The library of the Gutenberg Museum By Dan Reynolds I. Introduction Large or small, letters seem to inhabit their own universe. Re-arrangeable in any combination, they can spell out all conceivable messages, be they poetic, bureaucratic, or anything in between. But sometimes a text is just about its letters themselves, not an object to be read, but one to be looked at. The YouWorkForThem Blog » Top Fonts of 2009 @ YWFT It is that time again where we count down from 1 to 10, our top selling fonts of the past year. While we see a shift in what was hot in 2009 versus the year before, we also see favorites from 2008 still holding on strong. With no more wait, let us begin!
Fab Tree Hab Living Tree House This home concept is intended to replace the outdated design solutions at Habitat for Humanity. We propose a method to grow homes from native trees. A living structure is grafted into shape with prefabricated Computer Numeric Controlled (CNC) reusable scaffolds. Therefore, we enable dwellings to be fully integrated into an ecological community. 1.
The Secret Of Successful Minimal Font Usage Minimal fonts can awesomely enhance any artwork if used properly. You can see more and more websites using minimal fonts in their designs. Personally I love the neat look of bold minimal font in a minimal design. In this article you’re going to find some tips together with stunning examples to learn more about minimal font usage in web design. While minimalism seems easy – it really isn’t, it takes great skill to come up with something clean, professional and unique at the same time! Let’s jump into art of minimal fonts?
10 Awesome Free Fonts by FontFabric Fontfabric is an independent type foundry , which was launched at the close of 2008 by designer Svetoslav Simov who is based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Their goal is to create high-quality fonts which stand in a unique class of their own, and which will serve as a good base for any designer project whether it be web, print, t-shirt design, logo etc. Fontfabric weekly releases one font which you can easily buy or download free of charge.
Type palettes BY CHUCK GREEN Is the primary purpose of document design aesthetic? To my way of thinking—no. The first and, by far, the most important role of design is to map out the message. No matter how entertaining and visually exciting it is, the success of an ad, a brochure, or a newsletter is gauged by results alone—how many people are moved to action. Typography plays a dual role in design. First and foremost it transmits the message. Beautiful Typographic Business Cards This is a guest post from David Martin, a web developer living in the often sunny UK, based in Tunbridge Wells. You can find David’s design/development blog here – Cookie Labs and follow him on twitter – @cookielabs. There is something truly fascinating about beautiful business card designs, I can look at them for ages in awe of their respective simple and sometimes complex designs. Having a beautifully designed business card get have lasting effects on your business. I for one have a huge collection of business cards that I keep to build contacts and provide visual inspiration.
Sources of public domain maps Libraries are a natural starting point in any search for public domain maps, especially university libraries and large public libraries (go to the reference section and ask). But if you’re looking for public domain maps online ... here's a list to get you going. Note: For each site offering public domain maps listed below, I tell you what you’ll find and what each site’s fine print says. Pic of the Day: Guildor’s Floating Typography Milan-based street artist Guildor explains, “Writing on water is like writing down a thought in order to keep it secure even when it is shaken by the course of life, to distinguish the important things from those you should just let flow by.” Click through to see photos of his other foam “statements,” as well as a video of the artist at work. LOVE, LET THE REST FLOW, Milan
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Webdesign - "Parmi les services web, voici une petite pépite, en ligne depuis quelques mois : MyFontbook est un site qui recense lintégralité des polices de caractères présentes dans votre PC et les présente sous forme de grille. Jusque-là rien de tres ébouriffant, mais là où cela devient très intéressant cest que le service propose un ensemble doutils qui permettent au typographe de tester différentes options qui lui permettront de choisir LA police. Ainsi, une fois scannées et listées toutes les polices de votre système, opération qui peut prendre plusieurs minutes mais qui ne se fait quune seule fois, vous pouvez les afficher de différentes façons, en grille, composer des phrases pour les voir en contexte, mais aussi des paragraphes complets avec différentes tailles (de 8 à 12 pts), et surtout, les classer et les organiser en tags et en favorites." (source : Presse Citron). by castorp Nov 3
Pratique pour avoir une visualisation rapides des polices installées sur son système avec en plus la possibilités de les cataloguer (avec un compte) Ca évite de chercher un logiciel et pour en avoir cherché justement je trouve qu'il rassemble le meilleur de toutes les fonctionnalités avec une excellente interface by objectifmars Sep 9