Fundamentals of Web Typography on Skillshare
I love typography, so I made a Skillshare class to help you learn all about the fundamentals of using type on the web.
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Saved
Important cultural works get saved, documented, and written about. But do they paint an accurate picture of history?
All the Domains
I register a lot of domain names. They may not take up physical space, but they definitely take up a lot of mental space.
The Sweatpants of Typefaces
I Love Typography’s John Boardley with what I very much hope is The Last Word on Helvetica.
Responsive Responsibility
Something old and something new. Two books shaping how we approach responsive design.
Alien: Typeset in the Future
Dave Addey is at it again with another well documented and thoroughly enjoyable piece on the typography from the film Alien.
Piles of Ideas
The only way to get to the good ideas was to trudge through all the obvious and bad ones first.
Landing on a Comet
Humankind is attempting to land a washing-machine-sized bit of science equipment named Philae onto Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko today.
Learning to Run
After 36 years of life, I finally get why people run.
Vintage Halloween Masks
A fantastic photo set of vintage Halloween masks and costumes on Flickr. I could look at these all day.
Pendleton Ward Quits Adventure Time?
After three years, Pendleton Ward is stepping back to simply be “one of the show’s writers and storyboard artists”.
Paul Lukas: The Street’s Secret Code
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.
You’re My Favorite Client
Mike Monteiro drops the other shoe and follows up his amazing book Design Is a Job with something for that special client in your life, You’re My Favorite Client.
Correspondence with an Ex-Designer
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.
The Benefits of “No”
Liz Danzico on discovering the fringe benefits of saying “no”.
Ed Emberley
Highlighting work spanning more than five decades, this gorgeous and comprehensive book celebrates the talented and prolific life of Ed Emberley.
Why You Want a Code of Conduct
Erin Kissane expertly outlines why our gatherings need a code of conduct. If you are a member of the web community, or really any community, this is required reading.
Ode to a Table
A large kitchen in your average New York apartment is like a mythical beast. You may muse about their existence from time to time, but chances run high that they aren’t real things.
Ditching Twitter
I’ve recently tried just using Twitter less, not engaging as often or as deeply to see if I could somehow keep it around. But not participating feels weird too.
NYCTA Graphics Standards Manual Reissue
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.
Drafting
Having a deadline helps drive it into my skull repeatedly that writing has less to do with skill, and more to do with showing up.
Size-specific Adjustments to Type Designs
Tim Ahrens and Shoko Mugikura of Just Another Foundry have released an updated and expanded edition of Size-specific adjustments to type designs.
Interludes in Design
More articles are focusing on slowing down to not only convey their story, but to set and maintain a mood for the reader.
I Wrote a Book
My book On Web Typography is out! *deep breath*
The Adobe Illustrator Story
The Adobe Illustrator Story is a great short documentary with a behind-the-scenes view of how the software came to be.
What’s Next
In the back of my head is always a thought: What will I do when I stop designing websites?
A Lifetime Odyssey
Sasha Sagan, daughter of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, wrote a wonderful piece about her father and how life is both terrifying and exciting.
On the Job
My grandfather was a carpenter. He built many houses, including his and my grandmother’s, and my family’s home.
Four Color Process
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.
Ask a question
When I want to find out more about my own work, I ask a question. When someone asks me to look at their work, I ask a question. It’s a silly thing to say, but it took me years to do that.
Philadelphia Fade Out
I was born and raised in Philadelphia, so when I travel I often get weird looks when I ask for a glass of wooder, and man do I miss good sawff pressle. Last week The New York Times published a great piece on the unique Philly sound.
Take a breath
Have you ever seen something that someone else made that you just hated? What happened next? Did you rush to Facebook or Twitter to share your disdain with the world?
The Winter Olympics Gear Guide
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.
Discourse in web design
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?
Don’t be dumb, use smart quotes
Today is National Punctuation Day (it’s totally a thing). To celebrate, I made a single-serving site to spread awareness of a horrible vestige in today’s typography: dumb quotes.
Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall
Last week brought another wonderful title to the A Book Apart library, Just Enough Research by Erika Hall.
The Space Between the Notes
All signs are pointing to a revamp of iOS being announced at Apple’s WWDC next week, and with it, a lot of speculation around what it might look like.
Editorially
We’re making a new platform for writer and editors called Editorially. Our goal is to make the very best tool for writers — one that helps you collaborate, and so helps you write better.
De-Aparting
Over 7 years and 167 issues later, the time has come for me to step down as creative director for A List Apart.
Saying “No”
I had the pleasure of speaking alongside Simon Collison for the New York CreativeMornings chapter last month as part of the Kickstarter benefit to create an archive of every video from every speaker from every chapter.
Content Strategy for Mobile, by Karen McGrane
New from A Book Apart, Karen McGrane’s Content Strategy for Mobile.
Leaving Typekit
It’s with a heavy heart I write that today is my last day at Typekit.
Baseline Grids on the Web
A response to a Branch discussion about the usefulness of baseline grids on the web.
Beautiful Bitmaps
The wonderful folks over at UPPERCASE Magazine invited me to participate in a fun typographic project called Beautiful Bitmaps for their latest issue.
