tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301458702024-03-29T07:13:55.711+00:00Type for you.All about typography.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-75903458566593527002007-09-20T01:09:00.000+00:002007-09-20T01:10:58.182+00:00New blogHello!<br />From now on, typeforyou blog will be at <a href="http://www.typeforyou.org">www.typeforyou.org</a>.<br />See you there! ;)Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com321tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-73100000755805877312007-09-11T11:21:00.000+00:002007-09-11T11:32:55.143+00:00Poll results<div title="The design layout...">What should we change on typeforyou? Here are the results of the poll:<br /><br />The design layout... (40%)<br />Interview someboy. (31%)<br />Font reviews would be nice. (25%)<br />Change to wordpress please! (18%)<br />Don´t bother (15%)<br /></div><br />Thanks for your input. The results pretty much reflect what I thought also. If you have any more suggestions please send an <a href="mailto:%20pedro@pedroserrao.com">email</a>.<br />A new typeforyou.org is being made, to be launched next week (yes, in wordpress).<br />Stay tuned...Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com260tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-51260718896636743672007-09-10T14:19:00.000+00:002007-09-10T14:29:57.811+00:00Typography Kicks Ass<div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_EERelrBPs/RuVT6gKEAyI/AAAAAAAAAB0/BCJW-C1Tkpw/s1600-h/TKA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_EERelrBPs/RuVT6gKEAyI/AAAAAAAAAB0/BCJW-C1Tkpw/s400/TKA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108581616851354402" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Brings the world of typography to the digital experimental world. Using Flickr images and flash, this site showcases messages from users using type photos from flickr.<br /><a href="http://www.typographykicksass.com/">TKA</a>Pride Paranoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04791069865730898269noreply@blogger.com151tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-19938948424036345362007-09-06T15:56:00.000+00:002007-09-06T16:28:53.622+00:00Shopping/drinking type<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9pupA5idL6dnePUKfmCuKzwKAuCozJE9Dn-93wj4XQ4cM6AvX0LvNFMDDflgYjAUK9Mc8DWqpp7bfgsEU8EWh4QMt_anf6ZJEdkuz6_mziL8VlSox9PKKpOsX5iN1udL7HHc/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9pupA5idL6dnePUKfmCuKzwKAuCozJE9Dn-93wj4XQ4cM6AvX0LvNFMDDflgYjAUK9Mc8DWqpp7bfgsEU8EWh4QMt_anf6ZJEdkuz6_mziL8VlSox9PKKpOsX5iN1udL7HHc/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107128939819733106" border="0" /></a><br />Going shopping, or drinking type? Confused? Ok, you can see the video in, <a href="http://www.out-of-paper.ch/">http://www.out-of-paper.ch</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.out-of-paper.ch/"></a>Pedro Mesquitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515836297559984427noreply@blogger.com132tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-46260671414906043502007-08-31T01:14:00.000+00:002007-08-31T01:17:08.626+00:00Helvetica, stereotype and society<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YjjASo4yZAM"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YjjASo4yZAM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br />A video.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com185tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-66722648547505720742007-08-31T01:01:00.000+00:002007-08-31T01:06:27.954+00:00Red is not funny<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://jtylerhelms.com/2007/08/red-is-not-funny.html"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10RrSb0dJ8BXWriAGRN7BbWD0iY4X0paUPItaz1FjN6t_O8JX4DMAbkdvVJX4UzOLmzF76eG7WDOg2nRCd9bBaqT11OoAYW0iOqPraZl7KvEMc9VPrNaXfbvLmcLFnxOYlDbn/s400/Picture+17.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104664330866057922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tyler Helms shows us how <a href="http://jtylerhelms.com/2007/08/red-is-not-funny.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">red is not funny</span></a>.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com97tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-7891574467443680212007-08-29T23:39:00.000+00:002007-08-30T00:15:24.861+00:00JG Ballard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RtYLn8rg4qI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ch8RbDTEMw0/s1600-h/01675_ambit66_300.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RtYLn8rg4qI/AAAAAAAAAbE/ch8RbDTEMw0/s400/01675_ambit66_300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104280008602477218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rickmcgrath.com/jgballard/terminal_timeline.html"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdPKBOBJTHoHr3B3B-WGsxDvfHk7SjGKoX8yTBNYT6AJr8I1AnHkpC_jEMmtFFP8WARTxFQFi_5YCroDxzkvIOuEFvpWYPUywhQawgpH3H5z1QTjXBFwVwgRZUYpu32zFOH5H/s400/01666_70_1newwrlds250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104273725065323154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />JG Ballard covers by <a href="http://www.rickmcgrath.com/jgballard/terminal_timeline.html">timeline</a>.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-86091010753116456312007-08-29T23:27:00.001+00:002007-08-29T23:33:07.768+00:00With all ten fingers...