Wednesday Webs: Fonts

Sometimes junk mail is fun. Like when you get these groovy font samplers, which I absolutely adore. I got this one today from House Industries. Besides the usual go-to’s, here are my favorite extra-unique foundries: Font Diner: Retro …

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Hamilton Wood Type Preserves a Magnificent Print

This week I dragged my husband and son out of our holiday hibernation and up to the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. What a cool place! The museum is located in …

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Wednesday Webs 9-28-11

Since I’m still trying to finish my business logo, I’ve become rather obsessed with type. Typography is a refined art and designers like Louise Fili, one of my favorites, are a highly skilled breed. Here’s more: Thinking with Type, by Ellen Lupton: …

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Mackinac Pro: Bridging Sentiment and Design

Designers love typefaces. Writers love words. And Michiganders love their Bridge. Even though it’s been decades since I’ve lived in the Great Lakes State, when P22 Type Foundry announced its Mackinac Pro, I swooned with the nostalgic excitement of an …

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Wednesday Webs 7-6-11

At yesterday’s AIGA Morning Blend, which happens to be my monthly fix of creative interaction, we shared the handy apps that rock both our work and after-work worlds. Apps for freelance designers WhatTheFont lets you whip out …

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