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Important cultural works get saved, documented, and written about. But do they paint an accurate picture of history?
Important cultural works get saved, documented, and written about. But do they paint an accurate picture of history?
I Love Typography’s John Boardley with what I very much hope is The Last Word on Helvetica.
Dave Addey is at it again with another well documented and thoroughly enjoyable piece on the typography from the film Alien.
Humankind is attempting to land a washing-machine-sized bit of science equipment named Philae onto Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko today.
A fantastic photo set of vintage Halloween masks and costumes on Flickr. I could look at these all day.
When I first moved to New York, I remember seeing these little poker chip things in the street and wondering just what the heck they were.
I want to share a letter I received from ex-designer, now sheep farmer, Ruth, in reply to my post from a few months back where I wondered what comes next after being a designer.
Highlighting work spanning more than five decades, this gorgeous and comprehensive book celebrates the talented and prolific life of Ed Emberley.
Hot damn! Unimark’s 1970 NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual is being reissued as a full-size book through an exclusive license from the MTA.
Tim Ahrens and Shoko Mugikura of Just Another Foundry have released an updated and expanded edition of Size-specific adjustments to type designs.
More articles are focusing on slowing down to not only convey their story, but to set and maintain a mood for the reader.
The Adobe Illustrator Story is a great short documentary with a behind-the-scenes view of how the software came to be.
In the back of my head is always a thought: What will I do when I stop designing websites?
Sasha Sagan, daughter of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, wrote a wonderful piece about her father and how life is both terrifying and exciting.
I’ve been reading comic books off and on since I was little. There was a time when I thought I’d like to pursue a career in drawing comics.
The New York Times has been doing a great job covering the 2014 Winter Olympics, but also a spectacular job of giving the games a bit more context.
Where does a common language for discourse start? Not just one for us as web designers, but one that will give structure to others who don’t as deeply understand what we do?
Look ma, I’m on PBS! Or at least the PBS website.
When I read this Designer Spotlight on type designer Frederic Goudy it made me remember again just how much I like him.
The site of Gavin Rothery, the visual effects supervisor from the excellent 2009 film Moon, is my new favorite blog.
The origin of the high five is as mysterious as it is timeless. “So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do.”
Wood Type Revival seeks to acquire and release ten fonts of rare historic wood type representing faces that are not available in the world of digital typography.
Beautiful lettering from old fire insurance maps, courtesy of Christian Annyas. Totally not boring, I promise.
There’s strong evidence that Times New Roman wasn’t designed by Stanley Morison, but by William Starling Burgess, a wooden boat designer from Boston.
Jason Santa Maria is a graphic designer living and working in sunny Philadelphia, PA. More