June 9th, 2011 | typography
Another round of typographic goodness from around the web.
Decor: Letterpress Wallpaper
I’m not sure if I’d do a whole room in this striking wallpaper pattern by Wall & Decò. But it would make a hell of an accent wall.
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June 2nd, 2011 | typography
Another round of typographic goodness from around the web.
Posters & Video: fontface
I love these striking posters by atipo. The behind the scenes footage is pretty cool as well.
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May 26th, 2011 | typography
Another round of typographic goodness from around the web.
iPad App: Typography Insight
“Typography Insight, developed by Parsons design student Dong Yoon Park, is sort of like an iPad typeface encyclopedia. Only encyclopedias are boring, and Typography Insight is beautiful and fun. With a wonderful and decently responsive interface, you can beef up on type terminology (do you know what an ascender is? A baseline?) compare fonts with a nifty overlay mode, or just get all up in their perfect formed faces to appreciate and learn nuances.” I’m really excited about this, available soon in the App Store. (via Gizmodo)
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May 20th, 2011 | events, music
Seems like a good time to drag out this old mix. I made it about a nuclear apocalypse, but it works for the impending Rapture pretty well. See you on the other side sinners!
Full track listing:
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M.
You Dropped a Bomb on Me – The Gap Band
Apocalypse Please – Muse
The End Of The World – The Carpenters
99 Red Balloons – Goldfinger
Armaggedon Theme – Hans Zimmer
Earth Died Screaming – Tom Waits
Eve Of Destruction – Barry McGuire
Until The End Of The World – U2
My Apocalypse – Metallica
End Of The World – Shocking Pinks
The Final Countdown – Dispatched
Goodbye Cruel World – Pink Floyd
The End (From Apocalypse Now) – The Doors
What’s on your end of the world playlist?
May 19th, 2011 | typography
Another round of typographic goodness from around the web.
Jewelry: TypeRings
TypeRings lets you create striking engraved designs on the outside and inside of a ring. You can choose typefaces from the Underware font foundry or upload your own custom design. Their slick 3D ring designer lets you preview the result before you buy. (via Design Milk)
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May 12th, 2011 | typography
Another round of typographic goodness from around the web.
Photo: Ligature Clip
I love this clever piece by David Schwen. Check out the whole series of experiments. (via abduzeedo.com)
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May 5th, 2011 | typography
Another round of typographic goodness from around the web.
Magazine: Codex
Codex is a new quarterly print magazine for people seriously in love with type. It’s packed with feature articles, book and type reviews, interviews, tips, type history, new and notable faces, essays, type design, from top typography experts. Issue 1 (144 full-color pages, limited-run, limited-ads) is available for pre-order now.(via @typebot)
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April 28th, 2011 | events | 1 Comment
Dale Connelly penned this damn fine article for The Line about last week’s Ignite Minneapolis 3. He really captures the experience of an Ignite event.
It even included a nice shot of the Ringo slide from my “Karaoke Tips for Anyone” presentation (above, photo by Bill Kelley). I’ll be posting the video of that presentation soon.
April 28th, 2011 | typography
Aaaaand we’re back, with another round up of typographic goodness from around the web.
Invaluable Tool: FFFFALLBACK
Fallback fonts are the foundation of a good CSS font stack. The trouble is they are tricky to preview and tweak without disabling your primary web fonts. At least that was the case until FFFFALLBACK came along. You have Josh Brewer and Mark Christian to thank. Powered by “magical unicorns and javascript rainbows,” this handy bookmarklet allows you to quickly overlay a fallback font over your web font, so you can accurately adjust the fallback scenario. Continue reading →
April 14th, 2011 | typography
TypoTh is back, after a brief hiatus, with another round up of typographic goodness from around the web.
Video: MN Original – Chank Diesel
MN Original is tpt’s weekly celebration of Minnesota artists, working in all disciplines, across all cultures. This segment aired as part of show #228 and features none other than font designer extraordinaire, Chank Diesel. He dons a tie and takes us “behind the letters” as he designs a new font based on the old Hollywood Theater sign in Northeast Minneapolis.
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Hi there. I'm Mykl Roventine. I design things like web sites, WordPress blogs and social media strategies. This is my personal blog (not affiliated with any employer or client) where I write about design, the social web, typography and coffee.
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