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Archetypes is a series of posters designed by Tres Tipos Gráficos with Manuel Sesma. By superimposing the lowercase letters layer upon layer a unique and
characteristic blueprint is obtained in each composition, like a
rendering of the font's essential shape and character. Order yours here. See more here.
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Edition of 10 posters x 100 prints.
All the posters are 13,5" x 18,5". They are two-color printed(black and pantone 3125) on a 240-gram Munken Lynx. |
The FontShop has created the perfect educational guide. From the dos and donts to type selection this cheeky informative piece makes learning about typography playful.
Why settle for casual flirtation when looking for a long-lasting relationship? Finding the perfect match is easy if you know the rules. Meet Your Type will help you overcome common obstacles, and keep your heart thumping for your one true love: typography.
Spread happiness among people with this playful app entitled Animal Font. It consists of creating animal shaped balloon typography inspired by current
environment concerns. Buy it here.
Secret trick: try shaking it like a polaroid picture to create harmonious sounds.
Reverting to Type exhibit will showcase the print work of 20 contemporary letterpress practitioners from around the world.
It is never too early or late to start learning your typefaces. This Typeface Memory Game is perfect for those wanting to be in the known. What's your favourite font?
Type Trumps 2 are 30 game cards created by Rick Banks to illustrate various classic typefaces. Available at Face37 and priced for £9.99. That price includes worldwide shipping!
dentica, a Montreal ad agency, will redesign Canada Post's mailbox. All over Canada, mail boxes will feature a typographic design of postal codes, cities and towns. I do not mail items often but this will at least brighten up any neighbourhood.
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emember the Match/Memory Game that we use to play when we were kids? Here is a modern day typographic version. Created by the Brazilian design studio ps.2, as a promo tool, it is accompanied by a typographical glossary and history of each font. Know your fonts and start the kids off young.
R.I.P 1993-2008
The recent demise of Vibe magazine sounded the end of another musical era. Dubbed as the "Black Rolling Stone" by Wikipedia, it infused everything with hip-hop + soul as it ventured out into non-musical terrains.
We loved Vibe magazine. Not so much for the insightful articles but more so for their photographic + design + typographic styling that evoked wit, attitude and creative flair. The redesign, in 2008, only further solidify the praised it received in Print Magazine's 2004 Issue and by Pentagram.
There's always the online version of the popular Vibe magazine. It provides coverage of urban music and fashion, cars, and electronic gadgets.
You are?
a. a self promoter
b. cold hard steel
c. outlawed since 1941
d. bluntly subtle
e. no where to be found
Not sure? Well that all depends of your font preferences. Typocalypse on flickr has posted images based on this notion. Which font character are you?
P.S: I am somewhere between the son of a stonecutter (nice), a conformist (resent this) and a circle, a triangle + a square (can live with it).
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