Category: design

gotta say these are pretty awesome. cool concept and execution. QUOTE/UNQUOTE BOOKENDS by Eric Janssen.

(via swissmiss)

Beautiful typographic visuals for an interesting spoken word poem:

Typography from Ronnie Bruce on Vimeo.

I’ve made a few handmade books before, none of this complexity, but I appreciate the artistry that goes into making a book by hand, and this video shows you the long laborious, detail oriented, and complex process. But when you’re finally done you really feel an amazing sense of accomplishment. The end result always instills a sense of awe, every detail is there and each and everyone was done by hand.

(via notcot)

I’m still getting the hang of recognizing fonts, and working with them. I found this quiz that tests whether you can spot the differences between Helvetica and the more common Microsoft backed/computer popularized Arial. I was able to spot the differences but I wasn’t always sure which was which.

Fun and informative: The Helvarial Quiz

(brought to you by IronicSans)

So many infographics are terrible, wasteful of your time, and often acheive the opposite of their intended effect. So, I was pleasantly surprised to come across a collection of very excellent ones. This flickr set is from the good magazine archives. Check it out for examples of infographics done right.