The creative team at Beautiful Decay has recently opened its doors to any client under the nom de plume Something in the Universe. Not just a design firm, Something in the Universe offers access to a network of creatives that Beautiful Decay has worked with over the years. And if you’re not in the market […]

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Exemplar is a beautiful new face designed by Göran Söderström and his firm PSY/OPS. Check out their site for more info. There is also a really great PDF specimen available here. Cheers to iLoveTypography.

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So apparently my laziness caused us to miss the first post on this, but our good friend Kyle Kabel wrote a post a while ago about Fontshop’s new application Fontstruct, and even though slate magazine beat us to the punch, the article is still interesting and relevant, so here it is.
FontStruct by FontShop
A little over two […]

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Segd is running a contest right now where you can win a laser engraved nameplate just by naming the above typeface. They are even giving out a tip: “This sans-serif type was designed by one of Dutch leading type designers who was born in Arnhem, the Netherlands.”

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I recently stumbled across this site —> http://www.iheartpapyrus.com/. And you know I don’t have much to say besides this: there is a fine line between awesome and horrible and this site is pretty close to that line.

I put together a little graphic to illustrate.

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London based “creative projects company” If You Could has announced their most recent print series for April 2008. The artists involved this time around are Joe Burrin/Tom Crabtree and Körner Union. The two prints featured are two color screen prints at B2 size (approx. 19.5 x 28). These are known to sell out so if they peak […]

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[ April 9, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

This Wednesday (April 9th) Erik Spiekermann, typographic superstar of recent Helvetica fame will be speaking at the Boston Public Library at the Society of Printers’ Dwiggins Lecture. This will coincide with the New England Book Show. This is an incredibly under-publicized event considering how well known Spiekermann is. I know I’m going to be there […]

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Amazing use of projectors and sculpture to create typography.
 Via Reset.

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Design Observer just put up a nice brief piece about Stephen Doyle. He is a one-of-a-kind typographer and a unique, effective designer. He crosses fields and mixes aspects of photography, typography, and sculpture in his work. The real stand out is a long slideshow of his work.

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Everyone in New York right now, please go to this for me. Paula Scher of Pentagram will be showing a number of her paintings, based around maps, at the Maya Stendhal Gallery on November 8th. The opening reception will be on Thursday, November 8th from 6 to 9 PM.
Maya Stendhal Gallery for more information.

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