‘The Alphabet of Typography’ Poster
A print from Pop Chart Lab that literally shows you the ABC’s of typesetting elements.
‘How to Choose a Typeface’ Poster
Ever had trouble picking the right typeface for a project? This poster/flowchart will help.
Wooden Record Dividers by Kate Koeppel Design
If you’re the kind of person who listens to vinyl records and also digs good typography, you’ll love using these beautiful, laser-cut wooden dividers to keep your albums organized. They also work nicely for books and other physical media. There are a variety of collections to choose from, ranging from $100 to $410 depending on size, orientation (vertical or horizontal), and typeface…
‘On Web Typography’ by Jason Santa Maria
This morning the folks at A Book Apart released renowned graphic designer Jason Santa Maria’s new book, On Web Typography. The title says it all really, but I’ll go ahead and include their own foreword so you know what this is all about. “Typography is your design’s voice and the most powerful tool you have to communicate with your readers. Learn how…
David Foster Wallace on Leadership — Print
This Friday—February 21, 2014—would have been the 52nd birthday of one of my favorite essayists, David Foster Wallace. To celebrate the occasion, designer Debbie Millman teamed up with Brain Pickings to capture a passage he wrote about leadership, both in print form and as an 5 recorded by Millman herself. Millman originally created the print as a handcrafted felt-on-felt piece for the…
Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks
If you fancy yourself an etymologist, then I’m guessing you’re already an expert on the origins of many words. But what about the ampersand (&)? The pilcrow (¶)? Or even the octothorpe (#)? Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston is a book that uncovers the origin stories of several punctuation marks, from common…
The Letters Poster
And here is another fine typographic poster to adorn your wall. This one, The Letters Poster, is printed on an 18×24 sheet of 60# Black Licorice stock. It’s 2-color screen printed with metallic gold and silver, and features original letterforms. Check out the silver edition too.