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.withalltenfingers.com"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RtYBAsrg4mI/AAAAAAAAAak/pDkyy_ikRbI/s400/Enough25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104268339176333922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Great work from <a href="http://www.withalltenfingers.com">Chris Thompson</a>, recently graduated from the glasgow school of art.<br />Lovely posters!Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com344tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-72864260379205546812007-08-29T23:19:00.000+00:002007-08-29T23:23:06.103+00:00Hand Job - A catalog of type<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://midwestisbest.com/work.php"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RtX_Lcrg4lI/AAAAAAAAAac/GqQE_BapvdI/s400/handjob.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104266324836672082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://midwestisbest.com/work.php">Book by Mike Perry.</a><br />Check out the <a href="http://midwestisbest.com/work.php?category=4">typography section</a> on his site. Very nice work.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com356tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-19843628352881596502007-08-29T23:12:00.001+00:002007-08-29T23:13:25.720+00:00Matrix II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.emigre.com/EFfeature.php?di=105"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RtX9cMrg4kI/AAAAAAAAAaU/xQS1jFqXdqA/s400/MatrixIIEmail.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104264413576225346" border="0" /></a><br /><b><br />Matrix II</b><br />A redesign by Zuzana Licko <p> Matrix II is a complete reworking of the Matrix type family which was originally designed by Zuzana Licko in 1985. The redesign, which started in January 2007, was initiated by the need to create an OpenType version of Matrix. With the hood open, so to speak, Licko used the opportunity to make subtle changes and to fine tune many of the existing characters which were designed some 20 years ago. The contrast between thick and thin strokes was decreased in some instances, and overshoots were corrected. The width of various characters was adjusted and regularized. The cross stroke on the f was simplified on most weights. The design of the lower case g was revisited and an alternate single story version was designed and added to the OpenType version. Seven new fonts were also added to the family: a Semi Narrow, Semi Wide, Semi Tall, Inline Italic, and 3 weights of Italic - a less flamboyant version of Matrix Script. To clearly set this version apart from the original Matrix, and to avoid conflict with previous versions, its name was amended to Matrix II. </p><p> To read the full story behind the design and redesign of Matrix, please visit our website:<br /><a href="http://www.emigre.com/EFfeature.php?di=105">http://www.emigre.com/EFfeature.php?di=105</a> </p>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-11901732498553638682007-08-21T14:43:00.001+00:002007-08-21T14:50:27.701+00:00Bringing akzidenz grotesk to the city<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pixelgraphik.de/"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rsr6hcrg4hI/AAAAAAAAAaA/_OJ1Yuk8_7s/s400/Picture+13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101164980491837970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pixelgraphik.de/"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rsr6Scrg4gI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/w45hCFVYyB0/s400/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101164722793800194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tobias battenberg, from Germany, made a nice experiment with video projections in several buildings and structures in the city, about the font "akzidenz grotesk".<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Akzidenz grotesk is known as a font that tolerates a lot, that holds out a lot - my plan was to get a proof by the font herself. the font demonstrated her character at its best.</span><br />Very nice, <a href="http://www.pixelgraphik.de/">take a look</a>.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-4414307255493207382007-08-21T12:00:00.000+00:002007-08-21T12:11:52.578+00:00Typography book<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.zeixs.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RsrUO8rg4fI/AAAAAAAAAZw/oGte_CUe6IA/s400/Picture+11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101122881222402546" border="0" /></a><br /></div>A book by <a href="http://www.zeixs.com/" target="_blank">Zeixs</a>, covering the topics Letterdesign, Corporate Identity, Corporate Design, New Fonts and Experimental Typography, featuring more than 600 works from a wide range of international typedesigners, ilustrators and calligraphers.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"> 125 x 125 mm, 700 Seiten / pages, ca. 600 Abbildungen / approx. 600 Images.