» Documentary Film About American Sign Painters Currently in Production
1 day ago by Typophile - News from kensoliva
From the filmmakers' blog at http://signpaintermovie.blogspot.com/: The Sign Painter movie is currently in Production as of March 2010. This documentary is about sign painters in America. Those who were and still are walking the streets and using their talent to get a message across. You see their work daily on windows, sandwich-boards, boats, cars, billboards, in businesses, playgrounds, farmers ...

» Pool Tells the Story of the New FF DIN Round, A Typeface Much More Than a Rounded DIN
1 day ago by The FontShop FontFeed from Ivo Gabrowitsch
Is there any type designer who would be better qualified to construct a rounded DIN than Albert-Jan Pool? It’s safe to say no. His FF DIN Round, released this month is 5 years in the making. Pool has been written a 32-page brochure with the fascinating history of round sans serifs in Germany and the behind-the-scenes development of FF DIN Round.

» My Type of Music: Oasis, Kelis, Big Boi, The Steve Miller Band, M.I.A., Crowded House, Morcheeba, R.E.M.
3 days ago by The FontShop FontFeed from Yves Peters
The July 2010 episode of My Type of Music is a little early, because I am leaving for a vacation with my wife and children. Posting this after we get back isn’t really an option. That would make this instalment quite late, and have it interfere with the publishing schedule of ScreenFonts. The last batch [...]

» Allumi PTF featured in Publishing Praxis
4 days ago by Porchez Typofonderie
In the June 2010 issue of Publishing Praxis (German magazine), Volker Ronneberger wrote a piece about today sanserif typefaces. Allumi PTF is featured among others typefaces such Aeonis, Giorgio and Klint. Volker say about the Typofonderie typeface: The generous design of the Allumi glyphs underlie the forms of the Renaissance-Antiqua. There is slight variations in the glyphs proportions to en ...

» CUSTOM TYPE: LAC custom typeface
4 days ago by Typophile - News from typetogether
LAC Sans was developed, in collaboration with design studio FM milano, for a pitch for the new identity program of the Center of Contemporary Art in Lugano, Italy. It is a vast project embracing many different sectors of the center, from music to theater to art. Therefore FM milano's idea was to connect all these entities with a unique typeface that would give the center recognisibility and chara ...

» Guia – a wayfinding typeface for pedestrian signage
6 days ago by Ralf Herrmann’s Typography Weblog from Ralf Herrmann
The typeface Guia by Tânia Raposo has been her final project at the type]media Master in The Hague. “Guia” is the Portuguese word for “Guide”. In this guest article on opentype.info, Tânia explains the development of her typeface. As a designer, I am interested in how certain solutions connect to the user. It is amazing to see [...]

» Jean François Porchez announced at TypeCon 2010
6 days ago by Porchez Typofonderie
Type makes a big splash when TypeCon2010: Babel takes over the City of the Angels. The Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA) presents its annual letterfest, featuring more than 70 of the brightest names in type and design. Among many international speakers, Jean François Porchez joint TypeCon this year 2010 for the first time. TypeCon 2010: BabelAugust 18th – 22ndLos Angeles, United St ...

» FREE FONT: More FREE high quality fonts
7 days ago by Typophile - News from typetogether
Tan. More high quality fonts from TypeTogether ABSOLUTELY FREE!!! The OpenType version, full commercial licence, of Rue Display Semibold can be downloaded free of charge. As a part of TypeTogether's permanent efforts to promote and encourage high quality typography we are distributing this FREE COMMERCIAL LICENCE of Rue Display Semibold, the beautiful organic sans serif designed by Winnie DOWNLOA ...

» Typographic Commercial For El Tesoro Público By User T38
8 days ago by The FontShop FontFeed from Yves Peters
For this new series for El Tesoro Público User T38 produced lovely typographic commercials.

» Free Fonts: Technical And Artistic Quality
> 10 days ago by The FontShop FontFeed from Yves Peters
What comes next may sound biased to some readers, yet I simply can’t help it – it’s the reality of the situation. The vast majority of the free fonts out there are – to put it mildly – of inferior quality. And although a very small percentage is fit for professional use, statistics tell us you’ll more [...]

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