Typography Thursday: 9/3
September 3rd, 2009 | typography
Stuff to buy: Garamond Coffee Mug – “Complex tastes. Character nuances. Garamond and coffee are obvious mates. This mug features Adobe’s digital update of Claude Garamond’s classic 1541 typeface.” (via Veer)
Buzz: Six Fonts That Piss People Off – On the heels of the bru ha ha over Ikea changing it’s official typface to Verdana, Fast Company explores “five other controversial fonts, involving Nazis, incest, and comic books.” Fonts like Gill Sans (shown above) but not for the reasons you’d think. If you’re into obscure historical type trivia this post delivers. (Thanks to Heather Munro)
Quality free fonts: Rudolf Koch – A wonderful collection available for download from this master German typographer. (thanks to imjustcreative)
Trends: 31 Websites Using Huge Type – Nice roundup of “websites using huge type to achieve its visual goals and keep it simple yet attractive and professional.” (via scarletbits)
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Hi there. I'm Mykl Roventine. I design things like web sites, user experiences and social media strategies. This is my personal blog (not affiliated with any employer or client) where I write about about the social web, typography and coffee. 
