This fun little article about the appropriate and accurate use of different typefaces appeared in the NY Times yesterday. The basic premise is that the more you love typography, the more annoying it is to see poorly-set type or outright mistakes. (I guess it’s the same with grammar lovers - my own father once cringed [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Those of you offended by crass language, please forgive the title of this post. I didn’t write it; I am simply re-posting it from this article on fastcompany.com about controversial fonts. (Or I should say, typefaces. But that’s a discussion for another day.) It lists several typefaces that create heartburn among designers for various reasons: Verdana; [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...I’m disappointed that Gary Hustwit’s second film Objectified – a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them – isn’t being shown in the Washington, DC metro area. The documentary takes a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets.
I thought [...]