Typography

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What Was The First Typeface On The Moon?

6:00AM December 6, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

First, there was Neil. Then it was Buzz. And then there was Futura, which, unlike Neil and Buzz, stayed behind in Mare Tranquillitatis as part of a plaque commemorating humanity’s first landing on the moon: More »


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900+ Fonts Mashed Together Create Beautiful Typographical Art

10:00AM September 21, 2011 | Roberto Baldwin

I’m a sucker for a great font. Even ones built entirely out of other fonts. In the video above, Moritz Resl took low opacity versions of the 900+ fonts on his computer and placed them on top of one another until it created something more than the sum of all its parts. More »


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Omipotent Colonialist Photoshopping Hand Remakes Third World

8:43AM August 12, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Oh, wretched, impoverished shopkeepers of the developing world! If only you could put down your weary, paint-splattered arm and stop making handcrafted signs for your stores. If only you had the brilliant Swiss diamond-light of Helvetica. Enter your minimalist paradise. More »


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Fonts Are Beautiful And Here’s Why You Should Care

8:20AM August 6, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Typography is one of the easiest super important parts of civilisation to take for granted. It seems like it just sprouted where it is, weed-like. But an enormous amount of effort goes into every letter — here’s a visual tour. More »


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Swear Words Look Less Offensive When They Are Pretty

9:20AM July 27, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Goddamn swear words never looked more beautiful than in this typography clusterf**k. Check this shit out! They make excellent mobile phone backgrounds. More »


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Behold, The World’s Worst PowerPoint Slide

11:15PM May 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

It often seems like every PowerPoint slide is the worst, but here lies what projector company InFocus deems history’s most heinous. I’m inclined to agree. It’s almost brilliant in its horror. Diabolical. The arrows. The colours. This is Satan’s face. More »


Software

Typography Insight Makes Learning Fonts Gorgeous And Easy

11:40AM May 24, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Lots of people can get through life without having to stray far from 12 point Times New Roman. Maybe 13 if they’re cheating on a paper. But typography is fascinating – and this app’s great for pros and novices. More »


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Garden Filled With Typography Not Flowers

10:20AM April 1, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Gardens of the World in Marzahn Recreational Park in Berlin is home to various gardens that show off the world’s different cultures. This particular installation is the Christian Garden but really, it’s the Garden of Typography. The walls are, well, literally made with type. More »


Mobile

Nokia’s Iconic Phone Typeface Sent To The Grave

4:20AM March 29, 2011 | Sam Biddle

There’s a good chance you owned a Nokia phone at some point in your past – but even if not, the Nokia Sans typeface has become synonymous with the ubiquitous brand. Not anymore. More »


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Artist’s 3D Typography Gives New Life To Forgotten Books

6:00AM February 14, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The written word can indeed be considered art, with the author’s descriptions creating vivid scenes in the mind of the reader. But only rarely do the pages themselves actually become artwork, as they have at the hands of Isaac Salazar. More »