World's First: An Apple Store for Type Geeks [Slideshow] | Co.Design Playtype.com, one of Europe's preeminent online font foundries, has opened a gorgeous brick-and-mortar shop in Copenhagen dedicated to flogging digital typefaces. Customers can walk in off the street and buy fonts loaded on USBs that resemble little credit cards. The shop also sells a ragbag of typographic gifts and paraphernalia, including T-shirts, posters, and even wine (no idea if it's any good, but the bottle sure looks purdy) -- all in a space done up in a lovely black-and-white motif that is itself a monument to typography. E-Types, the Danish design agency behind Playtype.com, bills the shop as "the first of its kind" in the world. So what's the idea here? The shop will be up for one year only, so you'd better book your plane ticket to Copenhagen like yesterday. [Images courtesy of e-Types]
The 90 best Tumblr blogs for designers | Design Whether you're a creative director on the hunt for new talent, or a dev looking for some web design inspiration, Tumblr is full of inspirational work. The micro blogging service and social network makes it mega-easy for anyone wanting to know how to start a blog. Tumblr blogs can be set up in a matter of minutes and having a Tumblr account also enables you to 'follow' other people via their Tumblr blogs. It's this ease of use, and social appeal, that's seen Tumblr serve more than 45 million sites. With that in mind, we've done all the hard work for you, and brought you the best Tumblr blogs for designers, covering graphic design, photography, illustration, typography and more. Inspiration 01. It's difficult to categorise Richard Turley's blog – so we're not even going try: we'll put it first in this list, in its own category. Design curation 02. 03. 04. A creative practice working in the grey area of design, art direction and illustration, Adult Art Club is run by Jonny Costello. 05. 06.
l’atelier de la sardine L’atelier de la sardine La sardine peut se préparer au barbecue. Les avis sont partagés quant à la nécessité de la vider et de l’écailler avant de la griller. Selon la tradition les sardines sont parées à la main, frites, séchées, rangées une à une dans la boîte métallique puis recouvertes d’huile d’olive vierge extra. Des sardines de qualité se bonifient avec le temps et atteindront leur pleine saveur confites au bout de dix longues années d’affinage et de patience gustative. N’allez pas chercher du rationnel là-dessous. Dans ce blog, mes coups de cœurs au hasard de mes pérégrinations digitales… Photos, graphismes, expo, déco… De découvertes en découvertes. positionnement chez google gratuit Maëlle Foix Maëlle Foix, une illustratrice talentueuse et pleine d’humour, étudiante à l’EPSAA à Ivry sur Seine, France. Le tumbl’r de Maëlle Foix Bon, tout ça donne bien la pêche ! Art Sy On a la possibilité d’afficher les œuvre plein écran et avoir accès à une bio. Art Sy Frenchfourch Frenchfourch Ciguë
35 great examples of WordPress websites | WordPress Once regarded as just a blogging tool, WordPress has quickly become a fully fledged content management system (CMS) for professional web designers and agencies, used on millions of sites across the world. Yet many still think of it as a tool for amateurs and hobbyists. To set the record straight, we've picked some of the best WordPress websites around to show you just what this incredible content management system is capable of... Don't miss this! 01. This is Your Kingdom is a site that brings together style and substance to help visitors find activities in their local area. Designed by Katie Marcus, and robustly developed by Kim Lawler, the site is built to handle growing levels of content. The delicate, playful design hints at a wide range of activities shared on the site, and does a great job of being appealing and eye-catching, without being stereotypically girly or niche. 02. 03. Like most web agencies, Worry Free Labs decided to make use of HTML5. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11.
