Love this poster by Jude Landry, Assistant Professor of Art at Mississippi State University. It has got such lightness and precision. He made it when they invited Jessica Hische to do a lecture and lettering demo. “The large letter J was inspired by her daily drop caps. We printed it with a silver spot color on [...]
Archives for Typography
Hello Brooklyn.
This is a tribute to New York, Brooklyn and Jay Z, made by freelance designer Greg Solenström, recent graduate of Hyper Island. The video is made entirely of Akzidenz Grotesk and images of Brooklyn. And, oh. It’s awesome. And this is “the making of”-video:
Brandon Grotesque.
I really like this new font Brandon Grotesque by Hannes von Döhren from HVD Fonts. This is how they explain it themselves: Influenced by the geometric-style sans serif faces that were popular during the 1920s and 30s, the fonts are based on geometric forms that have been optically corrected for better legibility. And up until April [...]
Chevychase Studio.
Swedish design studio Chevychase has been at it since 2006 and a has exceptional portfolio. They have worked with companies and brands like Skyways, Riksteatern, Doberman etc. The images belong to Chevychase and are borrowed from their website chevychase.se. I highly recommend that you make a visit and browse through their works on your own. They [...]
H&FJ Presents: Vitesse.
Hoefler & Frere-Jones released their new typeface Vitesse earlier today. And I think it looks great. They describe it as “A slab serif for the 21st century.” And I have to agree, the first thing that comes to mind is modern and versatile. Take a look at the two sample images below or rather check [...]