July 1st, 2010 | typography
My weekly round up of typographic goodness from around the web.
Video: Letterpress
An introduction to the principles of typography through letterpress (and music). This appeals to both the typophile and the former theater major in me. I think I have to go download the West Side Story soundtrack now. (via Abduzeedo)
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June 28th, 2010 | events
Mashable has proclaimed Wednesday June 30, 2010 as Social Media Day. “Why?” You ask. “Why not!” I say. They are calling it a day to celebrate the revolution of media becoming a social dialogue. Who am I to argue? To celebrate, they’ve planned meetups all over the world. Mashable knows how to party.
If there’s one thing I love more than made-up holidays, it’s an excuse to connect with other social media enthusiasts IRL. So I’ve thrown my hat in the ring to coordinate the official Twin Cities meetup.
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June 24th, 2010 | typography
My weekly round up of typographic goodness from around the web.
Events: FontConf Wrap-up
FontConf, the first web font and @font-face unconference happened last weekend in Saint Paul. Kudos to Garrick Van Buren, the man behind the gathering. The lineup of sessions was top notch and I was really impressed with the turnout (and the number of younger attendees). There was a really strong contingent of design students present. I heard that a group from from Iowa even used the event as an excuse for a road trip. It’s a positive sign for the field.
A highpoint for me was a session on creating an open source font with local font-designer-rock-star Chank Diesel. I’m editing a video of the session and will share it here soon. I look forward to FontConf2.
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June 17th, 2010 | typography | 2 Comments
My weekly round up of typographic goodness from around the web. This week has turned into the Comic Sans edition.
LOL: I’m Comic Sans, Asshole.
It’s time you heard the other side of the story. Comic Sans speaks up and finally lets us have it. This is probably the funniest thing I’ve read on McSweeney’s in a long time (and that’s saying something). My favorite touch: I love that they set the piece in Comic Sans too. Probably the only justified use of <font face=”Comic Sans MS, Comic Sans”> I’ve ever seen. (Special thanks to Sean McGinnis & Matt Albiniak)
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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. More →