Adrian Frutiger Adrian Frutiger (born May 24, 1928 in Unterseen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland) is a typeface designer who influenced the direction of digital typography in the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. He is best known for creating the Univers and Frutiger typefaces. Early life[edit] Adrian Frutiger was born in Unterseen, Canton of Bern, the son of a weaver. As a boy, he experimented with invented scripts and stylized handwriting in negative reaction to the formal, cursive penmanship then required by Swiss schools. His early interest in sculpture was discouraged by his father and by his secondary school teachers; they encouraged him to work in printing. Formative years[edit] Work summary[edit] Specimens of typefaces by Adrian Frutiger. An Illustration showing the typefaces Frutiger Serif and Frutiger Next in use. In the late 1990s, Frutiger began collaborating on refining and expanding the Univers, Frutiger, and Avenir, in addressing hinting for screen display. Typefaces[edit]
MWM Graphics | Matt W. Moore E&E | Weekly Launch Roundup Depeche Mode To help kickoff Depeche Mode’s 2013 International Tour Date Announcement we coordinated a worldwide premiere page complete with a live video feed from their press conference in Paris, realtime chat client with Talk.io, a custom geo-location. Post press conference, we immediately deployed a custom microsite featuring the 2013 Tour Dates, exlusive photos from the studio, #depecheMode2013 Instagrams and a few tumblr news posts. We also launched a custom Tumblr theme for Depeche Mode. Diamond Rings Brand new site launch for EMI artist, Diamond Rings. Neil Young We had the distinct honor of heading up Neil Young’s live Twitter Q&A. A$AP Rocky New site launch for A$AP Rocky. The Sword This thing looks like it should be airbrushed on the side of a van. Tomorrow Never Knows We put together a microsite for our friends over at Schubas & Lincoln Hall for the Tomorrow Never Knows 2013 Festival.
A Look Into: Fonts Used In Logos of Popular Brands Do you find yourself staring at other designer’s logo and immediately try to decipher what typeface they are using? If you are a designer, it is probably an inevitable habit. There are no hard and fast rules to help you determine which typeface you should land on for your logo. If you have experimented hundreds of fonts but they just don’t work out right for you, suffering from design block where you don’t what font to use or you are just curious on what fonts others are using for their logo, this article is for you. Zopa.com Many top websites are trending towards gray color schemes with bright color splashes. Font used: Frankfurter medium Shutterfly Shutterfly’s modern logo is simple, refined and playful. Font used: Frutiger NewsGator Multi-colored logo fonts are all the rage these days as shown in NewsGator’s logo. Font used: ITC Bauhaus Shoutwire Many caution against excessive capitalization in logo fonts. Font used: Agency Bold Shozu Font used: FF Cocon Bold Facebook Font used: Klavika Twitter
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Comment améliorer votre blog Wordpress grace à 10 plugins L’une des grande force de la plateforme de blog WordPress est certainement le nombre incalculable de plugins que vous pouvez utiliser. Pour ceux qui ne sont pas familiers avec les plugins WordPress, ce sont des petites extensions qui s’installent et ajoutent à votre blog de nouvelles fonctionnalités. Jeff Bullas, spécialiste reconnu en marketing internet et en communication des entreprises, a dressé sur son site une liste de 10 plugins WordPress que vous devriez envisager d’installer sur votre blog. Voici un aperçu rapide de cette liste, n’hésitez pas à visiter son site pour plus de détails et des captures d’écran des différentes extensions. Voilà pour cette liste de plugins WordPress, et pendant que vous vous penchez sur l’optimisation de votre blog, avez-vous déjà pensé à acheter un livre consacré au sujet ?
Typography - Installing fonts on Windows About fonts Installing fonts on Windows Windows 7 and Windows 8 There are several ways to install fonts on both Windows 7 and Windows 8. The easiest way to install a font is to double-click on a font file to open the font preview and select 'Install'. You can also right-click on a font file, and then select 'Install'. Another option is to install fonts with the Fonts Control Panel. 1. 2. Note: if you receive an error message make sure the font file is not compressed (it should not have a zipper icon). Windows Vista To install a TrueType or OpenType font on Windows Vista, right-click on the font file and then select 'Install'. Note: In Windows Vista if you double-click on a font the 'Install' button is not available in the font preview. Windows XP To add a new font to your computer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.