<br /> gepolstertes Hardcover / wadded Hardcover<br /> Deutsch / English / Francais / Espagnol / Italiano</span>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com103tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-31583684350949856292007-08-03T11:27:00.000+00:002007-08-03T11:30:42.245+00:00Meek FM - Type as Sound<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://meekfm.org/"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2w1qJqMNAxEWy1_m9ST7usAqe3K8lB2vgPaSQlb0gxwVI3GhBRGdnZdJSEDlZ5W2NNwKHgYCL0lO5DVrHrBYQkAHjQJufb5uKycSAvfdTZc4abHtXGaSN4CtG-o8HmxYcBBbM/s400/setup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094434788328250754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://meekfm.org/"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RrMRo9GynZI/AAAAAAAAAZc/7tzpwbOA_6o/s400/meekfm.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5094434998781648274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://meekfm.org/">Meek FM</a> is an interpretation of type as sound. Using new software and the M.E.E.K. typographic synthesizer, the musician/designer develops sounds and typographic visuals in parallel. Meek FM will be premiering as an interactive installation at the Typo2007. The Meek FM team will also perform live at the Festival event.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-16599144943804123032007-07-30T22:55:00.000+00:002007-07-30T22:58:49.179+00:00Introducing Gina<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rq5ss9GynXI/AAAAAAAAAZM/miy-bUZ7lvE/s1600-h/introducing_gina.jpg" target="_blank"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></a><a href="http://www.ultrasparky.org/archives/2007/07/introducing_gin.html"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rq5ss9GynXI/AAAAAAAAAZM/miy-bUZ7lvE/s400/introducing_gina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093127748175699314" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://ultrasparky.org/school/pdf/DanielRhatigan_Gina_specimen.pdf">See</a> the Specimen booklet.<br /><a href="http://www.ultrasparky.org/archives/2007/07/introducing_gin.html" target="_blank">Read</a> the story behind the font.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-15945291598387148142007-07-14T18:32:00.000+00:002007-07-14T18:36:25.786+00:00Stephanie DeArmond<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stephaniedearmond.com/"target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XBbdVusP6mGeLnB5clJwoAqvMkWs2l8qqWxADVAnb2vR6oWXueMjQjPQ7tZEW0qzoO_aa8ScR7rXEam7XCdNfLsNwsB7rpjixXiU00DOuVUvU0ZyLpT1u3TJv_EjPsIla_QW/s400/gallery_38l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087122773772261906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://stephaniedearmond.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RpkXJMN-2gI/AAAAAAAAAY8/-PO9YtGPwhM/s400/gallery_34l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087122700757817858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://stephaniedearmond.com/" target="_blank"><br />Stephanie DeArmond</a> makes beautifull ceramics.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Thanks to Valdemar for finding it.)</span>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-21107205071830716392007-07-10T17:30:00.000+00:002007-07-10T17:35:04.489+00:00India's News Calligraphers Do It on Deadline<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/07/gallery_calligraphers"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RpPCpKH_rhI/AAAAAAAAAYk/tfaLEYdr1pg/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085622416579735058" border="0" /></a><br /><cite>The Musalman</cite> is possibly the last handwritten newspaper in the world. Four professional calligraphers spend three hours on each page every single day to put out this daily paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/07/gallery_calligraphers"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RpPC5aH_riI/AAAAAAAAAYs/pDeqgpSXjew/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085622695752609314" border="0" /></a><br />Source: <a href="http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2007/07/gallery_calligraphers">Wired</a><br />Thanks Valdemar!Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-10130857527646894032007-07-09T14:02:00.000+00:002007-07-09T14:10:23.507+00:00Incremental Leasing using CSS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/incremental_leading/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii-pn37EbtLYVHuiuZ6mJ-2-4zLMrR9LFJkzm00M0OxPW8hyphenhyphenyAzYZqe5MIMXgxbnL__0T3BosXaIoYkMeXKWzy7rKFtJ5siPOSUG1cU-l9glw0goHX6WNzx0ZqacD4yHWjl_T/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085197511170174466" border="0" /></a><br />Mark Boulton has a nice article over on his blog on <a href="http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/incremental_leading/" target="_blank">incremental leading</a>.<br /><br />Also, don´t miss <a href="http://24ways.org/2006/compose-to-a-vertical-rhythm" target="_blank">‘Compose to a Vertical Rhythm’</a> from <span class="fn">Richard Rutter, </span>and the article<a href="http://www.alistapart.com/" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/settingtypeontheweb" target="_blank">on Baseline Grids</a>, from a List Apart.