Typography

Winner of the Helvetica DVD

In Typography on 4 February 2008 with 1 comment

And the winner of my Helvetica, The Movie Contest is……

Vlad Fratila!

Vlad’s comment was, “I hate Helvetica because: I didn’t get to meet her until the movie was released and now I consider myself very lame.“

Congratulations Vlad and thanks to all who entered! Subscribe to my RSS feed!

Distinguishing Helvetica and Arial

In Typography on 31 January 2008 with no comments

Take the test. Can you tell which is which?

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Helvetica Movie Contest

In Typography on 27 January 2008 with 19 comments

I’m giving away a free copy of Helvetica, The Movie.

To enter all you have to do is to leave a comment describing why you love or hate Helvetica.

The winner will be randomly chosen on February 3. Subscribe to my RSS feed!

Understanding Web Design

In Design, Typography on 21 November 2007 with no comments

Zeldman nails it with what is one of the best essays yet on what web design is and is not.

Of course, all comparisons are gnarly by nature. What is the “London Calling” of television? Who is the Jane Austen of automotive design? Madame Butterfly is not less beautiful for having no car chase sequence, peanut [...]

Do the Typographic Dance

In Typography on 4 November 2007 with 1 comment

Create your own type dance

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Adblock Plus Sets Typography Free?

In Typography on 3 September 2007 with no comments

The NYT front page in Firefox with AdBlock Plus:

and in Safari without:

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TypeSet Review

In Reviews, Typography on 28 August 2007 with no comments

Tonight Macapper pointed me to Typeset, which is an app I had never heard of before.

You Had Me At Hello

I know, I know. Too much deliciousness isn’t necessarily a good thing, but TypeSet strikes exactly the right balance by presenting a beautiful DMG window with an even more beautiful icon floating in the center.

At [...]