The making of FF Tundra | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog

A wonderful story about the creation of FF Tundra on I Love Typography. Such a great insight into the design decisions, and motivations behind them, when crafting a typeface design. Continue reading →

A Richer Canvas

In 1927, Jan Tschichold published his seminal manifesto: Die neue Typographie. As with all manifestos, it’s a work of vision, new ways we should think; a work of unwavering principles on how we should design printed material. Abandonment of serif … Continue reading →

Explorations in Typography

A great looking book by Carolina de Bartolo and Erik Spiekermann out in April 2011:

Explorations in Typography: Mastering the Art of Fine Typesetting (A Visual Textbook for Intermediate to Advanced Typography) is a vast collection of beautiful types… Continue reading →

Ampersand · The Web Typography Conference

From those busy Brighton lot, Clearleft, comes another UK web conference. This one’s about Web Typography and with Richard Rutter at the helm, I’m sure it will be superb. Continue reading →

Ampersand · The Web Typography Conference

From those busy Brighton lot, Clearleft, comes another UK web conference. This one’s about Web Typography and with Richard Rutter at the helm, I’m sure it will be superb. Continue reading →

From Typedia: Cure for the Common Webfont, Part 2: Alternatives to Georgia

A great list of alternative webfonts to Georgia.
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From Typedia: Cure for the Common Webfont, Part 2: Alternatives to Georgia

A great list of alternative webfonts to Georgia.
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The Webfont Revolution Is Over, Let the Evolution Begin

From Typographica: With the imminent standardiszation of WOFF – a webfont file format – we’ll be seeing webfonts become just part of a web designer’s toolbox. Won’t that be nice?
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The Webfont Revolution Is Over, Let the Evolution Begin

From Typographica: With the imminent standardiszation of WOFF – a webfont file format – we’ll be seeing webfonts become just part of a web designer’s toolbox. Won’t that be nice?
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New Drop Caps

When I redesigned this blog a little while ago, the drop caps I used were always going to be a placeholder. Following an evening with my Sister-in-law–who happens to be a textile designer/illustrator by training–I commissioned her to produce a … Continue reading →

Web Directions & Typographic Structure

Last week I presented at Web Directions South 09 here in Sydney, Australia on Font Embedding and Typography. It’s a talk I gave at @media 09 in London over the summer. I enjoyed giving the presentation – despite AV problems … Continue reading →