Talbot Type is a new font shop started by Adrian Talbot, design director at London creative studio agency Intro. Adrian’s fonts are influenced by the classic movements of the twentieth century —The Rise and Fall of Wu-Tang
This infographic walks you though Wu-Tang’s record… by the numbers
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The Rise and Fall of Wu-Tang
Bespoke Type by Village
Bespoke type by Village creates a range of custom types in styles, from more traditional (for American Express’s Membership Rewards program) to very contemporary, (for the Syfy television network,) with stops in-between, including the work for the Alliance for Climate Protection, to the typeface we created for the New York City Opera, which IS their brand. To see more visit: Bespoke Type by Village and Village
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Typecaster for life
From the San Francisco Chronicle — A brilliant insight a man who has been working with Monotype casting machines for over 62 years. A recent Thursday at 10:23 a.m.: In the basement of Arion Press, where they still print books the old-fashioned way, Lewis Mitchell slid open a box of parts used to change the font size on the Monotype casting machines he has maintained for 62 years. “I thoroughly enjoy the sound of the machines turning, and seeing the type come out is a joy,” Mitchell said
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Typecaster for life
Happiness is not a Destination
An idea is not a design, but it is an invitation to a journey. A design is not a prototype, but it is a plan for moving forward. A prototype is not a program, but it is a test for your assumptions
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Happiness is not a Destination
The Dead Words
Yex. What a great word! This lettering project by Karen To illustrates words which have been removed from English dictionaries. We like it.
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The Dead Words
England’s Burning by Stephen McCarthy, a graduate from 2011