///// write up coming later
http://www.creativexpert.com/2008/07/20/jason-santa-maria-24-design-inspiration/
http://jasonsantamaria.com/
http://v3.jasonsantamaria.com/
http://v2.jasonsantamaria.com/
http://v1.jasonsantamaria.com/
notes. sketchbook keeps things in concept form so that you don't get lost in details too quickly.
Wednesday 25 February 2009
CreativeXpert.com
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Creative Xpert host a series of interviews. I listened to the Jason Santa Maria one which was actually quite enjoyable and a lot better than this bizarrely unjustified bad prejudgement of internet interviews that I have. Has this stemmed from the project on typeradio? I've been meaning to venture back so maybe now it's time to.
Creative Xpert host a series of interviews. I listened to the Jason Santa Maria one which was actually quite enjoyable and a lot better than this bizarrely unjustified bad prejudgement of internet interviews that I have. Has this stemmed from the project on typeradio? I've been meaning to venture back so maybe now it's time to.
Huffduffer
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Recently found this whilst trying to find Stephen Fry's BBC Radio 4 series on language, as research for my essay.
It's a site that searches the web for various audio streams or podcasts then lets you compile them into a list. You can tag search for other audio files relating to what you are looking for. Great for a break from all those books.
Lovely layout with loads of manicules too. Always a bonus I belive.
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Little People (A Blog)
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Amazing amazing little sculptures set in the public. I wish to God I'd of seen one of these at some point. Definitely makes me want to buy a whole heap of lego again or start up my model-making past times.
Amazing amazing little sculptures set in the public. I wish to God I'd of seen one of these at some point. Definitely makes me want to buy a whole heap of lego again or start up my model-making past times.
Friday 20 February 2009
Paul Huxen - Twiggy8520Designs
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I emailed Paul Huxen, creator of Twiggy8520 Designs recently whilst he was in the process of updating his site. He's a top fella and doesn't consider himself a strict 'typographer' even though he has an ardency for it. It's good to know someone like this as I'm in a similar boat myself.
The new website update is fantistic. Clean yet with nice little extras that turn simple into slick. Go look at his type. Go look at his illustration. Go look at his site.
Top stuff.
Example of Huxen's typeface 'Unremitting'.
I emailed Paul Huxen, creator of Twiggy8520 Designs recently whilst he was in the process of updating his site. He's a top fella and doesn't consider himself a strict 'typographer' even though he has an ardency for it. It's good to know someone like this as I'm in a similar boat myself.
The new website update is fantistic. Clean yet with nice little extras that turn simple into slick. Go look at his type. Go look at his illustration. Go look at his site.
Top stuff.
Golden Studios
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This site seems closely affilitated to Letterhead Fonts and probably is. It works well together so there's no point in really ignoring this fact. They supply high-res grayscale tiffs and vector art of ornaments and borders etc.
They've made four packs with a demo in each. My favourite is centennial because it reminds me of all the score books I've collected over the years.
Not greatly well designed site but selling vectors as a bundle is worth consideration especially as an extra to fonts, like the Eduardo Recife vector pack I got when I bought his.
This site seems closely affilitated to Letterhead Fonts and probably is. It works well together so there's no point in really ignoring this fact. They supply high-res grayscale tiffs and vector art of ornaments and borders etc.
They've made four packs with a demo in each. My favourite is centennial because it reminds me of all the score books I've collected over the years.
Not greatly well designed site but selling vectors as a bundle is worth consideration especially as an extra to fonts, like the Eduardo Recife vector pack I got when I bought his.
Letterhead Fonts
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Posted extensively before about this foundry on Derrick but the updated site deserves mention.
Presentation-wise they've really upped their game. Before they had their own style but now it gels to a we interface well. The vector use of type doesn't look crap as it is a good verbatim of the style within use for each piece. I love how detailed they are with each typeface and it really sells each one to you well.
If any, I think I'd be buying from these guys next, for personal use because each font is a style I love to work in.
I'm sure if you look at 'Letterhead' you'll notice you've seen it about at some point before. Marks and Spencers christmas gift tins few years ago anyone? It secretely fits into the nicest of places. Lovely.
Posted extensively before about this foundry on Derrick but the updated site deserves mention.
Presentation-wise they've really upped their game. Before they had their own style but now it gels to a we interface well. The vector use of type doesn't look crap as it is a good verbatim of the style within use for each piece. I love how detailed they are with each typeface and it really sells each one to you well.
If any, I think I'd be buying from these guys next, for personal use because each font is a style I love to work in.
I'm sure if you look at 'Letterhead' you'll notice you've seen it about at some point before. Marks and Spencers christmas gift tins few years ago anyone? It secretely fits into the nicest of places. Lovely.
Thursday 19 February 2009
Fontalicious.com
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I really like this site's voice. It's funny and tongue-in-cheek approach gives the type world (which can be quite stuffy at times) a bit of a kick up the metaphorical arse.
Even on the homepage, straight away you can see they're very humorous because of the Michael Jackson parody. I think it's the tiny little bits that could be quite dull that they've made interesting so that personally, I actually want to explore every bit just to see how they've made it personal to them.
See their 'about' explanation:
Each sections has a quirk which I love. Even division between 'fonts', 'families' and 'dingbats' is made nice and visually funny by making it like a fast food option menu.
