Orli Yakuel at Tech Crunch puts together an awesome collection of font tools and sites sure to make any typophile drool. Check out online font viewers and managers, typeface databases and, if that’s not enough, tools to make your own custom fonts. Suh-weet!
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Designers, lock up your wallets. These fun design-inspired gifts, gadgets and office decor items will have you spending your money faster than you can say periodic-table-of-typefaces!
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Some designers are walking “encyclopedias” of typography. This site literally is – or aims to be as it grows – the web site equivalent of an encyclopedia of typefaces, classified and discussed by the site’s users. Watch out, typophiles, this could become an addiction in a hurry!
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which recently celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica has been shown at over 200 film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide, and is now available on DVD.
Take a short visit to Firefly Press in Somerville Massachusetts. John Kristensen, proprietor. This wonderful little documentary speaks to the craftsmanship and love of traditional design that drew many of us into the world of graphic design years ago. Take a moment to slow down and enjoy.