clusterflock » typography http://www.clusterflock.org a site about everything Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:00:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Decoding the Decodex (to the Codex Seraphinianus) http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/01/decoding-the-decodex-to-the-codex-seraphinianus.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/01/decoding-the-decodex-to-the-codex-seraphinianus.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:37:30 +0000 Derek White http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=81593

For those interested in Luigi Serafini’s Codex, I posted a hack translation of the accompanying «Decodex» that came with the most recent edition.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/01/decoding-the-decodex-to-the-codex-seraphinianus.html/feed 3 Emigre Web Fonts http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/01/emigre-web-fonts.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/01/emigre-web-fonts.html#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:25:50 +0000 Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=80701
The Emigre Font Library is now available for the web.

The combination of WOFF and EOT formats allows the Web Fonts to function on most currently used browser types.

They’ve also done a good job of showing which fonts look good at what sizes, and on which platform:

The “Type Director’s Picks” is a selection of fonts from our web fonts library that perform well at all sizes. All of our web fonts have been optimized for web screen display, but we recommend that only the Type Director’s Picks be used at small text sizes.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/01/emigre-web-fonts.html/feed 0 The Typographic Desk Reference http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/12/the-typographic-desk-reference.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/12/the-typographic-desk-reference.html#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:50:56 +0000 Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=79203

This looks beautiful. It’s meant to be an instant reference for all things typographic. You can order one from Amazon or Oak Knoll.

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Still need the last $15? Send me an email and I’ll donate the last $15 by way of coupon code. — the designer of Elena…

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]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/11/quick-update-2.html/feed 0 Font for Sarah http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/11/font-for-sarah.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/11/font-for-sarah.html#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:23:35 +0000 Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=77915 We haven’t given anything away in a while, and yesterday Sarah mentioned being in love with this font. I set up a PayPal donation button you can contribute to below. The font family is $199. What we contribute more than that we can use to buy someone else something. (If you want something, let us know in comments, and we’ll see what we can do.) Happy Monday.



Update: $159 $84 $65 $55 $40 $20 $15 to go.

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a dull yet cathartic first-person shooter for the casual type geek

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/10/kill-comic-sans.html/feed 0 emigre font catalogs as downloadable PDFs http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/09/emigre-font-catalogs-as-downloadable-pdfs.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/09/emigre-font-catalogs-as-downloadable-pdfs.html#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:03:26 +0000 Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=74623

Emigre’s award winning type specimen catalogs are now available as downloadable PDF files. Many have been long out of print and some have reached collector item status. So if you haven’t received these in the past, or have lost your copy, here is your opportunity to receive these beautifully designed type catalogs delivered directly to your computer for immediate typographic perusal.

I’ve wanted the Cholla one for a long time.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/09/emigre-font-catalogs-as-downloadable-pdfs.html/feed 0 a quick and comprehensive guide to type http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/08/a-quick-and-comprehensive-guide-to-type.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2011/08/a-quick-and-comprehensive-guide-to-type.html#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:37:01 +0000 Deron Bauman http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=73359 Cliff Kuang at Fast Company Design discusses an infographic on type design:

Created by someone who only calls themselves Noodlor, it does a pretty superb job laying out the basics of typography, such as the common types of faces, ranging from regular to condensed, and the anatomy of letterforms, which includes ascenders. There’s also the very keen nugget of wisdom that 95% of graphic design is actually typography. But where it gets really good is in the “What It’s Saying” section –

(thanks, Lex)

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