Peripherals
The Ecofont Cuts Ink Consumption by 20%
Posted by Mark Wilson at 4:40 AM on December 13, 2008
The creators of Ecofont want to save you ink by drilling tiny holes in your print. Good idea?
The creators of Ecofont want to save you ink by drilling tiny holes in your print. Good idea?
Fact: Optimus Prime would be a badass no matter what he transformed from or to. It's the soul of a Transformer that makes him great. Optimus Prime could save the world if he assembled from macaroni, puff paints, stringed popcorn or used baby diapers into a giant dinner, tacky sweater, festive Christmas tree thing or gross pile of refuse. The dude's a hero. That's just how it works. Oh, and this t-shirt will run you $US14 should you be considering the purchase. [Zazzle via Geekologie]
We've complained (maybe carped is a better word) about the lack of design unity in Android, but the truth is, there is one design element that's consistent across the entire OS: the Droid font, the result of an intense, two-year collaboration between digital typeface company Ascender and Google.
In a world where fonts are people, Times New Roman is king. But also, Wingdings is annoying and talks in gibberish, Arial Narrow is a racist, and Futura is a sexy lady from the future. How awesome is this?
Some use the Force. Others just need the delete key. Still, we're really enjoying this fontified Darth Vader—especially the subtle use of colour with his red equals sign lightsaber. To see the Death Star in fonts, hit the jump.
Posted by Seamus Byrne at 10:25 AM on July 31, 2007

I think there are two streams of geek. The geeks who dig geek-stuff as well as some geeky DIY, and the geeks who dig geek-stuff as well as creative design. And they like fonts. I like fonts.
So for the font lovers, there is this great deck of font reference cards called 'Fabulous fonts'. Sadly, it isn't a deck of playing cards, which would REALLY rule, but it is still a fun deck to have sitting around the desk when you are in need of somewhere to look other than the monitor - you know you should rest your eyes five minutes an hour, don't you?