For each font they've made a page to demonstrate it and a statement with varying information, sometimes about the name or the process. Nice little personal touches. See this one for Fresh Bionik:
You really really need to just have a trawl about a read a few of the statements for each design. The best part is that it's not simply padding for bad work, there are some really really good fonts in there.
Bah dah bah dah dahhh. I'm ruddy lovin' it.
I really like this site's voice. It's funny and tongue-in-cheek approach gives the type world (which can be quite stuffy at times) a bit of a kick up the metaphorical arse.
Even on the homepage, straight away you can see they're very humorous because of the Michael Jackson parody. I think it's the tiny little bits that could be quite dull that they've made interesting so that personally, I actually want to explore every bit just to see how they've made it personal to them.
See their 'about' explanation:
Each sections has a quirk which I love. Even division between 'fonts', 'families' and 'dingbats' is made nice and visually funny by making it like a fast food option menu.
For each font they've made a page to demonstrate it and a statement with varying information, sometimes about the name or the process. Nice little personal touches. See this one for Fresh Bionik:
The year is 1975. You are a super undercover bad ass. You are so tough, you karate kick random people on the street. High class mafioso pick up your tab at the finest restaurants. You have your own theme music and you have your own font, Fresh. Its smooth and streamlined, just like you. Cut to present day; you are 40 lbs. overweight, laying on the couch sipping a warm Schlitz and watching Ricki Lake. The mobsters and theme musicians have all abondoned you years ago. But the font hasn't changed. You need the money for lotto tickets and bus fare, so you decide to sell your last prize posession to Fontalicious for a measly 15 bucks. "Take care of this little baby," you sigh, as you wonder what untold fortunes the famous font foundry will generate from such a superstar font. You drift asleep on your raggity couch, never knowing Fontalicious gives away your precious gem for free to millions of designers around the world.
You really really need to just have a trawl about a read a few of the statements for each design. The best part is that it's not simply padding for bad work, there are some really really good fonts in there.
Bah dah bah dah dahhh. I'm ruddy lovin' it.
Astigmatic One Eye Typographic Institution
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Astigmatic confuses me somehow in that I can't figure out if I like it or not. The typefaces available aren't that great. Nicely organised but they dont pop like some do on other sites. I'm not sure if this is down to presentation, the technicality of each one or simply my present mood, but I can't figure a solid opinion. I like the tone of voice and the old fashioned hyper-traditionalist way, but it just doesn't translate to web. Maybe on a series of lovely printed books, but it just doesn't seem to mould into the internet as a medium comfortably.
Could be a possible re-branding project for myself?
Astigmatic confuses me somehow in that I can't figure out if I like it or not. The typefaces available aren't that great. Nicely organised but they dont pop like some do on other sites. I'm not sure if this is down to presentation, the technicality of each one or simply my present mood, but I can't figure a solid opinion. I like the tone of voice and the old fashioned hyper-traditionalist way, but it just doesn't translate to web. Maybe on a series of lovely printed books, but it just doesn't seem to mould into the internet as a medium comfortably.
Could be a possible re-branding project for myself?
BV (Blue Vinyl) Fonts
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Quite clean and vectorish but still nice. Not as outlandish as previous posts but I'm a big fan of Brian Bonislawsky's 'Synthetique' font.
Quite clean and vectorish but still nice. Not as outlandish as previous posts but I'm a big fan of Brian Bonislawsky's 'Synthetique' font.
Nerfect
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I have just gladly spent a good twenty minutes on this site, which for websites and my attention span is pretty bloody good. The sheer amount of stuff available is amazing. Fonts, icons, desktops, comics, illustrations, mugs. Practically every medium out there is tried and tested. Britton Walters is genius. Fact.
I have just gladly spent a good twenty minutes on this site, which for websites and my attention span is pretty bloody good. The sheer amount of stuff available is amazing. Fonts, icons, desktops, comics, illustrations, mugs. Practically every medium out there is tried and tested. Britton Walters is genius. Fact.
IsThisYou.co.uk
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Straight away the segments of the film Amelie are played back whilst going through this site. Some of the found statements are hilarious. Even if it's all made up, I still think it's amazingly funny.
Straight away the segments of the film Amelie are played back whilst going through this site. Some of the found statements are hilarious. Even if it's all made up, I still think it's amazingly funny.
Wednesday 18 February 2009
Andrew Paglinawan
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Maker of the freebie font 'Quicksand' I discovered a few months back but have been too slack to chase up designer-wise. Has nice black and white simplistic layout and his CV looks lovely set in Quicksand as it reflects the simplistic nature of the content and information within it. I get the feeling that Andrew Paglinawan is quite early on in design for some reason but really look forward to seeing what else he makes in the future.
Maker of the freebie font 'Quicksand' I discovered a few months back but have been too slack to chase up designer-wise. Has nice black and white simplistic layout and his CV looks lovely set in Quicksand as it reflects the simplistic nature of the content and information within it. I get the feeling that Andrew Paglinawan is quite early on in design for some reason but really look forward to seeing what else he makes in the future.
Sunday 15 February 2009
Project Gutenberg
This site holds thousands of free ebooks. Great for scanning through. Not a lot of books are on here as it's only public domain titles (I think). Good starting point.
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