Comments on: Favorite Typography Sites

By: Eugene Tyson

Eugene Tyson — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:45:13 +0000

Just stumbled across this one. http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/

I got a plugin for my web browser called Stumble Upon and it has a Graphic Design option, and I can stumble to different Graphic Design Websites. Some good, some bad.

By: Matt McCaffrey

Matt McCaffrey — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:52:22 +0000

Re: “Helvetica”…Netflix is already distributing the DVD (they appear to have purchased the DVD rights under a subsidiary called “Red Envelope”). My spouse, who likes type but is not a fan, glanced at the first few scenes and then was drawn in. It’s a personality-driven film, but the personalities are mostly people whose names are familiar to us. Her comment afterwards: “All of those typefaces were Helvetica?!”

I recommend this as another way to indulge that guilty pleasure when you have a spare 90 minutes.

By: woz

woz — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:00:37 +0000

Check out my good friend Jos his site, free Dutch design Fonts, top of the notch. http://www.josbuivenga.demon.nl/diavlo.html
(I really like the Fontin and Diavlo)

By: Klaus Nordby

Klaus Nordby — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:51:16 +0000

Wow, how I envy that lucky winner! I hope she/he could really use it — outside of typing fancy-fonted letters in MS Word, that is.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:39:46 +0000

Thank you for the suggestion, Klaus. We gave a way a free 10-pack of the Font Folio at the last Creative Suite Conference in Chicago. It was a wonderful grand prize, courtesy of Adobe Systems. The person who won was stunned… never won anything before, much less anything as cool as this $5K box!

By: Klaus Nordby

Klaus Nordby — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:33:22 +0000

Thanks, Anne-Marie & David, for this posting. Through it, I discovered John Berry’s articles at CreativePro.com, of which I have now read a handful. They’re all great nuggets of typographical analysis and advice — of which I plan to read plenty more.

I second Mike’s recommendation of Bringhurst’s book — it is a superb “bible”.

I’m sure you’re all worried about what to give me for Xmas this year. I suggest you pool your resources and spring for the Adobe Font Folio 11 CD, which contains all of Adobe’s great fonts in OpenType format — see http://www.adobe.com/products/fontfolio/. It’s a great bargain, at a mere $2,600, and I will be very grateful to receive it.

By: Chree

Chree — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:43:55 +0000

Dont forget… Misprinted Type. There some good free fonts and some PS brushes.

By: pait

pait — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:13:25 +0000

If you read spanish in http://www.unostiposduros.com you can learn a lot about typography

By: Mike Coyle

Mike Coyle — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:33:55 +0000

One of the best resources for typography available is the book “The Elements of Typographic Style” by Robert Bringhurst. A classic.

By: woz

woz — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:22:43 +0000

I also likes ‘Unzipper’s’ columns about type. He takes a loot at type of movie posters too. Check it out: http://www.fontshop.be/