saranna Drury Lettering

Courtney • Jan 09, 2012
These beautiful lettering snippets were created by Saranna Drury. More here. via Typeverything...
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Geetika Alok: Greetings, Wolff Olins

Courtney • Jan 07, 2012
I’m loving the playful, geometric forms found in this (clearly labor intensive) typographic project by Geetika Alok for Wolff Olins. Check out t...
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The Lost Type Co-op Shop

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
I have been a fan of the Lost Type Co-op since it opened its doors. So I’m pleased to announce that as of this morning they have launched a bran...
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Citizens for Optimism

Courtney • Dec 09, 2011
Citizens for Optimism is a collaboration among 17 up and coming designers who strive to use their unique styles to inspire happiness through design. O...
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Martin O’Neill Collage

Courtney • Nov 29, 2011
I can’t get enough of Martin O’Neill’s mixed media, and largely typographic, collage and art work. Check out a whole lot more here, ...
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Area Code Project

Courtney • Nov 22, 2011
Awhile back I briefly mentioned the Area Code Project, Mike McQuade’s ongoing project whose mission is to catalog all of the area codes in the U...
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Jordan Metcalf: Pictures | Words Exhibition

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
For a solo show in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jordan Metcalf created Pictures | Words, a “range of type and image based pieces in various mediu...
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Mark McCormick: Alfonso

Courtney • Oct 27, 2011
Alfonso is a typeface that was developed by Mark McCormick during his time in the type@cooper program. It’s not yet available for purchase, but...
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Travis Brown: Core of Discovery Branding

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
This colorful, typographic branding for Core of Discovery is right up my alley. Designed by Travis Brown while at TOKY, the program was intended to in...
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Bryan Patrick Todd: Highlands Mural

Courtney • Oct 24, 2011
Check out this awesome typographic mural that Bryan Patrick Todd designed to adorn a building in the Highlands, a popular neighborhood in Louisville, ...
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Color Happy 150

Courtney • Oct 18, 2011
This vintage record jacket was found at the always-awesome Project Thirty Three....
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Type Love 163

Courtney • Oct 19, 2011
I recently caught a glimpse of DSType’s Braga, via Typophile and since then I have been anxiously awaiting its release. Well, now the wait is ov...
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Dominique Falla: We are all a Part of the Same Thing

Courtney • Sep 21, 2011
For Dominique Falla’s contribution to this year’s Positive Posters competition, she designed We are all a Part of the Same Thing, an amazi...
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Poly: Zoo Exhibition

Courtney • Sep 20, 2011
Zoo is a show curated by the husband and wife team of Jacqui Oakley and Jamie Lawson, which featured “a collection of smaller paintings and arti...
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Studio8: Wired Magazine Typeface

Courtney • Aug 29, 2011
This flexible, three-dimensional typeface was created by Studio8 for Wired. Fingers crossed that some day down the line they offer it up for public co...
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Sean Freeman Illustration and Lettering

Courtney • Aug 21, 2011
Sean Freeman—who is represented by Levine/Leavitt—is producing some truly inspiring work. This piece for The Decemberists grabbed me immediately, ...
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Type Love 155: Grizzly Bear

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Grizzly Bear is another fun display typeface from Match & Kerosene. The family includes twelve titling fonts in styles that range from inline to s...
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Leftloft: Brera and Solferino

Courtney • Aug 02, 2011
Brera and Solferino are are two new type families designed exclusively for the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera. They were designed by Leftloft ...
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Dépli: Musée de la danse

Courtney • Jul 13, 2011
I’m loving Paris-based Dépli‘s beautiful work for the Musée de la danse, which includes a custom typeface, signage and collateral....
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Textaxis Typography

Courtney • Jun 27, 2011
Textaxis has created a ton of amazing proprietary typefaces for their clients. Unfortunately none are currently available for sale, but they have plan...
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James Graves Design

Courtney • Jun 23, 2011
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ok Mitch: Stellina Signage

Courtney • Jun 14, 2011
ok Mitch studio specializes in custom and hand-painted murals and signage. Their work is great across the board, but I’m particularly loving wit...
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Six Word Story Every Day

Courtney • Jun 08, 2011
Not sure why it took me so long to discover Six Word Story Every Day, “a daily storytelling exploration through language and typography”, ...
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Type Love 145: Nikaia

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
“Nikaia is a squarish sans serif with an additional script weight.” Designed by Miller Type Foundry, the family features five weights and ...
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Albin Holmqvist: EF Destinations

Courtney • Jun 08, 2011
Awhile back I posted about the EF Destinations Live the Language video series, which featured the typographic stylings of Albin Holmqvist. Since then,...
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Mucho: Arte y Mecenazgo

Courtney • Jun 05, 2011
I’m really admiring the beautiful typography in this identity for Arte y Mecenago by Mucho, which from what I gather, is a Spanish arts organiza...
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Keith Scharwath: Blah Blah Blah

Courtney • May 22, 2011
Keith Scharwath created these hand-painted signs of his favorite “disposable communications” for a recent show at Parlor Gallery in Asbury...
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Type Love 142: Agile

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Agile, a quirky sans serif designed by Edgar Walthert, is now available at Village. I’m thinking this one will definitely be part of my next big...
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The Lost Type Co-op Launch

Courtney • May 16, 2011
I’ve been catching snippets of The Lost Type Co-Op on Dribbble the last couple of months so I am thrilled to see the site finally launch today. ...
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Museum of Natural History Typography

Courtney • Dec 14, 2012
A little while back we spent a rainy Saturday at the Museum of Natural History here in New York. I had never been so I was excited to explore the cave...
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Type Love 141: FF Spinoza

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
FF Spinoza is an “elegant workhorse” that was designed by Max Phillips over a period of 11 years. Images via Behance...
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Project Neon

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
I’m really excited about Project Neon, Kirsten Hively‘s attempt to document and map all of New York’s best neon signs. Each week she...
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Robert Montgomery

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Robert Montgomery creates large-scale, typographic works of art, in a “poetic and melancholic post-Situationist tradition.” View more of h...
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Type Love 140: Kinney

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Kinney is a 6 weight, 12 font family by Terminal Design, whose aim is to be a great “neutral serif.” If you ask me, I’d say it defin...
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Bianca Chang Paper Letters

Courtney • May 02, 2011
I recently came across the work of Bianca Chang in this month’s O Magazine. (By the way, I have to say I’m consistently impressed by the c...
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Type Love 139: Periodico

Courtney • Sep 14, 2012
Periódico, which means newspaper in Spanish, is a serif typeface from Emtype. Originally commissioned by the Spanish daily newspaper ‘ABC’, a...
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