The Lost Type Co-Op is a Pay-What-You-Want Type foundry.Users have the opportunity to pay whatever they like for a font, you can even type in ‘$0’ for a free download. 100% of funds from these sales go directly to the designers of the fonts, respectively.
Jan 30

The Lost Type Co-Op is a Pay-What-You-Want Type foundry.
Users have the opportunity to pay whatever they like for a font, you can even type in ‘$0’ for a free download. 100% of funds from these sales go directly to the designers of the fonts, respectively.

Speaking of writing; an ex-editor from New York mag’s list of “Words We Don’t Say.” Editors, take to heart. I looked at this list and thought, “Oops… Oops… Oops.”
Jun 10

Speaking of writing; an ex-editor from New York mag’s list of “Words We Don’t Say.” Editors, take to heart. I looked at this list and thought, “Oops… Oops… Oops.”

Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news. These ‘news words’ are accepted by audiences for their implied meaning. But often loaded words are misused or used out of context. The actual definitions can be different than what is implied. Newswordy is a growing collection of these words, updated every weekday. Along with each word is a definition, a quote with its use (or misuse) in the media, and a news and Twitter feed on the subject. And, beautiful website.
Jun 10

Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news.

These ‘news words’ are accepted by audiences for their implied meaning. But often loaded words are misused or used out of context. The actual definitions can be different than what is implied.

Newswordy is a growing collection of these words, updated every weekday. Along with each word is a definition, a quote with its use (or misuse) in the media, and a news and Twitter feed on the subject.

And, beautiful website.

Wish I had this. Via Swiss Miss.
Jun 9

Wish I had this.

Via Swiss Miss.

Wish I had this also. Also via Swiss Miss
Jun 9

Wish I had this also.

Also via Swiss Miss

Infinite Jest plot chart. Via P Silb.
Jun 8

Infinite Jest plot chart.

Via P Silb.

More interesting social media icons from a design studio called Dawghouse.
Apr 6

More interesting social media icons from a design studio called Dawghouse.

Another helpful list from Smashing mag — 50 Useful Design Tools For Beautiful Web Typography. Por ejemplo, CSS Type Set, which lets you preview your CSS text as you modify it and generates the code for you immediately. And Typechart, which lets you flip through, preview and compare web typography while retrieving the CSS.
Mar 24

Another helpful list from Smashing mag — 50 Useful Design Tools For Beautiful Web Typography. Por ejemplo, CSS Type Set, which lets you preview your CSS text as you modify it and generates the code for you immediately. And Typechart, which lets you flip through, preview and compare web typography while retrieving the CSS.

Nice ways to use big type. From Smashing magazine.
Mar 24

Nice ways to use big type. From Smashing magazine.

typeverything: Typeverything.com  The AMs by THINKMAKE Studio.
Mar 22

typeverything:

Typeverything.com 

The AMs by THINKMAKE Studio.

instead of making all your interesting design gestures in the post-production phase … weandthecolor: Package Design Book [Hardcover], by Julius Wiedemann and Pentawards
Mar 22

instead of making all your interesting design gestures in the post-production phase …

weandthecolor: Package Design Book [Hardcover], by Julius Wiedemann and Pentawards

(Source: weandthecolor)

Lost and Taken was created to help designers by giving away the best free textures available. All their textures are completely free for personal and commercial use.  lostandtaken.com
Mar 17

Lost and Taken was created to help designers by giving away the best free textures available. All their textures are completely free for personal and commercial use.  lostandtaken.com

DRIBBLE - Visual Twitter for graphic design. An invite-only community (tho all can browse) where designers, developers and other creatives share 300x400px screenshots of the designs and applications they are working on. Inspiration.
Mar 17

DRIBBLE - Visual Twitter for graphic design. An invite-only community (tho all can browse) where designers, developers and other creatives share 300x400px screenshots of the designs and applications they are working on.

Inspiration.

If I had infinite funds to spend on fonts, I would start spending first at this foundry — P22.
Mar 17

If I had infinite funds to spend on fonts, I would start spending first at this foundry — P22.

Over 2,990 high-resolution royalty-free/public domain images scanned from more than 180 different old or rare books, with extracts, by Liam Quin.
Mar 17

Over 2,990 high-resolution royalty-free/public domain images scanned from more than 180 different old or rare books, with extracts, by Liam Quin.