Styles, Weights, Widths — It’s All in the (Type) Family In a previous Type Basics piece we examined the difference between a typeface and a font. Both terms refer to a single manifestation of type. In this episode we look at how individual typefaces/fonts relate to each other. A quick note before we start – when we talk about typographic terms there is the official, “correct” terminology, and then there is the commonly accepted terminology. Because of the dramatic technological changes that occurred in the type industry in the previous century definitions have shifted. For example in metal type a font is one single typeface design in one specific point size, which means that metal Palatino 12 pt and Palatino 16 pt are two separate fonts.
Five simple steps to designing grid systems – Part 2 – July 16th, 2005 – In part one of this Simple Steps series I talked about how to use a simple ratio, that of the paper size you are using, to create a symmetrical grid on which to create your designs. This, the second part in the series, will deal with other ratios and how they can be combined to create more complex grid systems. I’ve talked a few times about using the Golden, or ‘Divine’, Section in the grid systems you design. So, before you continue I suggest you read the background in this article and my article in Design in Flight. For those who don’t want fork out your hard earned cash on the DiF article, I’ll summarise: 2012 Creative Calendars The 2012 begins and it’s time to renew calendars. With the help of Designmilk and Behance Network we selected the most interesting and creative calendars for 2012. Typodarium 2010Typodarium 2010 is the first typographic tear-off calendar, with 366 typefaces from 252 designers hailing from 32 countries. via DesignMilk Typodarium 2012
North America Wildlife Mark Weaver has got to be one of the most consistently stellar (not to mention prolific) designers I know. I saw his “How To Destroy Angels” cover printed tinty tiny next to a review in Rolling Stone and knew immediately, Mark Weaver! The prints above are from his North American Wildlife limited edition series. a little ship of dreams 1. Tell your partner that you love them every day. You are not only reminding them, you are primarily reminding yourself. They say that the people who say ‘I love you’ the most are the happiest. And they’re right. Asian Fonts Fonts » Asian Free Fonts Download » (539) Select page: [1] 2345... Customize preview ( Fonts by Maniackers Design - www.mksd.jp Commercial Font ) Fonts » Asian Commercial Fonts
The Complex Grid « Whatype 13/11/2009 – I’ve made a 2010 Calendar using the Complex Grid and I’ve explained it step by step. You can check that article here. I hope you like it Karl Gerstner designed this grid for his work on the CAPITAL magazine. Sky Survey The Sky Survey, 5,000 Megapixel image of space. There really isn’t too much I can write about this, other than you should probably be prepared to set your status to “Away” for a couple hours. Before doing that, check out the story behind it on the site as well as the iPad app. I’d imagine, if you can hook your new Retina Laptop up to a 1080p projector and shoot that on a wall, it’s going to look pretty impressive. A year and many sleepless nights later I had amassed over 37,000 exposures.
BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning - Photographer I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. typography layouts Advertisement In print design, typography is one of the more crucial aspects. Typography is essential the practice of organizing, arranging, and modifying type. The typography techniques uesed in print has a direct impact on how the reader is able to receive the image. In print, typography doesn’t have to be plain and boring. Sad Bird Design What is this? This is an ongoing guide to creating grid systems for print, which will be continually updated. Introduction: There are plenty of guides out now online about how to create grid systems for the web, even grid generators. But I’ve had trouble finding sufficient material online about creating grids for print. What I did find was a lot of vague terminology.
Quotel by Mode:lina One piece of plywood furniture inside this Polish apartment encompasses a bed, bookshelf, nightstand and wardrobe. The hotel apartment in Poznań was designed by architects mode:lina and provides temporary accommodation throughout the year for trade fair visitors. Named Quotel, a combination of the words quote and hotel, the apartment has different messages written on the walls of each room. The architects have furnished the whole apartment using combinations of furniture from Ikea. Other hotel interiors recently featured on Dezeen include a boutique gay hotel with a life-size polar bear statue and a Paris hotel filled with touchscreens. Photography is by Marcin Ratajczak. Peteski SHOP ABOUT ARCHIVE FOLLOW Instagram Twitter Facebook Google+Pinterest P L E A S E C O N S I D E R disabling AdBlock on this site, my one ad is fast, small & sophisticated. Ads Via The Deck Cat Power The New Yorker
Sexy, Bold, Experimental Type Advertisement Sometimes typography is all you need to communicate your ideas effectively. Graphics can support the type or type can support the graphics, but to deliver the message precisely, you need to make sure your type is expressive enough, your design is distinctive enough and the composition is strong enough.