Kurt Weidemann – typographer, graphic designer, brand identity consultant, and teacher – passed away one week ago at age 88. Widely accepted as one of the most influential typographers of the 20th century, he leaves behind an indelible mark on the industry, as well as printed communications in general. Yet, perhaps the greatest lesson to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: typography
Beautiful word clouds
For all my fellow word nerds out there… If you haven’t discovered Wordle yet, it’s a must, particularly if you also love typography and layout. Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can… Read more »
Typography fun for a cause: Part III
Support Stem Cell Research Bumper Sticker Available as a bumper sticker (10″ x 3″) or a T-shirt. As the title of this blog entry suggests, I find type design to be fun. This particular use of typography might also be the most important design I’ve ever created. A personal connection Stem cell research has the… Read more »
Typography fun for a cause: Part II
Above:Here’s the front of our fundraising postcard for our participation in this year’s Tour de Cure. (Hey, did you know they typically don’t remove the “old organs” when you receive an organ transplant? And did you know that plural of pancreas is pancreata?) Background Since 2000, Lisa and I have been cycling in the American… Read more »
Un-tangling type terminology
I Love Typography has created a terrific series explaining some of the terminology that often leads to furrowed brows and/or blank stares during our conversations with the saner folks (i.e. non-designers). Part I, Who Shot the Serif? Typography Terms provides a brief, illustrated explanation of serif fonts and their anatomy, including such terms as ascender,… Read more »
