Tuesday, March 24, 2009

FontBook


This is a catalog book of 32,000 fonts...the most complete printed representation so far.
Check it out, you can buy it at Font Shop.
It's expensive, but who doesn't like seeing type in print?

Amy Hempel One Liners Assignment


CREATE : three posters 13” x 19” (or larger) using typography and image, or just typography.
CHOOSE : three of the below quotes as content for your posters, you may quote literally or extrapolate.
if you do use the quote as is, please credit the author:
amy hempel, the collected short stories, scribner, ny, 1985-2005.
DUE : march 25, 2009

Visual Language Book


CREATE: nine response posters 13” x 19” (or larger) using typography and image, or just typography.
CHOOSE: any or all of the below concepts
DUE: april 6th and 8th, 2009

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

All Things Typographic

Check out this weekly Q&A blog on Type by Ilene Strizver (The Type Studio)

Type Talk

You can send your questions at typetalk@typestudio.com

Questioning Authority, Rethinking Milgram's Experiments

A famous 1970s experiment was recently replicated,
revealing what it takes for us to question and resist those in positions of authority

http://www.alternet.org/rights/126492