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.markboulton.co.uk" target="_blank">Mark Boulton</a>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-26509247714322848752007-06-27T13:26:00.000+00:002007-06-28T10:09:34.153+00:00Paula Scher "Type is image"<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TdzzVeIdwpQ"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TdzzVeIdwpQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>Paula Scher, <a href="http://www.hillmancurtis.com/hc_web/film_video/source/scher.php">finalist</a> of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationaldesignawards.org/" title="National Design Awards for 2007" rel="external">National Design Awards for 2007</a> in graphics, shows how the type can be image, check it out.Pedro Mesquitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515836297559984427noreply@blogger.com671tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-83644227630801877102007-06-26T09:32:00.000+00:002007-06-26T09:42:32.842+00:00Letterpress Matters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.letterpressmatters.com" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RoDdo1wq3sI/AAAAAAAAAYU/LcSVjKosm8U/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080304073369640642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For you in London, don't miss the <span class="subheading"><a href="http://www.letterpressmatters.com" target="_blank">Letterpress Matters</a> exhibition and workshops, 3-</span>7 July 2007<span class="subheading"> at </span>Camberwell College of Arts:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">It is no coincidence that type was traditionally referred to as matter. In a time when the last generation of professionally-trained compositors are retiring, Letterpress Matters, as part of the Postgraduate Summer Show 2007 at Camberwell College of Arts, explores the inherent material nature of letterpress and celebrates its new possibilities in our ever more digitally-engaged contemporary culture.<br /><br />...<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />The integrity of letterpress lies in its material and physical process. Therefore, involving the audience as much as I myself am involved in the hands-on printing process is crucial. So </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="highlight">come and join</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> a guided tour of the letterpress workshop at our very own Camberwell College of Arts. With the rich history of the Camberwell Press and the technical expertise of Ian Primarolo, the letterpress workshop is now a rare and inimitable place.<br /><br /></span>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com245tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-54323628311363187632007-06-20T09:03:00.001+00:002007-06-20T09:15:30.082+00:00FONTSELF<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fontself.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rnjth1wq3qI/AAAAAAAAAYE/8Rp6Pcpkxi8/s400/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078069745482915490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.fontself.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span><span>This is pretty interesting... </span>Computer generated text, using a digitized manuscript font. The results are great and very beliveable:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.fontself.com/" target="_blank">FONTSELF</a> is a type project about handwriting and drawn writing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> It provides the ability to create fonts that preserves the gestures of a given handwriting and the original look of the drawing appliance (ball-point pen, pencil, ink, paper, etc.).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> FONTSELF proposes intuitive tools to create and edit bitmap font (scanned letters) as well as solutions to use them and exchange them.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.fontself.com/demo/newsmaker_en.php" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rnjv71wq3rI/AAAAAAAAAYM/miwPG72A6yI/s400/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078072391182769842" border="0" /></a><br />You can even render a <a href="http://www.fontself.com/demo/newsmaker_en.php" target="_blank">live news feed.</a>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com172tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-55089880748068194442007-06-18T09:43:00.000+00:002007-06-18T09:52:45.781+00:00FF3300 - Issue 03<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.metastyle.it/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RnZUmFwq3pI/AAAAAAAAAX8/Rfw05B5diaM/s400/Picture+12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077338643264888466" border="0" /></a><br /><pre wrap=""><span style="font-style: italic;">What are the letters made of?</span></pre>Alessandro tartaglia tells me to don´t miss the the new issue of FF3300 (219 pages, English and italian).<br />And I tell him thanks! :)<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Get it <a href="http://www.metastyle.it/" target="_blank">here</a>!<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-82711678344327950442007-06-13T11:51:00.000+00:002007-06-13T12:05:10.867+00:00Design&Typo - The site<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.typogabor.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rm_ax1wq3lI/AAAAAAAAAXc/k2EYtKZExh8/s400/0203-cbs-dorfsman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075515854849498706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Wow... what a great resource. Peter Gabor, from <a href="http://paris.blog.lemonde.fr/" target="_blank">design et typo blog</a> (FR), has put together a nice gallery collection, categorized by author or theme, that is a pleasure to browse. Go take a look at the <a href="http://www.typogabor.com/" target="_blank">Design&Typo Site</a>.