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Cool New Emigre Font
“Priori Acute is the latest addition to the Priori family. It is the result of a series of experiments into three-dimensional letter form design inspired by 19th Century display and artistic printing types. However, instead of simply adding drop shadows or fake relief to create the illusion of depth, the designers at Jonathan Barnbrook’s studio took their cue from such diverse sources as the angles on the Stealth bomber and the visual conceit in the work of the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.” Find out more at emigre.com
I like the “R”
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Pentagram’s what type are you?
Learn what typeface you are by going to pentagram.com/what-type-are-you and entering your name and the password “character.”
I am Cooper Black Italic.
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Commercial Type
Commercial Type is a joint venture between Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz, who have collaborated since 2004 on various typeface projects. They have so many beautiful typeface.
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ITC Chino
ITC Chino is a joint commercial release from talented young German type designers Hannes von Döhren and Livius Dietzel. Its straight stems and brush endings make for a friendly, legible sans, and there’s a playful companion display face for titling. US$700 for the complete pro family. (via Johno Boardley)
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Iain Lamb’s Typograph
This is cool tool that allows you to explore the relationship between scale and rhythm by modifying the properties of typographic elements in a page of sample text. It sets out to explore how two, intertwined concepts, often playful but sometimes cheeky, can be encouraged to dance in web pages. Drag the colored boxes along the scale to throw these words anew. For the most part, this text is just a libretto for the performance you are about to play upon it.” (via konigi) -
David DeSandro has some cool personal projects. Here is his Curtis CSS Typeface. All shapes are rendered by the browser, using a combination of background color, border width, border radius, and a heavily reliance on absolute/relative positioning.
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Daily Drop Cap
The Daily Drop Cap is an ongoing project by typographer and illustrator Jessica Hische. Each day (or at least each WORK day), a new hand-crafted decorative initial cap is posted for your enjoyment and for the beautification of blog posts everywhere.
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Toddler calligraphy available for gala events
The Boxcar Press toddler is available for calligraphy services! He has been in training for about six months now and will work in trade for train set accessories, pink socks, or mac & cheese. Turnaround varies from immediate to about 200 days, depending on his mood.
