Really wonderful, huge list of bold typography choices, some in alternative media, some done digitally, all beautiful.
Sometimes typography is all you need to communicate your ideas effectively. Graphics can support the type or type can support the graphics, but to deliver the message precisely, you need to make sure your type is expressive enough, your design is distinctive enough and the composition is strong enough. The results are sometimes crazy, sometimes artsy, sometimes beautiful, but often just different from things we’re used to.
Bold & Experimental Typography »
Very pretty place to find top-quality web fonts. Remember, never use decorative fonts for body copy (”copy” being a fancy word for “words” or “text”) – these should be used only to create images with text on them, for headlines, etc.
Fawnt.com –> [via hello.bauldoff]
A fascinating read into the undertakings of Nick Sherman in his Advanced Letterpress class a while back. Along with the process he went through to get the physical output you see above, a read of this will give you more insight into type and typography.
Intercut wood typeface project –> [via coudal.com]
It’s been far too long since I visited iLoveTypography.com, and I was in for a feast when I checked it out this morning. Their first post in 2008 has fifteen amazing examples of typography on the web – not necessarily great web design, but the type itself. Great design does usually does follow great typography, so visit and learn!
15 Great Examples of Web Typography –>
Really wonderful set of type sketches and instruction over at typeworkshop.com. I’ve been studying this type of thing for years andI still learned a few things – definitely worth a study and a bookmark.
Type Basics @ Typography Workshop –> [via I Love Typography]
This interactive site will help when you’re just not sure what font will look right with your text. Type in custom text and 500 preview images will automatically update showing “the web’s top 500 free fonts.” Clearly, once you get into the industry, buying a few staple fonts is the way to go – but as a student in a hurry, this really can’t be beat.
Fonts 500 –> [via tutorialblog.org]
Here’s a neat twist on the lettering process – first the requisite sketch, then creating vectors in Illustrator – and then bringing the artwork into 3ds MAX for a text effect which is then brought back into Illustrator and Live Traced. I’d never have thought to do that, but it looks pretty fantastic.
Ornate Lettering Process –> [via NotCot]
Really lovely set of type palettes for different situations.
IdeaBook’s Type Palettes –>
Created by Vancouver Film School students Ryan Uhrich and Marcos Ceravolo. Quick and dirty; watch it a couple of times if this is new to you!
Two-minute animated introduction to typography –> [via Design Observer]
Some industrious photographer went out and found arrangements of buildings, and took photographs to simulate the alphabet. This site gives credit to a Jack Turner, and this site, while I can’t exactly translate the language, seems to credit a Lisa Rienermann.
In any case, they’re really interesting and you should take a closer look. Typography is everywhere, and letterforms can be made from nearly anything 