Fontshop has one of the biggest font collections in the world, and now you can access over 150,000 of them right inside Photoshop with their new plugin. This is an incredible tool for those of us who want to get a quick look at what something will look like in a new font. It’s particularlyContinue Reading

With the insurgence of web typography over the last few years, a lot of us have been asking when we could expect a font service from Hoefler & Frere-Jones. It looks like the wait may be coming to a close. This week at least two sites have been spotted using a private beta version ofContinue Reading

We’re all familiar with typeface specimens and we know they can be a work of art unto themselves. But I personally haven’t ever seen one quite like this. I think it’s a great experiment. I would love to see more type foundries producing little videos that give us more background information about their typefaces. It’sContinue Reading

There’s a couple new type games out, made completely in HTML5 – which means you can even play them on your iPad. They are fun and addictive, so enjoy and be careful. A great way to try your skills and see where you fall short is actually doing it and then looking at where youContinue Reading

As you probably know, I spent a good portion of the last year in Barcelona. It’s a city rich with culture and art and packed with a tumultuous history and still its extremely expressive and doesn’t always follow the rules. This mixture means you’ll never know what you see on the streets. These shots wereContinue Reading

A self-portrait isn’t something I would usually try, but this was a class assignment. My goal was to use it to push myself to share more about who I am than felt comfortable. So, I figured I could at least give you all a synopsis. I’d love to hear your feedback Step 1: Make itContinue Reading

An incunabulum is “the earliest stages or first traces of anything”. I’ve really been itching to design my own typeface for the last few years. Maybe this will be the very first sketch. It would need some serious work but I like the general direction. The secondary, or probably more appropriately, primary meaning of IncunabulumContinue Reading

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I’m starting something new. Wordguile is meant as a one month project that explores the power of words and how we learn them. Every day this month, I will be posting a new word and somehow bringing that word to life. It is an experiment for me to fall in love with words all overContinue Reading

While I’m very impressed with the technology, 3D seems to be one of those things that surely won’t catch on. For me, there are just too many barriers. Of course, that means I’m probably wrong, but isn’t this an uphill battle? What’s the benefit? The Drawbacks First, there’s the high price of entry. Don’t thinkContinue Reading