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In its 30th annual The Best of Newspaper Design™ Creative Competition, the Society for News Design has named four newspapers from Europe and one from Mexico as “World’s Best-Designed Newspapers™.”
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The Card Observer… Observes Cards
Card Observer is a new site that showcases only the best business card designs. They do this for a couple of reasons: to shine the spotlight on the talented designers who create these beautiful cards, and to inspire you.
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Elegant and minimal, Monocle stands out on the newsstand for its spare typeface palette consisting of Helvetica and an old favorite that is coming back again: Plantin.
Read moreOn The Evolution of Type by Means of Technological Advancements and Cultural Shifts
This interactive Twentieth Century Timeline of Typography is a concise overview of the pertinent moments in typography in the past century.
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Express Your Font Love In Haiku To Win A Prize Pack, including $50 iTunes
There’s another Valentine-inspired type contest, over at the Extensis blog. Express your feelings publicly for your favourite typeface in haiku form (in 5-7-5 format) and win iTunes and Starbucks gift certificates, custom laptop skins, t-shirts, and the undying admiration of web surfers far and wide.
Read moreMetallica and Radiohead Album Covers Win Grammy
The general consensus amongst music connoisseurs is that musically the Grammy Awards have little relevance. Nevertheless I am always intrigued to find out who was nominated and won the awards in Field 24 – Package and Field 31 – Music Video.
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The FontFeed is a daily dispatch of recommended fonts, typography techniques, and inspirational examples of digital type at work in the real world. Eat up.
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