FACT: I enjoy both robots and typography. I present to you an epic question. IN A DEATH MATCH AMONG FORMIDABLE SANS-SERIF COMBATANTS..
…and AKZIDENZ-GROTESK-BOT…
WHO WOULD WIN?!?!
The above posters, found via dtrndr, are screenprinted posters by Jonathon Yule. You can purchase them on his website, INVDR, for $20 each or $45 for the entire collection. If you have always dreamed about owning a t-shirt that displays both your love for Helvetica and robots, Helbotica t-shirts are available at Chop Shop for $20 each. Finally, Font-Bot iPod skins and laptop covers are available at Skinizi.
Happy Saturday! I hope you all had a lovely new year’s eve/day. Yesterday, I sifted through my neglected Reader, and saw something on Pikaland that warmed my geeky little heart.
!@$%&!!! Designed by illustrator Mithila Shafiq, this font was featured in the October issue of Neo2. Organic chemistry was one of my favorite college classes, and I remember playing with my little molecular building kit. I only tried making critters, and never anything THIS neat. Ho hum. Neo2 has a whole collection of free fonts, and I am particularly fond of this one as well:
WASH TYPE by Emilia Bertola Longhi. And the little tilda’d n? So precious. One last note: All of these fonts are only available as a package of jpeg images of each letter- NOT as a TrueType font file.
I found this today, and have been considering posting all day. Whether it’s just application-fatigue and procrastination or true love leading the way, it is hard to tell.
I know that typography in video is popular nowadays, but I still enjoy when words move around in pretty ways and their size and location on screen have an emotional effect on me. (The music & speed of the words also helps.)
Also, among the gift-giving, it’s important to remember the ultimate holiday message. Hopefully you have someone on your list who you don’t know that could use your help. And don’t send them World Map Dinner Mats, no matter how cute they may be.
(By the way, the site that put out this video is girleffect.org and you can give directly by going here.)
Spelling Change just emailed me about their new project involving Obama-inspired letters, Obama supporters wearing letter T-shrits, and the fun way you can put them together. (The about page explains it best, actually.)
The site allows you to write Obama-related phrases (or anything you choose) using their fun politically-inspired alphabet (or make your own letters!), then you can embedd it on your webpage or purchase a T-shirt, sticker, poster, or postcard with the word you’ve created.
Fun!
Click on the images above or the links below to see some of my favorite blog-finds this week! Remember to right click to open in a new window! Have a wonderful weekend!
The Seven Rules of Astronomy from Iamstillalive.net
(handset wood type letterpress poster, 13×20, $30)
“Two Semesters of intensive astronomy distilled into seven handy rules” (IAmStillAlive.net).
I took an astronomy class and absolutly loved it. Had I been an astronomy major, I hope that someone would have bought me this print, written “happy graduation” on the back, and then put it in a nice frame with white matting. Actually, I kind of want it even though I didn’t major in astronomy.
I’ll end the week with a minimalist lunar calendar from KabaProducts. While I have no reason whatsoever to track the phases of the moon, I love how this calendar communicates moon phases: via line weight — the thicker the number, the fuller the moon. Clever, clever, clever! (And only $5.)
Have a great weekend, and, if I can keep myself away from the computer, I’ll see you on Monday!
xo
Maria
Chocolate (my favorite, btw)! In beta (what?!)! With cute packaging (yeah, I’m a sucker for that, too)!
I can’t wait to get my tongue all over this piece of crafty genius I saw at trendwatching.com. While Tollhouse or Hershey’s pride themselves on using really old recipes that have been around the block, Tcho has chosen a different route wfor creating their specialty chocolates (read: not the same as the stuff you by for 85 cents at Rite Aid).
Tcho crafts and re-crafts their chocolate with all the feedback they get along the way. They’ve been releasing “beta” versions of their chocolate bars (available for purchase online only) and eventually they’ll release the chocolate in version 1.0.
“From our first batch, we’ve improved every aspect of “Chocolatey” again and again, including the progression of taste over time (attack, sustain, and decay), the sweetness, and the mouthfeel” (Tcho).
They’re in version .99 right now, so the chocolate has got to be pretty awesome, plus you can send Tacho your feedback right away to help create version 1.0.
The chocolate is a little price-y ($10 for a two pack), but you’ve to remember this is specialty chocolate, and from all the reviews I’ve read online, it’s delicious.
Bonus: look at that pretty packaging! The earthy brown suggests natural flavors and the simple typography with a single splash of color indicates an elevated design-sense above and beyond that lowly pop chocolate I’ve been buying at the supermarket.
Oh-la-la! Hungry now?
Threadless T-Shirts – Spoilt Print by Oliver Moss
I have always loved this T-shirt print from threadless, which spoils the ending of about every movie and book with a surprise finish.
I’m super-excited because today Threadless made the T-shirt availible as a large poster/print! This is a pretty amazing graphic, and a great example of typographic success. The artist uses each film’s special font, yet all of the different fonts come together to form a cohesive whole.
Out of all of the things I post and covet, I might actually purcahse this one!
So, a summer-fun post to end the week. As usual, I’m going to attempt a blogging break over the weekend. So, until Monday, enjoy the heat (especially you East Coasters like me)! Also, a reminder to subscribe to the Stickers & Donuts feed if you want (it’ll be fun, I promise)!
We (royal? blogosphere?) were all very excited when Veer created its Very Secret Order of Creative Understanding which included secret booklets, secret widgets, and secret handshake wallpapers. Those of us who got pretty booklets in the mail were extra-excited.
This summer Veer has a new treat for creatives: the annual Veer Summer Fun Activity Book (with extra online goodies!). Though the book can be downloaded in pdf, it would definitely be more fun to get your hands on a hard copy.
And, if you can’t get a hard copy, there are enough free web-goodies, no printing required, to go around. These include wallpapers (very cute!), games, and the ability to create a doodled world full of doodled creatures (this is actually very cool). Look above to see the world I’m working on.
One of the funniest parts about the Veer’s summer fun extravaganza is the printable Kernie monster and the accompanying contest encouraging you to take pictures of the Kernie doing all kinds of human things — or just standing next to badly kerned signs. How adorably dorky!
