Fonts in Use
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My Type of Music
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover and a band by its album art.
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ScreenFonts
A typographic look at today’s movie posters and film titles. (a.k.a. Characters on The Silver Screen)
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Lovely Lettering
Typography is made with type, but some of the best letters are made one at a time, by hand.
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Oops!
A light-hearted repository of amusing typos and typographic mishaps.
How We Built Britain… With Arial!?
The opening sequence for “How We Built Britain”, the landmark BBC One show that aired over June and July 2007, features virtual letter-shaped buildings.
Read moreScreenFonts: Zombieland, Where The Wild Things Are, Law-Abiding Citizen, The Vampire’s Assistant, This Is It
Our monthly review of movie poster typography.
Read moreThe Ten Best Book Covers Of The ’00s
The Book Cover Archive have published their Top Ten of Covers of the ’00s, including the ten runners-up.
Read moreTom Waits Lyrics On Human Canvas
In the music video for the Tom Waits song Come On Up to the House the lyrics for the song are written on a human body.
Read morePixel Type On Massive Attack Video Wall
Dot matrix type and modular letters play a crucial role in the concert visuals of the Massive Attack live shows.
Read moreHorrible Truth Behind Pixar Intro Finally Revealed
College Humor has released footage that reveals what actually does happen when the mascot Luxo jumps on the “I” in the famous Pixar intro.
Read moreChance Encounters On The Magazine Rack
Two images posted on Grid, the official SPD blog feature chance encounters between unrelated magazine covers, creating new unexpected readings.
Read moreThe Twenty Tweetable Truths About Magazines In Animated Type
A motion graphics video with animated typography spells out twenty myth-busting facts that showcase magazine vitality, tweetable in 140 characters or less.
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Specimens are nice, but we love to catch a typeface in the wild, where it can truly show how it performs in the real world.
Related Posts
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- The nominations and winning title sequence for Outstanding Main Title Design at the 2012 Primetime Emmys.…Read more
- Letterrific PSI Advert For “Think Biker”
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- Vendetta For Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events
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Specimens are nice, but we love to catch a typeface in the wild, where it can truly show how it performs in the real world.