May 13th, 2010 | by mykl | published in typography
My weekly round up of typographic goodness from around the web. Video: Abstract Typography Mesmerizing short by type and motion design student Ummi Shaharun. (via abduzeedo)
March 4th, 2010 | by mykl | published in typography
Welcome back, after a (not-so) brief haitus, to my weekly round up of typographic goodness from around the web. High Quality Free Font O’ The Week: Kilogram font (shown above at 75pt). Download it now. Kilogram is the work of Karl from Kalle Graphics and was based on a font called Anagram by Nick Curtis. [...]
December 17th, 2009 | by mykl | published in typography
Mitchell Library Alphabet – To celebrate their 100th anniversary the Mitchell Library (the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia) unveils this beautiful and education alphabet. Each letter is made up of bits and pieces from their eclectic collection. Some of the letters are accompanied by videos explaining the origins of their constituent [...]
October 29th, 2009 | by mykl | published in typography
It’s alive! ALIIIIIIVE! Bacterial typography – Symbiosis, a project by Dutch designer Jelte Van Abbema, “involves printing with bacterial cultures on paper and billboards. The letterforms change shape, saturation, and hue as the micro-organisms grow and die.” (via Make: Online) Quality Free Fonts: Sinister Fonts – This chilling collection from designer Chad Savage contains some [...]
July 9th, 2009 | by mykl | published in typography
Here’s this week’s sampling of typographic goodness. Type Shirt of the Week: Fear of a Cooper Black Planet – 100% cotton awesomeness from subtraction.com (Thanks to Lisa Foote)
July 2nd, 2009 | by mykl | published in typography
Another month, another Thursday – more links to fuel your love of type. Comic Sans Detention t-shirt by Bad Designer Threads.
October 2nd, 2008 | by mykl | published in typography
Which one would she be? That’s the question I posed earlier today. I got a great response via Twitter and Facebook. Lots of votes for simple san serifs and a few dingbats. My favorites were the decorative fonts, chosen for their name (Chiller – wr3n) or appearance (the very circus-like Rosewood – johnny_bones). Some shared [...]
July 22nd, 2008 | by mykl | published in typography
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. (Thanks for the heads up calipidder and ehrenc)
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 the social web, typography and coffee. More →
