A font for jokesFrom Hacks: “I put the jokes in Comic Sans so you know they’re supposed to be funny.”#fonts#jokes#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 24, 2024A font for jokes
What do fonts talk about?Elle Cordova: “Fonts hanging out.”#fonts#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jan 27, 2024What do fonts talk about?
Typography of the young“Italics make it look like the wind’s blowing.”#comics#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Nov 28, 2023Typography of the young
Lorem ipsumFrom Jack Shepherd, a close look at the history of Lorem ipsum.#Latin#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jan 25, 2023Lorem ipsum
Thomas’ dotsI like to read the box at breakfast, or the carton, or the plastic bag. Thus I noticed a typographical oddity on the bag holding a loaf of Thomas’ Cinnamon Swirl Bread.#food#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Apr 8, 2022Thomas’ dots
Helvetica for freeGary Hustwit’s 2007 documentary Helvetica, now fifteen years old, is streaming free through March 30.#film#Helvetica#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 29, 2022Helvetica for free
GaramondDoes a font make your words look better?#fonts#typography#writing·mleddy.blogspot.com·Feb 2, 2022Garamond
For those who fuss over spacingI’m still looking for a non-breaking thin space that does not break.#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 8, 2021For those who fuss over spacing
Ed Benguiat (1927–2020)“What is graphic design? Placing things in their proper order so they’re pleasing to the eye.”#design#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 20, 2020Ed Benguiat (1927–2020)
Campaign typographyGeorge Butterick (as in Butterick’s Practical Typography) considers the campaign logos of Democratic presidential candidates.#design#politics#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Feb 13, 2020Campaign typography
The Great Chicago Fire and typeIt helped standardize type.#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 19, 2019The Great Chicago Fire and type
Word of the day: brevierBecause it’s National Dictionary Day.#dictionary#Nabokov#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Oct 19, 2019Word of the day: brevier
Letterheadsetterheads dig letterheads. Letterhead Steven Heller offers his confessions — with samples.#design#letters#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Feb 10, 2019Letterheads
Some rockA children’s book by Roger Bradfield, Hello, Rock, with interlock lettering and a rock on the cover. Some rock!#comics#Nancy#typography#somerocks·mleddy.blogspot.com·Dec 30, 2018Some rock
Italic frenemyI am cheered to know that at least one cartoon character is alert enough to notice and comment snarkily on typography.#comics#Nancy#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Dec 8, 2018Italic frenemy
Arial? Or Helvetica?A quiz: So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Sep 5, 2018Arial? Or Helvetica?
Recently updatedThe Washington Post reports on the one-space-or-two research study.#typography#punctuation·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 8, 2018Recently updated
ICYMIThe latest xkcd, “IMHO.” With the two-space, one-space debate.#comics#typography#punctuation#xkcd·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 8, 2018ICYMI
One space, two spacesMatthew Butterick of Practical Typography looks at a research study’s claim that the use of two spaces after a period makes text more readable.#punctuation#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 2, 2018One space, two spaces
An inverted BResistance takes many forms.#history#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 17, 2018An inverted B
“Short Order Menus”From 1930.#dowdyworld#food#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 27, 2017“Short Order Menus”
VapoRub, the earliest camel-case brand name?It dates to at least 1920.#advertising#design#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 11, 2017VapoRub, the earliest camel-case brand name?
Typography terms, A–ZA free PDF from Fontsmith.#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jul 7, 2016Typography terms, A–Z
The Eisenhower SDid The New York Times really create a special skinny S to squeeze the name Eisenhower into headlines?#NewYorkTimes#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 17, 2016The Eisenhower S
Rev. Robert Palladino (1932–2016)Steve Jobs sat in on his calligraphy class.#design#Mac#typography#handwriting·mleddy.blogspot.com·Mar 8, 2016Rev. Robert Palladino (1932–2016)
The Clearview exitHenry Petroski laments the coming disappearance of the typeface Clearview, used on United States highway signs since 2004.#signage#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Feb 27, 2016The Clearview exit
Bad kerningFrom the box for a Cosco Open/Closed Sign.#signage#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Nov 3, 2015Bad kerning
Hermann Zapf (1918–2015)As in Optima, Palatino, Zapf Dingbats, and Zapfino.#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·Jun 13, 2015Hermann Zapf (1918–2015)
Helvetica for résumés?Even in the world of design, Helvetica is far from a “consensus winner,” as Gary Hustwit’s 2007 film Helvetica makes clear.#fonts#Helvetica#typography·mleddy.blogspot.com·May 3, 2015Helvetica for résumés?