Off Book, The Art of Web Design
Look ma, I’m on PBS! Or at least the PBS website.
Stealing Sheep
When I read this Designer Spotlight on type designer Frederic Goudy it made me remember again just how much I like him.
Symbolset
Symbolsets are semantic symbol fonts that replace words with icons via OpenType ligature support.
Pixar Story Rules
Story rules, as told by one Pixar story artist.
Hillman
Hillman Curtis, artist, designer, filmmaker, Brooklynite, bicyclist, friend, and explorer passed away last week at the young age of 51.
Design Is a Job, by Mike Monteiro
New from A Book Apart, Mike Monteiro’s Design Is a Job.
Comic Books on the iPad
I’ve been reading comic books since I was a kid, and now the new iPad has quickly become my primary means for reading them.
Paper by FiftyThree
Paper is a new drawing app for the iPad from FiftyThree.
Stamen Maps
Stamen has released some beautiful alternative takes on map tiles.
Kickstarter keeps getting better
Kickstarter expects to provide more funding to the arts than NEA.
Our Favorite Typefaces of 2011 at Typographica
One of the best annual wrap-ups returns after a hiatus in 2009-10, Our Favorite Typefaces, from Typographica. Welcome back!
A List Apart: Issue 342
The latest issue of A List Apart is one of my favorites in recent memory, and has three articles you can’t miss.
10 New Year’s resolutions for designers
I generally avoid lists and New Year’s resolutions, but Mike Monteiro issues a rallying cry so poignant we all need to listen.
Tattly in Motion
The fine folks at Made by Hand made a cheery promo video for those lovely designy temporary tattoo people at Tattly.
Shelve Your Opinions
Does our definition of what a book is need to change?
Little Printer from BERG
Wow, Little Printer from BERG is such a stellar little example of making something simple and fun.
Kafkaesque
These upcoming Kafka covers by Peter Mendelsund are really lovely. These beautiful stark shapes and colors make them unexpected, but also totally on the mark.
The Knife Maker
The second film in the Made by Hand series, The Knife Maker, focuses on Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn.
Chevrolet Speedometer Design
A lovely gallery of Chevy speedometer designs over the years.
Tegels
The hidden movements and melodies of street tiles.
Chocolate is for Girls
My love affair with candy has been lifelong, and while each year I seem to have a new favorite, there’s one variable that unites them all—they are not chocolate. by Jessica Hische
Kern and Shape Type
Just in case you were under the impression that type design or typography are easy.
Monkey Nuts, Barmbrack and Apples
I grew up in Ireland, the home of Halloween. by Jeremy Keith
New Browsing UI at Typekit
We just launched something over at Typekit that we’ve been working on for some time, a brand new interface for browsing our type library.
Two New A Book Aparts!
We’re very excited to release not one, but two, new A Book Apart titles today.
Instapaper 4
One of the best iOS apps around gets a great big update. Instapaper 4.0 is out!
Chunky in Fury
It’s January of 1979 and we’re sitting inside the Plymouth Fury outside an AM/PM Mini Market in North Philadelphia. by Mike Monteiro
Gavin Rothery
The site of Gavin Rothery, the visual effects supervisor from the excellent 2009 film Moon, is my new favorite blog.
Branding 10,000 Lakes
One Minnesota Lake. One Logo. Every day.
Illusory Typography
Stephen Doyle’s beautiful type illusions from this past weekend’s New York Times Magazine.
Scenes from Brimfield
Last week I went to Brimfield, Massachusetts, home of the largest flea market in New England. Here are some photos from the trip.
Made by Hand
Made by Hand is a short film series celebrating the people who makes things by hand — sustainably, locally, and with a love for their craft.
Who invented the high five?
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
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.
Sanborn Map Company
Beautiful lettering from old fire insurance maps, courtesy of Christian Annyas. Totally not boring, I promise.
Golden Grid System
Golden Grid System, a folding grid for responsive design. Take it apart, steal the parts that you like, and adapt them to your own way of working.
Off Book, Episode 2
In episode 2 of the PBS documentary series Off Book they take a look at the importance of typography.
Five & Ten
This year marks my site's tenth birthday online, so I'm celebrating with a new design incarnation. Number five is alive! (Sorry)
Jacqui Oakley
Check out some of this gorgeous work from Toronto illustrator, Jacqui Oakley.
New Oliver Sacks book covers
Lovely new Vintage series covers for Oliver Sacks designed in-house by Cardon Webb.
Who really designed Times New Roman?
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.
About Face
About Face, a new article series I’m writing over at the Typekit Blog where we’ll look at the details behind a typeface and try to crack what makes it special.
Words
A fantastic visual game of telephone from Everynone (in Collaboration with WNYC’s Radiolab & NPR). Shut off everything for three minutes and just watch.
WasteLandscape
An undulating landscape of 65,000 CDs by architect Clémence Eliard and artist Elise Morin.
Tattly
Tattly, designy temporary tattoos from Swissmiss and friends. These are so hot.
WIM•BLE•DON
Video info graphic (infovideo?) documenting the final game of the 122nd Edition of the Wimbledon Championships Men’s Final between tennis giants Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Very clever.
Graphics Artists Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines