An extensive set of typographic exercises well worth studying and reviewing.

Typography Exercises »

This Dutch artist has been all over the web lately, and I couldn’t help but share two of my favourite pieces of his.

First, there’s an amazing video of Job and his nephew writing the alphabet side by side.
[via Shape + Colour]

And then a wonderful visual of a group of Job’s handdrawn posters.

These are only 80 of 500 he did! More pics of the rest on his website.

Job Wouters –>

Typography is more than being legible and looking good. Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve two important objectives: a) to create an appropriate atmosphere and enable users to develop trust toward the site and b) to make sure visitors get the main message of the site and (if possible) become interested in the services offered on the site. Since written text is the most efficient instrument to communicate with visitors precisely and directly, the power of typography shouldn’t be underestimated.

60 Brilliant Typefaces for Corporate Design –>

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]

A highly impressive group of more than 100 Flickr sets by Maryellen McFadden, a retired graphic designer in Oregon, this is an excellent resource for graphic designers. Vintage photos, Pictorial Modernism, the graphic design history from Switzerland, Canada, Cuba, Japan and more, film posters, calligraphy – you name it, she’s got it, and it’s in spades and very high quality, at that.

It’ll take a long time to get through this, so make sure to bookmark it and use as part of your morgue files for reference whenever you need a boost.

Graphic Design Photosets on Flickr –> [via SwissMiss]

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 –>

Even as an instructor, I sometimes struggle to remember everything I ever read, especially some of the complex mathematical graphic design problems that can arise; so straightforward articles such as the one on Using Points and Picas by Creative Curio, are really appreciated.

Here’s to passing on the knowledge to the students! Enjoy, guys!

Using Points and Picas –> [via ilovetypography.com]

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]