Just added this book about fonts by Simon Garfield to my wishlist. If I had a bookcase that didn’t travel so much, I’d be tempted to order both the UK and US versions for the lovely cover designs.
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This typographic pop-up book by Victoria Macey is swoon worthy.
An alphabet pop-up book, which displays the font Bodoni while telling a charming tale about a quest for the “Dees” that have been captured by the evil Dee Catcher. Written, illustrated and constructed by Victoria Macey.
See Bodoni Bedlam in action and be sure to check out Victoria’s portfolio for more stunning work.
What do you get when you combine typography and makeup? The stunning Font Face project.
Font Face is a project by Spanish design studio Atipo which pays tribute to 4 typographic legends and their creators. Represented in bold black and white makeup are: Carousel Medium, Clarendon Bold, Caslon Italic and of course Helvetica Bold.
via Nubbytwiglet
The Alphabet from n9ve on Vimeo.
I would love to see this in flashcard format, something along the lines of the typographic card game.
Matt Rogers’ kinetic typography of Stephen Fry’s “Language” podcast is brilliantly done.
via @brainpicker
Bianca Chang, a full-time designer and part-time paper artist and illustrator, makes beautiful paper typography.
via @juparnell
The Hyperactivitypography from A to Z activity book has just landed at the top of my wish list. I love the combination of typographical knowledge with grade-school elements like cut-outs and ruled paper. Flip through the book to see all the type nerdiness for yourself.
via @overheardatmoo
These cupcakes are the creation of typographer Gemma O’Brien, aka Mrs Eaves, and they feature Mr Eaves XL Sans Ultra Italic. Seeing a beautiful type on chocolate frosting reminds me that I need to play around with fondant sometime (and make more cupcakes).
More typographical inspiration from Mrs Eaves:
Blog: for the love of type
Twitter: @mrseaves
YouTube: TYPO Berlin 2009 and Write here, right now
