typography – Jonathan Frei

Simon Koay’s Superbet

Jonathan Frei — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:54:37 +0000

My kids and I really enjoyed this superhero alphabet by illustrator Simon Koay. They were able to identify almost all the comic book characters, which is impressive for a six and three-year old.

Here is Koay’s description of the project:

‘Superbet’ is a typographic exploration of alphabet design by reimagining each letter of the alphabet as everyone’s favourite superheroes and supervillains. Each letter has been created with inspiration from characters who share that same initial in their name.

Practical typography

Jonathan Frei — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 03:08:00 +0000

I recently finished reading Butterick’s Practical Typography, a short web book by Matthew Butterick. It is filled with many practical rules and tips for producing professional-quality typography with common tools. The book starts off with a short chapter called Typography in ten minutes which offers some simple rules to fix the most common typographic violations (it’s a great place to start).

I’ve made several minor design changes on this site over the past few months, primarily focused on improving the typography and visual layout. Butterick’s book showed me a few other areas where I could improve. After reducing the size of the header tags and making some of the typographic elements on the page more subtle, I think it is getting closer to the clean and clear look I’m after. There does not need to be such extreme contrast in the elements on the page, especially since it should be primarily about the words.

Jonathan Frei — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 21:32:50 +0000

Typographical Chess Set

(via Creative Review – K is for King, Q is for Queen)

Jonathan Frei — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:08:42 +0000

Woody Allen has a favorite font: EF Windsor Elongated or EF Windsor Light Condensed.

via Flavorwire » 10 Auteurs and the Typefaces They Love

Jonathan Frei — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:42:31 +0000

From the J. R. R. Tolkien poem, All that is gold does not glitter.

atavus:

Miguel Vale

The Alphabet of Typography

Jonathan Frei — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:28:00 +0000

The Alphabet of Typography by Pop Chart Lab

An alphabetical primer on the wonders of typography, including serifs, hooks, diacritics, spines, ligatures, and more. Each print is signed and numbered by the artists, from a first edition of 500.

Jonathan Frei — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:19:14 +0000

Waking up some brain cells

explore-blog:

Wisdom from Dr. Seuss, a fine visual addition to these timeless Seuss-isms on life.

(↬ curiosity counts)

Jonathan Frei — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:29:35 +0000

Design is how it works

Jonathan Frei — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:28:00 +0000

Next stop: Hatter House

A Transit Map of Wonderland

Jonathan Frei — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:50:41 +0000

It’s time to start something.

jaymug:

Creativity takes no excuses.