<br /><br />Some examples:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.typogabor.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3edieslHS4IOw4QHhXjRZR_W0TrE30KbWZc98_fJus4I7vSpZKr7TRSVy_qyUm-UMJ0_PpQdpEatypk9fV9TKIZN4XqTly7YlxCgPEZhTYzC78shqz8gYTtA2QpwUNK5oG8bL/s400/0301_2kilo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075515957928713826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.typogabor.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rm_cW1wq3nI/AAAAAAAAAXs/aEMD9KsIYuI/s400/0409-Igarashi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075517590016286322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.typogabor.com/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/Rm_c-1wq3oI/AAAAAAAAAX0/fgZq92EWxoI/s400/05FRM_LOGOTYPES_017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075518277211053698" border="0" /></a>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-90523543679944203322007-06-10T16:04:00.001+00:002007-06-10T16:11:54.311+00:00Folk typography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/folktype/pool/" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RmwhRFwq3kI/AAAAAAAAAXU/Gbx7e-MdFyg/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074467457627512386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Check out this great <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/folktype/pool/" target="_blank">set on flickr</a> on "typography of the people".<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Source: <a href="http://www.fabrica.it/blog/" target="_blank">blog.FABRICA</a> </span>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-80257910675799004832007-06-10T14:58:00.000+00:002007-06-10T15:02:04.020+00:00Spiekermann interview<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ideasonideas.com/2007/06/spiekermann-business/#more-130" target="_blank"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RmwSFlwq3jI/AAAAAAAAAXM/C9_YIad0c7g/s400/spiekermann.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074450767384600114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nice interview over at <a href="http://www.ideasonideas.com/2007/06/spiekermann-business/#more-130" target="_blank">ideiasonideias</a>.Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30145870.post-3312590748094851642007-06-01T11:50:00.000+00:002007-06-01T11:55:28.252+00:00Irony mark<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RmAInHMslpI/AAAAAAAAAW8/eEpaQYCaqJo/s1600-h/Picture+30.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RmAInHMslpI/AAAAAAAAAW8/eEpaQYCaqJo/s400/Picture+30.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071062648459400850" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="uw"><span class="uw"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />The introduction of a new character or even 'just' a punctuation mark is a hard, long and complex process. As every person -who can read or write- has an opinion about language and the use of language, mostly linguistic developments move with the speed of the most conservative writers/readers. Which means, every new proposal will be criticized and most likely won't survive in the end. Most of our currently used characters in the latin alphabet, letters numbers and other characters we use, have a long tradition and history. It's very hard to add a new character which lacks all that history and convention. One of the rare exceptions maybe is the notorious </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang" target="blank">interrobang</a><span style="font-style: italic;">, invented in the sixties, and now, more than 40 years later, in 2007 </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/fontblog/archive/2005/12/22/506936.aspx" target="blank">natively implemented</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> in Microsofts </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearTypeInfo.mspx" target="blank">ClearType</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> font collection.</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RmAI3nMslqI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Nx38Y7iDuGw/s1600-h/Picture+31.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_CYdC8hMD3to/RmAI3nMslqI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Nx38Y7iDuGw/s400/Picture+31.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071062931927242402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span class="uw"><span class="uw"><span style="font-style: italic;">Commissioned by the </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.cpnb.nl/" target="blank">CPNB</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> (foundation for the Collective Promotion for the Dutch Book), Underware created an irony character.</span><br /><br />Continue reading </span></span><span class="uw"><span class="uw"><b><a href="http://www.underware.nl/site2/index.php3?id1=underware&id2=custom-type&amp;amp;id3=irony-mark&id4=&id5=&idpic=02#pictloader">Irony mark, and the need for new punctuation marks</a>, by underware.<br /></b></span></span>Pedro Serrãohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09587598981891052404noreply@blogger.com7