We live for type. The FontFeed is an inspirational journal of typography tips, recommended fonts, and bits of design from around the web that caught our typographic eye.
In Use: Hermes for Wig-01
UK-based designer Andrew Townsend is in charge of Un.titled’s art direction. As Wig-01 he works on self-initiated art and design projects such as the “Graphic Poetry” book and illustrations for various magazines. The typeface of his simple, dynamic website showcasing these projects is Font Bureau’s Hermes. The typeface does an excellent job both in screen and print media.
By Ivo Gabrowitsch | link | No Comments | 
Studio Profile: The Decoder Ring
This is the first in a series of studio profiles featuring those who were published in Print magazine’s Regional Design Annual.The Decoder Ring Design Concern is an Austin, Texas based design partnership founded in 2004 with roots in music and retail identity, design and promotion. They received multiple honors in Print’s annual, twice for their poster work. Our favorite is a promotional poster for the indie pop band The Hold Steady uses the luscious Milk Script from Sudtipos.
In Use: Benton Sans for Pangea Day
On May 10, 2008 — Pangea Day — sites in Cairom, Dharamsala, Jerusalem, Kigali, London, New York City, Ramallah, and Rio de Janeiro will be videoconferenced live to produce a 4-hour program of powerful films, visionary speakers, and uplifting music.
By Stephen Coles | link | 2 Comments |
QBN Sessions Demonstrates Fine Web Typography
The inaugural QBN Sessions, a one-day design lecture series, will kick off on September 7 at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. Names like Shepard Fairey, Joshua Davis, and Michael C. Place are worthy enough of mentioning, but we’re giving the conference props here in the ’Feed simply for the elegant website design featuring FF Info Text and Underware’s Dolly, which sits remarkably well on the same page with HTML Georgia. And what’s that chunky serif type in the QBN logo? Cooper Black, of course.
Every conference website should display speaker and program information this clearly.
By Stephen Coles | link | No Comments |
In Use: ITC Tiffany for Bloom
In the last few weeks we covered the typography of food packaging, Target® stores, and personal care products. Here’s one that didn’t get in those newsletters.
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By Stephen Coles | link | No Comments |
Pillowy Soft Script Fonts
We end our three-part newsletter series on packaging design with a look at the scripts so commonly seen at the supermarket and drugstore. This edition features a list of fonts that effectively emulate the hand drawn lettering that appears on dryer sheets, paper towels, and hand soap.
If they somehow slipped into your junk box or trash (for shame!) here are links to the web versions of the FontShop Newsletters featuring the fonts of package design:
- Tasty Type - Fonts on food packages
- Design Outside the Box - More packages, featuring Target® brands
- Pillowy Soft Scripts - Fonts that emulate the hand lettering of product logos
In Use: More Packaging Fonts
Part two in our series on the typography of packaging is the result of a trip to Target®. Several of the boxes we picked from the shelves happened to be Target brands, and we’re not surprised — the chain is setting new standards for both product design and the overall experience of retail shopping. Also featured in this issue of the newsletter are Gardener’s Therapies™ and Method®, two very different but equally appealing approaches to package design.
See also: Fonts on Food
By Stephen Coles | link | No Comments |
In Use: Fonts on Food
This week FontShop took a trip to the supermarket in search of the best in current packaging design. Check out our favorites (including Tazo® tea, Izze® juices, and Kettle® chips) in the Tasty Type Newsletter.
By Stephen Coles | link | No Comments |
In Use: Magazine Typography
It seems we’re not the only ones who look at magazines for the type. Our coverage of Martha Stewart’s Blueprint was so popular that we headed back to the newsstand on a search for more great typography. Five periodicals get the treatment in the latest FontShop newsletter. If you’re not subscribed, you’re missing out.
In Use: Helvetica for Kartell
Here’s something from the Typographic Happenstance Department. Kartell uses a typeface as crisp and clean as their ultra modern furniture: Helvetica.
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By Stephen Coles | link | 5 Comments |
