typo: font quizzzes
the second one is quite hard though (did you succeed rainer?
the second one is quite hard though (did you succeed rainer?
kinetic typography is the art of representing spoken word as a typographic animation
http://www.alwayswatching.org/features/
great-scenes-television-and-film-told-using-only-typography
on youtube are quite many examples too:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=
kinetic+typography&search_type=
via nerdcore

80 font recommendations for rock-solid design:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/08/
80-beautiful-fonts-typefaces-for-professional-design/
a vote for the best 100 fonts by fontshop:
http://www.100besteschriften.de/

ever though about what the skeleton of a character would look like? find out here:
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2008/01/anatomy_of_a_ty.php#more
via notcot

write messages with google earth images of characters, wicked idea!
http://www.geogreeting.com/main.html
*thanks ste, nice one!*

a monospace font made with photos of meat
http://www.everyoneforever.com/content/
2007-04-13/value_pack/
*thanks iv*

wim crouwel vs. bureaudestuct
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMCdmoJ8Ab4

what is typography is nicely shown in this movie from the vancouver film school
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14NY21zJcGo

an interesting list of typo ressources on the web
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/webdesign-is-95-typography-partii

this portfolio is really amazing, be sure to figure out what ambigrams are!
http://www.johnlangdon.net/ambigrams.html
*thanks christoph*

typefaces are used to form images and faces, nice animation:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/gallery/swf/
index.html#u_sContent=wordsatplay

a visual interpretation ofa pulp fiction scene, sound from the film, animated typography for the visual
http://www.jarrattmoody.com/intonation.html
via lifelounge

a fine list of graphic design books, typo mainly
http://www.pingmag.jp/2007/01/22/toward-design-literacy/
*thanks rainer*

a font made from a cigarettebox-layout
http://www.monacografico.ch/alice.html
http://www.monacografico.ch/grosscase_g.html
via debug:print

“Developed in Turkey, India, and Iran in the 15th century, “zoomorphic calligraphy” is “not a matter of script metamorphosing into living forms which are also readable letters, but of using script to delineate such forms.”"
http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006/06/zoomorphic-calligraphy.html
via boingboing

linotype offers a keyword search for fonts:
http://www.linotype.com/keyword/70s.html
the whole application is here:
http://www.linotype.com/5/fontfinder.html
a lot of free fonts you can find here:

you can choose from different fonts:
http://www.network-science.de/ascii/
Have fun. Don´t forget to bookmark th
the issues of the design journal from 1965 to 1974 are available online - international design with a nice vintage feeling
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad_search.html
link via: http://www.k10k.net/
only once in a month users are allowed to suggest their favourite links - therefore HQ links
also very nice links:
the online-learning platform of the johanneum university
topics:
2D Pixel2D Vector 3D Colors Illusions Imaging Interfaces Typography
http://trainit.fh-joanneum.at/
international:
this free pdf magazine is HUGE, crisp and, best of all: free. swiss graphic design at its best.
issue no. 1 is also available for download
http://www.artstuebli.ch/uploads/artstuebli-01-2005.zip
with typetester you can compare different fonts for screen display, quite useful.
i made a list of books, interesting for pupils and students of visual arts and media
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/tg/listmania/list-browse/
-/ZF3M7UPLDAS0/302-3771774-8222416
i also created a page on this blog, you can find it here.
Today’s best Japanese graphics are gathered to make this must-have guide to contemporary aesthetics in Japan.
You can get it here: