Another Kottke goldmine!
One day I’ll code a window/frame to load kottke within my blog and just say, “Check out kottke today!” Til then I hope you continue to click my blog, instead of hitting the source. Well not instead of. In addition to.
Not what people said, but rather quotation marks. There is a debate that goes on and on about the use of smart vs. dumb quotes. I meant to post some stuff about it I lifted from various sites, but instead of doing that, I, you know, didn’t. And rather than dig up all the links and write a proper post, here’s the latest thing I’ve read on it.
“Quote, Unquote” – The Ministry of Type.
Haha, I really should just wholesale copy his site in an embedded window or something. Links from Kottke.org.
Typographica’s 2007 favorite typefaces. And this great bit about the difference between font and typeface:
“The physical embodiment of a collection of letters (whether it’s a case of metal pieces or a computer file) is a font. When referring to the design of the collection (the way it looks) you call it a typeface.” – Mark Simonson
Haikuvies – Haiku movie reviews. I don’t know if I like them better than Four Word Film Reviews, they are certainly more detailed, given that the haikus are stanzas long. Both are interesting, fun, creative review of movies.
Finally, English is stupid. Ghoti = fish.
So I finally watched Helvetica last week. I wanted to see it since it was announced. I had tickets when it was local, but I couldn’t make the show. So watched the DVD. Yes it is a movie about a font. It’s mostly in praise of, but does have some of the detractors. It’s a good movie. And if you are into typography, whether or not you like Helvetica, or design, you should probably watch this movie.
I should separate this into two posts, so as to watch my blog grow, but whatever.
Business card calendar design challenge. – An interesting challenge to fit a year’s calendar on a business card in a legible way. Lot of the designs have overlapping features, but all pretty good.
Pentagram 2008 Typography Calendar. – Just going to copy/paste the description.
Kit Hinrichs has designed Pentagram’s 2008 Classic Typographic Calendar using twelve typefaces designed by typographer Matthew Carter including Walker (originally designed in 1995 for the Walker Art Center), Snell Roundhand (a 1966 revival of 17th century English writing master Charles Snell) and Galliard (a 1978 anthology of Roman and Italian styles of French punch-cutter Robert Granjon). “I wanted to bring a new awareness of typographic design through this calendar,” said Hinrichs. “Typefaces are pervasive in our daily lives in everything we read and see around us and yet most people are oblivious of them or the circumstances in which they were created. We can gain a new perspective on our world by studying the origin of typefaces. I hope the calendar will encourage a new sensitivity to the importance of typeface usage and the work of Matthew Carter.”
I think that says 100 Best Fonts. I’m not sure. The list is for 100 fonts. Who knows? Not me. I dislike how the site is set up. Why make me click to see the font? Ugh. But since I like fonts and typography, here it is.